Crestone, Colorado Statistic: Population, Charts, Map, Steets and More

The Population & Steets in Cretone City are provided below for your review. These figures were gathered from the United States Census Bureau and the American Community Survey. According to these figures, Crestone, CO has a population of 86 people. This makes it the second smallest city in the surrounding area, after Silver Cliff. The largest population is found in Silver Cliff, which has a population of 565 people.

After World War II, the population of Crestone had dwindled to about forty people, mostly cowboys and retirees. There were a few old cabins used as vacation homes. However, in 1971, the Baca Grant family bought the town corporation, and the town was reborn as a booming community. By the 1970s, the Baca Grande subdivision had been platted for 10,000 lots, with underground utilities and roads installed at great expense. However, by 1979, this subdivision was considered a liability for the town. In the same year, Hanne Marstrand, the city's mayor, visited the subdivision and contacted the corporation to let them know that they were going to sell it.

The percentage of residents living in poverty in Crestone, CO is low. In the United States, only 11.4% of residents live below the poverty line. In Crestone, CO, White residents are most likely to be in poverty. However, Black and Native American residents are much less likely to live below this limit. To determine how many people in a neighborhood are living below the poverty line, the Census Bureau uses a set of income thresholds. These thresholds depend on the size of the family and composition.