Yampa, Colorado

Yampa is a Statutory Town in Routt County, Colorado, United States. The population was 443 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Yampa is located at 40°9′12″N 106°54′30″W / 40.15333°N 106.90833°W / 40.15333; -106.90833 (40.153250, -106.908437).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.52 km²), all of it land.

City Name

Yampa is the Northern Ute name for the Perideridia root, which was an important food source.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 443 people, 187 households, and 121 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,916.7 people per square mile (743.7/km²). There were 211 housing units at an average density of 912.9 per square mile (354.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.39% White, 0.23% African American, 1.13% Native American, 0.23% Pacific Islander, 0.90% from other races, and 1.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.51% of the population.

There were 187 households out of which 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.1% were married couples living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.8% were non-families. 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.94.