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| Town of Flagler, Colorado | |
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| Statutory Town | |
Flagler Hospital in Flagler
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 Location in Kit Carson County and the state of Colorado |
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  Colorado |
| County | Kit Carson |
| Established | 1888 |
| Incorporated (town) | November 2, 1916 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.5 sq mi (1.4 km2) |
| • Land | 0.5 sq mi (1.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,941 ft (1,506 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 561 |
| • Density | 1,120/sq mi (401/km2) |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code | 80815 |
| Area code(s) | 719 |
| FIPS code | 08-26765 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0204820 |
The Town of Flagler is a Statutory Town in Kit Carson County, Colorado, United States. The population was 561 at the 2010 census. Flagler is near Exit 395 on I-70 and about 120 miles east of Denver and Colorado Springs.
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History
The town was established in 1888 as a small settlement near the then-new Rock Island Railroad. The area has had several names, and prior to the settlement of the town, the location had been home to a general store and post office named Bowser after the owner's dog. When the town was founded, the town was named Malowe after Rock Island Railroad attorney M. A. Lowe. The town was later renamed after Henry Flagler, railroad builder and oil man, at the request of his daughter who liked the area.
The town was officially incorporated in 1916.
Geography
Flagler is located at 39°17′39″N 103°3′57″W / 39.29417°N 103.06583°W (39.294031, -103.065832).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km2), all of it land.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1920 | 544 | — | |
| 1930 | 540 | −0.7% | |
| 1940 | 506 | −6.3% | |
| 1950 | 793 | 56.7% | |
| 1960 | 693 | −12.6% | |
| 1970 | 615 | −11.3% | |
| 1980 | 550 | −10.6% | |
| 1990 | 564 | 2.5% | |
| 2000 | 612 | 8.5% | |
| 2010 | 561 | −8.3% | |
| Est. 2015 | 558 | −0.5% | |
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As of the census of 2000, there were 612 people, 271 households, and 171 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,123.3 people per square mile (437.6/km²). There were 319 housing units at an average density of 585.5 per square mile (228.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.57% White, 2.29% Native American, 0.33% from other races, and 0.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.10% of the population.
There were 271 households out of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.9% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.9% were non-families. 35.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.88.
In the town, the population was spread out with 25.8% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 21.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 91.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.1 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $28,523, and the median income for a family was $43,542. Males had a median income of $29,821 versus $19,500 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,770. About 4.3% of families and 8.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.3% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over.
School
Arriba-Flagler Consolidated School District #20 educates local children in grades preschool through 12th, as well as children from nearby Arriba, Colorado. The school's mascot is the panther, and students compete in sports such as Six-man football, volleyball, basketball, baseball, and track. Flagler's archrival is the Stratton Eagles, which Flagler beat to end what was, at the time, the longest winning streak in Colorado high school football history. Flagler Senior High School is represented by the colors orange and black, and is consistently one of the top-performing schools in the state academically [1].
Notable events
Flagler is the site of a tragic air show accident that occurred on September 15, 1951. A stunt aircraft performing for Fall Festival Day lost control and impacted the show's spectators, killing twenty people.