Lincoln Park, Colorado
Census-designated place in Fremont County, CO, USA
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Lincoln Park is a census-designated place (CDP) located in Fremont County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Cañon City, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Lincoln Park CDP was 3,934 at the United States Census 2020.[3] The Cañon City post office (Zip Code 81212) serves the area.[4]
Lincoln Park, Colorado | |
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Looking north along South 9th Street, Colorado State Highway 115 in Lincoln Park | |
 Location of the Lincoln Park CDP in Fremont County, Colorado | |
| Coordinates: 38°25′32″N 105°12′47″W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Fremont |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unincorporated community |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.785 sq mi (9.804 km2) |
| • Land | 3.785 sq mi (9.803 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00042 sq mi (0.0011 km2) |
| Elevation | 5,394 ft (1,644 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 3,934 |
| • Density | 1,039/sq mi (401.3/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP Code[4] | Cañon City 81212 |
| Area code | 719 |
| GNIS feature | 2408611[1] |
History
Geography
Lincoln Park is located in eastern Fremont County. It is bordered to the north and west by Cañon City, the county seat, and to the southeast by Brookside.
The former incorporated town of Prospect Heights[5] now lies within the Lincoln Park CDP.[6]
The Lincoln Park CDP has an area of 2,423 acres (9.804 km2), including 0.27 acres (0.0011 km2) of water.[2]
Demographics
The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Lincoln Park CDP for the 1950 United States census.
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Lincoln Park had a population of 3,934. The median age was 51.4 years. 18.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 28.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 100.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 98.3 males age 18 and over.[7][8]
95.3% of residents lived in urban areas, while 4.7% lived in rural areas.[9]
There were 1,717 households in Lincoln Park, of which 22.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 49.0% were married-couple households, 21.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 25.0% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 30.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[7]
There were 1,824 housing units, of which 5.9% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.5% and the rental vacancy rate was 7.1%.[7]
| Race | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 3,478 | 88.4% |
| Black or African American | 17 | 0.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 28 | 0.7% |
| Asian | 11 | 0.3% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 3 | 0.1% |
| Some other race | 83 | 2.1% |
| Two or more races | 314 | 8.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) | 310 | 7.9% |
Environmental issues
In 1958, Cotter Corporation, a company owned by Commonwealth Edison of Chicago, began to process uranium ore in Cañon City. In the process of mining uranium ore, the company contaminated the surrounding land, and compromised the water supply of nearby Lincoln Park, 10 miles (16 km) from ADX Florence.[citation needed] In a class-action lawsuit filed by 340 people, the company was accused of lowering nearby land values due to radioactive contamination both at the site of the mill and along the Santa Fe Railway.[citation needed] In 1983, the state of Colorado sued over these damages to the environment; settling for $15 million, Cotter Corporation promised to clean up the mill site. The company resumed work in 1999, but laid off the majority of employees in 2005 after it was determined that shipping ore from Colorado's Western Slope was cost-prohibitive. The water contamination in Lincoln Park remains, and the area has been declared a Superfund site.[10]
Education
It is in the Cañon City School District RE-1.[11]
