Haswell, Colorado
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Haswell is a statutory town located in Kiowa County, Colorado, United States.[1][2] The town population was 71 at the 2020 United States census.[3]
History
Haswell was established in 1905[4] or 1908,[5] having grown up around one of the section houses built along the Missouri Pacific Railroad in eastern Colorado that were named after prominent men in alphabetical order from the Kansas State line to the west toward Pueblo, by Helen, daughter of railroad magnate Jay Gould, at the time of the railroad line's construction in 1888.[4][6] It was incorporated in 1920.[5][4]
Geography
Haswell is located in western Kiowa County at Template:Coord (38.451774, -103.163116).[7] Colorado State Highway 96 passes through the town, leading east Template:Convert to Eads, the county seat, and southwest Template:Convert to Ordway.
At the 2020 United States census, the town had a total area of Template:Convert, all of it land.[3]
Demographics
As of the census[8] of 2000, there were 84 people, 31 households, and 24 families residing in the town. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 41 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the town was 90.48% White, 2.38% African American, 5.95% Native American, and 1.19% from two or more races.
There were 31 households, out of which 41.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.3% were married couples living together, 16.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.4% were non-families. 19.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.04.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 33.3% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 16.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 127.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 124.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $30,938, and the median income for a family was $32,500. Males had a median income of $31,875 versus $9,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,638. There were 25.0% of families and 27.3% of the population living below the poverty line, including 34.6% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.
Notable facilities
Haswell is believed to have the United States' smallest jail.[9] It is approximately Template:Convert (exterior dimensions), which makes it several feet smaller in each dimension than that of Randsburg, California's jail.
The Paul Plishner Radio Astronomy and Space Sciences Center is located Template:Convert south of Haswell in a remote, radio-quiet area. The center includes a Template:Convert parabolic dish antenna used for radio astronomy research.[10]
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Haswell's jail.
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The radio astronomy telescope near Haswell
Naming of Intel Microchip
In 2013, the Intel corporation announced that it was naming its newest processor microarchitecture Haswell, after the town.[11]
See also
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References
External links
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- ↑ Town of Eads. World's smallest jail. Viewed September 8, 2013.
- ↑ Deep Space Exploration Society. Paul Plishner Radio Astronomy and Space Sciences Center Template:Webarchive. Viewed September 8, 2013.
- ↑ Denver Post, June 2, 2013. Intel's newest processor named after small Colorado town of Haswell.