Red Feather Lakes
Location of Red Feather Lakes shown within Colorado
Coordinates: 40°48′28″N 105°34′43″W / 40.80778, -105.57861
Country	United States
State	State of Colorado
County	Larimer County[1]
Government
- Type	unincorporated town
Area
- Total	37.2 sq mi (96.4 km²)
- Land	36.7 sq mi (95.0 km²)
- Water	0.6 sq mi (1.4 km²)  1.48%
Elevation	7,890 ft (2,405 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	525
- Density	14.3/sq mi (5.5/km²)
Time zone	MST (UTC-7)
- Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code[2]	80545
Area code(s)	970
FIPS code	08-63320
GNIS feature ID	0170220

Red Feather Lakes is a census-designated place (CDP) and a U.S. Post Office located in Larimer County, Colorado, United States. The CDP population was 525 at the U.S. Census 2000.^[3] The Red Feather Lakes Post Office has the ZIP Code 80545.^[2]

Geography

Red Feather Lakes is located at 40°48′28″N, 105°34′43″W (40.807820, -105.578641)^[4].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 37.2 square miles (96.4 km²), of which, 36.7 square miles (95.0 km²) of it is land and 0.6 square miles (1.4 km²) of it (1.48%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 525 people, 262 households, and 175 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 14.3 people per square mile (5.5/km²). There were 1,106 housing units at an average density of 30.2/sq mi (11.6/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.95% White, 0.95% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.19% from other races, and 1.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.29% of the population.

There were 262 households out of which 14.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.5% were married couples living together, 2.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.2% were non-families. 27.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.00 and the average family size was 2.40.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 13.0% under the age of 18, 3.0% from 18 to 24, 18.7% from 25 to 44, 40.4% from 45 to 64, and 25.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 54 years. For every 100 females there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.0 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $33,527, and the median income for a family was $40,714. Males had a median income of $36,250 versus $43,333 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $19,231. About 3.2% of families and 8.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.7% of those under age 18 and 9.5% of those age 65 or over.

See also

• Shambhala Botanic Gardens
• Shambhala Mountain Center
• List of cities and towns in Colorado

References

External links

• Red Feather Lakes, Colorado is at coordinates 40°48′28″N 105°34′43″W / 40.80782, -105.578641 (Red Feather Lakes, Colorado)Coordinates: 40°48′28″N 105°34′43″W / 40.80782, -105.578641 (Red Feather Lakes, Colorado)

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