Waverly, Alamosa County, Colorado
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Waverly is a small, unincorporated populated place in western Alamosa County, south-central Colorado, United States.[1] Situated on the floor of the San Luis Valley at an elevation of 7,589 feet (2,313 m),[1] it lies roughly 11 mi (18 km) west-south-west of the city of Alamosa along U.S. Highway 160 and the Rio Grande Southern Railroad.[2]
Originally located in Conejos County, farmers built the community in March 1886 and by December 1886 a school building had been constructed. A wave of Dutch émigrés arrived in Waverly in 1892 by railroad.[3] It was platted in 1903 by F. C. Grable. The village was connected to the Colorado & Southern Railroad In 1903.[4] A second wave of newcomers settled in the 1930s during the Dust Bowl supported by the FSA Resettlement Project (Part of the New Deal)[5]
The name “Waverly” was suggested after Sir Walter Scott's 1814 novel of the same name.[4]
Demographics
Because Waverly is unincorporated, the U.S. Census Bureau does not publish separate population figures; it is enumerated within Alamosa County census tracts. Neighborhood-level data compiled by BestNeighborhood.org suggest the immediate Waverly area contains roughly 100–150 residents:[6]
- White (non-Hispanic): 68.8%
- Hispanic or Latino: 29.2%
- Black, Asian, Native American: each < 1%
- Median household income: ≈ $45,000 (county-wide: $43,000)
- Home-ownership rate: ~86 %