Geography
The city has a total area of 6.0 km� (2.3 mi�), all land. 160 miles from Denver, CO Walsenburg is centrally located about halfway between Denver CO and Santa Fe, NW, where I-25 and Highway 160 meet. We are also the gateway into the San Luis Valley, home to Creede, South Fork, Alamosa and the Great Sand Dunes National Monument. Our central location and easy freeway access puts Walsenburg in an unique position to grow as our state's population moves south.
From amazing views of the Sangre de Cristo mountain range to an expanding library district and a state-of-the-art health center, Walsenburg is an great place to live, work and play!
Weather
Walsenburg as an overall pleasent climate.
January is the coldest month with the average LOW being 21 degrees. July is the hotest month with the average HIGH being 86 degrees.
Demographics
As of the 2000 Census, there were 4,182 people, 1,497 households, and 881 families residing in the city. The population density was 693.0/km� (1,795.2/mi�).
There were 1,723 housing units at an average density of 285.5/km� (739.6/mi�).
The racial makeup of the city was 74.99% White, 4.78% African American, 3.35% Native American, 0.41% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 12.46% from other races, and 3.95% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 50.96% of the population.
There were 1,497 households out of which 25.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.1% were married couples living together, 13.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.1% were non-families. 37.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.95. In the city the population was spread out with 20.9% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 133.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 141.1 males.
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