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The
Town of Basalt is a
Statutory Town located in
Eagle and
Pitkin County,
Colorado,
United States. The population was 2,681 at the
2000 census.
Geography
Basalt is located at (39.368382, -107.038263), along
State Highway 82, and at the confluence of the
Fryingpan and
Roaring Fork Rivers.
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.9
square miles (5.0
km²), of which, 1.9 square miles (5.0 km²) of it's land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (1.03%) is water.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 2,681 people, 1,052 households, and 637 families residing in the town. The
population density was 1,394.8 people per square mile (539.1/km²). There were 1,218 housing units at an average density of 633.7/sq mi (244.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 91.53%
White, 0.48%
African American, 0.52%
Native American, 1.27%
Asian, 0.11%
Pacific Islander, 4.77% from
other races, and 1.31% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 11.75% of the population.
There were 1,052 households out of which 34.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.1% were
married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.4% were non-families. 24.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the town the population was spread out with 23.6% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 42.3% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 3.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 108.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.6 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $67,200, and the median income for a family was $73,375. Males had a median income of $40,791 versus $30,532 for females. The
per capita income for the town was $30,746. About 4.9% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 5.9% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over.
Tourism
Basalt is well-known for its Gold Medal trout fishing in the Frying Pan River. Ruedi Reservoir is also a popular regional destination for boating and other watersports. Basalt is a hub for mountain biking in the Roaring Fork valley. There are a dozen world class cross country trails as well as lift-accessed downhilling within 15 miles of Basalt, both up and down the valley.
Transportation
Roaring Fork Transportation Authority provides bus transit in Basalt.
Famous residents
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