| Federal Heights, Colorado | |
| Official Name: | City of Federal Heights[1] |
| Motto: | "Rising to Great Heights" |
| Pushpin Map: | USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the City of Federal Heights in the |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Linda S. Montoya[2] |
| Leader Title1: | Mayor Pro Tem |
| Leader Name1: | Doris Peterson |
| Established Title2: | Incorporated (town) |
| Established Date2: | June 6, 1940[3] |
| Unit Pref: | US |
| Total Type: | Total |
| Area Footnotes: | [4] |
| Area Total Km2: | 4.604 |
| Area Land Km2: | 4.599 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.005 |
| Elevation M: | 1613 |
| Elevation Ft: | 5292 |
| Population Total: | 14,382 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 8,099 |
| Population Metro: | 2,963,821 (19th) |
| Population Blank1: | 3,623,560 (17th) |
| Population Blank2: | 5,055,344 |
| Utc Offset1: | −07:00 |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | −06:00 |
| Coordinates: | 39.8661°N -105.0142°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 80221, 80234, 80260 |
| Blank Info: | 08-26270 |
| Blank1 Info: | 0169445 |
The City of Federal Heights is a home rule municipality located in western Adams County, Colorado, United States.[1] The city population was 14,382 at the 2020 United States Census, a +25.42% increase since the 2010 United States Census.[4] Federal Heights is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor. The current Mayor is Linda S. Montoya, who was elected to a four-year term in 2019.
The community was named for its location on Federal Boulevard[5] and was officially incorporated in 1940.[6]
Federal Heights is located at 39.8661°N -105.0142°W (39.866085, −105.014160).[7]
At the 2020 United States Census, the town had a total area of 4.604km2 including 0.005km2 of water.
At the 2000 census there were 12,065 people, 5,125 households, and 3,023 families living in the city. The population density was 6721sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 5,311 housing units at an average density of 2958.6/mi2. The racial makeup of the city was 80.03% White, 1.46% African American, 1.38% Native American, 6.09% Asian, 0.18% Pacific Islander, 7.80% from other races, and 3.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 22.62%.[8]
Of the 5,125 households, 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.7% were married couples living together, 13.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.0% were non-families. 31.4% of households were one person and 9.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.97.
The age distribution was 24.9% under the age of 18, 12.8% from 18 to 24, 31.6% from 25 to 44, 18.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% 65 or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.4 males.
The median household income was $33,750 and the median family income was $38,468. Males had a median income of $31,054 versus $25,195 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,801. About 9.2% of families and 11.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.5% of those under age 18 and 3.7% of those age 65 or over.
Federal Heights is the home of a major family water park named Water World.