Cheraw, Colorado
| Town of Cheraw, Colorado | |
|---|---|
| Statutory Town | |
 Location in Otero County and the State of Colorado |
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| Coordinates: 38°06′29″N 103°30′39″W / 38.108104°N 103.510926°WCoordinates: 38°06′29″N 103°30′39″W / 38.108104°N 103.510926°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 State of Colorado
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| County | Otero County |
| Incorporated | April 17, 1917 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Statutory Town |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
| • Land | 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,131 ft (1,259 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 252 |
| • Density | 1,300/sq mi (630/km2) |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP Code | 81030 |
| Area code(s) | 719 |
| INCITS place code | 0813460 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0195498 |
The Town of Cheraw is a Statutory Town in Otero County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 252 at the 2010 United States Census.
Cheraw is located at 38°6′28″N 103°30′40″W / 38.10778°N 103.51111°W (38.107901, -103.511137).
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.
In 1917, Cheraw was the smallest town in the world with a regimental band. Cheraw had a population of 80, half of whom were men serving in the Colorado National Guard Second Regiment Band under the leadership of Sergeant Luther D. Armstrong, attached to the regiment of General Cameron and the 115th Ammunition Train commanded by Colonel Danks.
In 1920, the U.S. census of the town of Cheraw reported a population of 186 in 49 households within the town limits. Fewer than ten of the town's adults had been born in Colorado; most were from the Midwest. The largest demographic group, 15 percent of the population, were resident aliens who had immigrated from Mexico within the previous decade.
The men's occupations in 1920 included blacksmith, salesman, publisher, lumberyard manager, retail merchant, laborer, wagon driver, bank cashier, barber, physician, druggist, teacher, minister, carpenter, farmer and farm laborers, alfalfa mill manager and laborers, bank bookkeeper, railroad depot operator, [illegible] at pool hall, railroad laborer, and auto mechanic. Women were employed at paying occupations as saleslady, teacher, manager of the telephone exchange, postal workers, and postmistress. The census taker was also a woman.
As of the census of 2000, there were 211 people, 92 households, and 58 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,289.3 people per square mile (509.2/km²). There were 102 housing units at an average density of 623.3 per square mile (246.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 95.73% White, 0.95% Native American, 2.84% from other races, and 0.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.90% of the population.
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