| Dacono, Colorado | |
| Settlement Type: | Home rule municipality[1] |
| Pushpin Map: | USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Dacono |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the City of Dacono in the |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Weld County |
| Government Type: | Home rule municipality |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Date: | 1901 |
| Established Title2: | Incorporated |
| Established Date2: | September 23, 1908[2] |
| Unit Pref: | US |
| Total Type: | Total |
| Area Footnotes: | [3] |
| Area Total Km2: | 22.782 |
| Area Land Km2: | 22.766 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.016 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 6,297 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 716 |
| Population Metro: | 328,981 (156th) |
| Population Blank1 Title: | CSA |
| Population Blank1: | 3,623,560 (17th) |
| 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: | 40.0635°N -104.9468°W |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [4] |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [5] |
| Elevation M: | 1533 |
| Elevation Ft: | 5030 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code[6] |
| Postal Code: | 80514 |
| Area Code: | 303 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 08-19080 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0180837 |
Dacono is a home rule municipality located in southwestern Weld County, Colorado, United States.[1] The city population was 6,297 at the 2020 United States Census, an increase of +51.66% since the 2010 United States Census.[3] Dacono is a part of the Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor.
The city name's is an amalgamation of the names of Daisy Baum, Cora Van Vorhies, and Nora Brooks, local coal mine operators.[7] Dacono was first settled in 1901, and early settlers moved there to work in the coal mines.[8] The city was incorporated in 1908.[9]
Dacono is located at 40.0758°N -104.9453°W (40.075772, -104.945353).[10]
At the 2020 United States Census, the town had a total area of 22.782km2 including 0.0160NaN0 of water.[3]
As of the census[11] of 2000, there were 3,015 people, 1,087 households, and 756 families residing in the city. The population density was 1103sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,136 housing units at an average density of 415.6sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the city was 77.05% White, 0.43% African American, 0.96% Native American, 1.00% Asian, 17.98% from other races, and 2.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 32.04% of the population.
There were 1,087 households, out of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.3% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.4% were non-families. 23.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.32.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 29.2% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 32.4% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $38,854, and the median income for a family was $42,659. Males had a median income of $29,899 versus $25,000 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,368. About 3.6% of families and 6.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.5% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 or over.
Dacono is home to the Colorado National Speedway.