| 词条 | Penrose, Colorado |
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|official_name = Penrose, Colorado |other_name = |native_name = |nickname = "Model Rocket Capital of the World"[1] |settlement_type = Census-designated place |motto = |image_skyline = Penrose, Colorado.JPG |imagesize = 250px |image_caption = Looking east along Broadway, Penrose's main street |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = |image_blank_emblem = |blank_emblem_type = |blank_emblem_size = |image_map = Fremont_County_Colorado_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Penrose_Highlighted.svg |mapsize = 250px |map_caption = Location in Fremont County and the state of Colorado |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = |image_dot_map = |pushpin_map = |pushpin_label_position = |pushpin_map_caption = |pushpin_mapsize = |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{USA}} |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Colorado}} |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = Fremont[2] |subdivision_type3 = |subdivision_name3 = |subdivision_type4 = |subdivision_name4 = |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |leader_title2 = |leader_name2 = |leader_title3 = |leader_name3 = |leader_title4 = |leader_name4 = |established_title = |established_date = |established_title2 = |established_date2 = |established_title3 = |established_date3 = |area_magnitude = |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = 46.2 |area_land_km2 = 46.2 |area_water_km2 = |area_total_sq_mi = |area_land_sq_mi = |area_water_sq_mi = |area_water_percent = |area_urban_km2 = |area_urban_sq_mi = |area_metro_km2 = |area_metro_sq_mi = |area_blank1_title = |area_blank1_km2 = |area_blank1_sq_mi = |population_as_of = 2010 |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total = 3582 |population_density_km2 = 77.5 |population_density_sq_mi = |population_metro = |population_density_metro_km2 = |population_density_metro_sq_mi = |population_urban = |population_density_urban_km2 = |population_density_urban_sq_mi = |population_blank1_title = |population_blank1 = |population_density_blank1_km2 = |population_density_blank1_sq_mi = |timezone = Mountain (MST) |utc_offset = -7 |timezone_DST = MDT |utc_offset_DST = -6 |coordinates = {{coord|38|25|36|N|105|0|27|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}} |elevation_footnotes = [2] |elevation_m = 1627 |elevation_ft = 5338 |postal_code_type = ZIP code[4] |postal_code = 81240 |area_code = 719 |blank_name = FIPS code |blank_info = 08-58400 |blank1_name = GNIS feature ID |blank1_info = 0192038 |website = |footnotes = }}Penrose is an unincorporated town and a census-designated place (CDP) in Fremont County, Colorado, United States. The population was 3,582 as of the 2010 census.[3] The Penrose Post Office has the ZIP code 81240.[4] HistoryThc community was named after Spencer Penrose.[5] GeographyPenrose is located in eastern Fremont County at {{coord|38|25|36|N|105|0|27|W|type:city}} (38.426756, -105.007568).[6] According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of {{convert|46.2|km2|order=flip}}, all of it land.[3] Penrose gets its water from Brush Hollow Reservoir, located to the west in Brush Hollow State Wildlife Area. Demographics{{US Census population|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census[7] }} As of the census[11] of 2010, there were 3,582 people, 1,454 households, and 1,044 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 107.2 people per square mile (41.3/km²). There were 1,575 housing units at an average density of 47.2 per square mile (18.2/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.7% White, 0.2% African American, 1.3% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 1.1% from other races, and 2.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.7% of the population. There were 1,454 households out of which 23.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.4% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.2% were non-families. 22.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.86. In the CDP, the population was spread out with 23.2% under the age of 19, 3.9% from 20 to 24, 20.1% from 25 to 44, 35.9% from 45 to 64, and 17% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years, jumping up from 39 years in the 2000 census. For every 100 females, there were 102.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.8 males. According to the American Community Survey (2008-2012),[8] the median income for a household in the CDP was $47,951, up from $35,638 in the 2000 Census, and the median income for a family was $54,693. Males had a median income of $49,125 versus $35,093 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $22,774. About 14.5% of families and 16.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.7% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over. TransportationPenrose is located just north of the intersection of US 50 and SH 115; 115 runs north {{convert|34|mi}} to become Nevada Avenue in Colorado Springs. Penrose lies between Pueblo, {{Convert|30|mi}} to the southeast, and Cañon City, {{convert|12|mi}} to the west, on US 50. Rail service existed briefly before World War I. The Fremont County Airport (1V6),[9][10] usually called the Cañon City airport, actually has a Penrose address. Major highways
EconomicsMany residents commute to work in Colorado Springs, or at the prisons of Florence or Cañon City, or at Holcim in Portland, southeast of town. Penrose has no traffic lights, a volunteer-run fire station, a trucking company, a gas station, a Veterans of Foreign Wars hall, an elementary school (graduates attend high school in Florence), a doctor's office, a post office, a library, a small grocery store, the Estes Industries model rocket factory, three small restaurants, three medical marijuana dispensaries, and several other businesses. EducationFremont RE-2 School District operates Penrose Elementary School. It operates junior and senior high schools in Florence: Florence Middle School and Florence High School. {{clear}}See also{{portal|Geography|North America||United States|Colorado}}
References1. ^{{cite web|title=About Estes|url=http://www.estesrockets.com/about-estes|accessdate=10 January 2014}} {{Fremont County, Colorado}}2. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=United States Geological Survey|date=2007-10-25}} 3. ^1 {{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US0858400| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Penrose CDP, Colorado| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| accessdate=April 24, 2016}} 4. ^1 {{cite web | date = December 14, 2006 | url = http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown.jsp | title = ZIP Code Lookup| format = JavaScript/HTML | publisher = United States Postal Service | accessdate = December 14, 2006}} 5. ^{{cite book|last=Dawson|first=John Frank|title=Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015051116740;view=1up;seq=46|publisher=The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co.|location=Denver, CO|page=40}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}} 8. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://factfinder2.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2011-05-14|title=American FactFinder}} 9. ^Fremont County airport- Retrieved 2012-01-12 10. ^{{cite web|title=Fremont County Airport|url=http://www.fremontco.com/airport/index.shtml|accessdate=10 January 2014}} 2 : Census-designated places in Fremont County, Colorado|Census-designated places in Colorado |
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