Wiley, Colorado Explained

Official Name:Town of Wiley, Colorado
Settlement Type:Town
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County[1]
Subdivision Name2:Prowers County
Government Type:Statutory Town
Established Title3:Incorporated
Established Date3:January 28, 1909[2]
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[3]
Area Total Km2:0.81
Area Land Km2:0.81
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:0.31
Area Land Sq Mi:0.31
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[4]
Population Total:437
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Mountain (MST)
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Coordinates:38.1553°N -102.7192°W
Elevation Ft:3740
Postal Code Type:ZIP code[5]
Postal Code:81092
Area Code:719
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:08-85045
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2413488

Wiley is a Statutory Town in Prowers County, Colorado, United States. The population was 437 at the 2020 Census.

Description

A post office called Wiley has been in operation since 1907.[6] The community was named after W. M. Wiley, a first settler.[7]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.3sqmi, all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census[8] of 2010, there were 405 people, 162 households, and 112 families residing in the town. The population density was 1384.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 196 housing units at an average density of 558.9/mi2. The racial makeup of the town was 83% White, 0.7% African American, 0% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 13.8% from other races, and 1.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 25.2% of the population.

There were 162 households, out of which 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.2% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.9% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.5 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 31.1% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 34.0% from 25 to 44, 16.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $30,294, and the median income for a family was $32,143. Males had a median income of $30,156 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,115. About 13.1% of families and 20.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.2% of those under age 18 and 16.7% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation

Highway: Wiley is 0.2 miles east of U.S. Highway 287.

Rail: (Historical information) Wiley was once served by the Arkansas Valley subdivision of the Acheson, Topeka and Santa Fe railway.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Active Colorado Municipalities . State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs . September 1, 2007.
  2. Web site: Colorado Municipal Incorporations . State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives . December 1, 2004 . September 2, 2007.
  3. Web site: 2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. July 1, 2020.
  4. Web site: Wiley town; Colorado . United States Census Bureau. April 20, 2023 .
  5. Web site: ZIP Code Lookup. . . January 9, 2008.
  6. Web site: Post offices . Jim Forte Postal History . July 11, 2016.
  7. Book: Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co.. Denver, CO. 52.
  8. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. January 31, 2008.