Eaton, Colorado Town of Eaton, Colorado Barn in Eaton, Colorado Barn in Eaton, Colorado Location of Eaton shown inside Colorado Location of Eaton shown inside Colorado State State of Colorado Eaton is a Statutory Town in Weld County, Colorado, United States.
The town is titled after Benjamin Harrison Eaton, a pioneer of irrigation who played a dominant role in transforming the dry prairie of the Great Plains east of Colorado's Front Range into a grow agricultural region with water brought from the close-by Rocky Mountains in the late 19th century.
Much of the farming nation around Eaton, Colorado continues to depend on the irrigation systems engineered by Eaton and the rest to this day.
Eaton later served as Governor of Colorado from 1885 to 1887.
The town of Eaton was incorporated in 1892. Eaton was first titled Eatonton to avoid conflict with the Easton postal service in El Paso county.
On September 28, 1892, a petition was submitted to the county judge signed by 36 inhabitants requesting that Eaton be incorporated, including Benjamin Eaton himself.
The county judge ordered that an election be held to decide whether or not the remaining inhabitants desired Eaton to be incorporated.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 1.9 square miles (4.9 km2), all territory In the town, the populace was spread out with 28.6% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town was $47,314, and the median income for a family was $55,144.
The town government of Eaton consists of the mayor, board of trustees and town manager.
Current officials include: Mayor: Kevin Ross; Mayor Pro-Tem: Brad Moos; Trustees: Brandon Rohn, Kenneth Daniels, Lanie Isbell, Karla Winter, Liz Heid; Town Manager: Gary Carsten; Ass't Town Manager: Jeff Schreier The Town of Eaton, Colorado, USA.
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History of Eaton Colorado.
Eaton was first christened Eatonton, to avoid conflict with the Easton postoffice in El Paso county.
When Easton was changed to Eastonville, the last syllable of Eatonton was dropped, and the town has since been known as Eaton.
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