Dillon, Colorado Town of Dillon, Colorado Location in Summit County and the state of Colorado Location in Summit County and the state of Colorado Country United States State Colorado Website Town of Dillon The Town of Dillon is a Home Rule Municipality in Summit County, Colorado, United States.
The initial town of Dillon was assembled as a stage stop and trading post on the northeast side of the Snake River. The town was titled for Tom Dillon, a prospector, and was incorporated in 1883. By 1892 the town had been relocated twice, both times in order to be closer to barns lines that were extended into the area. All three of these historic townsites were situated very close to the Blue River Valley confluence where the Snake River and Tenmile Creek flowed in, and this region is now referred to collectively as "Old Dillon".
During the Great Depression, Denver Water began acquiring territory around Dillon.
In 1956, inhabitants and company owners in Dillon were notified that they would need to sell their property and move out, because Denver Water was about to begin assembly on a dam just downstream from the town, and the resulting reservoir (which would help supply water to Front Range communities) was going to flood Dillon and the encircling valley.
About a mile to the north, some territory on a hillside was set aside for the current townsite, which is now situated on the shoreline of Dillon Reservoir. Dillon is positioned at 39 37 40 N 106 2 39 W (39.627659, -106.044199). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 2.4 square miles (6.2 km2), of which, 1.5 square miles (3.9 km2) of it is territory and 0.9 square miles (2.3 km2) of it (35.71%) is water.
Dillon Dam and its reservoir (Lake Dillon) are nearby.
According to the Koppen climate classification, Dillon has an alpine subarctic climate (Dfc).
Climate data for Dillon, Colorado There were 1,280 housing units at an average density of 834.7 per square mile (323.0/km ).
In the town, the populace was spread out with 15.5% under the age of 18, 10.8% from 18 to 24, 39.2% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.0% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town was $49,821, and the median income for a family was $59,107.
About 4.7% of families and 6.3% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 9.2% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over.
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