| Holyoke, Colorado | |
| Settlement Type: | Home rule municipality[1] |
| Coordinates: | 40.5819°N -102.3011°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Colorado |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Phillips |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Title1: | Platted |
| Established Title2: | Incorporated |
| Established Date2: | May 31, 1888[2] |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Kevin Scott |
| Area Footnotes: | [3] |
| Area Land Km2: | 6.396 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.018 |
| Area Total Km2: | 6.414 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Elevation Ft: | 3737 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 2346 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | MST |
| Utc Offset1: | −7 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | −6 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 80734[4] |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 970 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 182823 |
Holyoke is the home rule municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Phillips County, Colorado, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, its population was 2,346.[3]
The county seat of Phillips County, Colorado (1887, 3,746 feet (1.14 km)) was named by the general superintendent of the Burlington Railroad for his son-in-law, Edward A. Holyoke. This division point on Frenchman Creek was laid out on a grid. Grain elevators are the skyscrapers in Holyoke, which is still focused on its main street, Interocean Avenue (U.S. 385). The Burge Hotel (1912), 230 North Interocean Avenue, has a huge stone fireplace and tablet honoring the “Knights of the Grip,” the traveling salesmen who spiced small-town life. A main street mansion converted to a nursing home has a large sign: “Love is Ageless. Visit Us.”
Holyoke is located at 40.5819°N -102.3011°W (40.582002, -102.301056).[5]
At the 2020 United States Census, the town had a total area of 6.414km2 including 0.018km2 of water.[3]
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Holyoke has a cold semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.
As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 2,261 people, 896 households, and 594 families residing in the city. The population density was 1300.3sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 980 housing units at an average density of 563.6/mi2. The racial makeup of the city was 89.61% White, 0.04% African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.57% Asian, 8.09% from other races, and 1.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 20.39% of the population.
There were 896 households, out of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.9% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.7% were non-families. 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.11.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 28.3% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $30,984, and the median income for a family was $36,970. Males had a median income of $30,500 versus $17,455 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,697. About 12.0% of families and 14.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.1% of those under age 18 and 8.4% of those age 65 or over.