| Boone, Colorado | |
| Settlement Type: | Statutory Town[1] |
| Pushpin Map: | USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Boone |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the Town of Boone in the |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Pueblo County |
| Government Type: | Statutory Town |
| Established Title2: | Incorporated (town) |
| Established Date2: | September 22, 1956[2] |
| Unit Pref: | US |
| Total Type: | Total |
| Area Footnotes: | [3] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.006 |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.981 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.025 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 305 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 805 |
| Population Metro: | 168,162 (257th) |
| Population Blank1 Title: | CSA |
| Population Blank1: | 217,101 (186th) |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Front Range |
| Population Blank2: | 5,055,344 |
| Timezone1: | MST |
| Utc Offset1: | −07:00 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | −06:00 |
| Coordinates: | 38.2506°N -104.2575°W |
| Elevation Ft: | 4475 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 81025[4] |
| Area Code: | 719 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 08-07795 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2411709 |
| Blank2 Name: | Highways |
| Blank2 Info: | SH 96 SH 209 |
Boone is a Statutory Town located in Pueblo County, Colorado, United States.[1] The town population was 305 at the 2020 United States Census.[3]
Boone was founded as Booneville during the Pikes Peak Gold Rush by Albert Gallatin Boone, a grandson of Daniel Boone. Boone was the first postmaster and for a brief time Indian agent to the Cheyenne and Arapaho.[5] [6]
At the 2020 United States Census, the town had a total area of 1.006km2 including 0.025km2 of water.[3]
Boone is a part of the Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor.
As of the census[7] of 2000, there were 323 people, 131 households, and 89 families residing in the town. The population density was 719.7sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 148 housing units at an average density of 329.8sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 93.50% White, 0.62% African American, 0.62% Native American, 1.55% from other races, and 3.72% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 31.58% of the population.
There were 131 households, out of which 26.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.4% were married couples living together, 14.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.3% were non-families. 26.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.84.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.2% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 22.6% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 24.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.3 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $26,250, and the median income for a family was $26,964. Males had a median income of $26,563 versus $21,875 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,628. About 7.8% of families and 16.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.9% of those under age 18 and 13.0% of those age 65 or over.