Salida, Colorado City of Salida Arkansas River Walk, Downtown Salida Arkansas River Walk, Downtown Salida Location in Chaffee County and the state of Colorado Location in Chaffee County and the state of Colorado Country United States State State of Colorado The City of Salida (/s la d / s -ly-d ; Spanish: [sa liea], "exit") is a Statutory City that is the governmental center of county and most crowded city of Chaffee County, Colorado, United States. The populace was 5,236 at the 2010 census. A postal service has been in operation at Salida since 1881. The improve was titled on account of its distance from a close-by canyon, Salida meaning "departure" in Spanish. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 2.2 square miles (5.7 km2) of it is land, and the Arkansas River, which runs through the town, is the primary source of water for small-town agriculture.
The Sawatch Range runs north and south and is positioned roughly 10 miles (16 km) west of Salida.
Methodist Mountain, which is a primary feature on Salida's southern horizon, is the northernmost mountain in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.
To the north of Salida is the Arkansas Valley and the town of Buena Vista.
Route 50 runs along the southern edge of the town/city and leads east down the Arkansas River 58 miles (93 km) to Canon City; to the west it leads 4 miles (6 km) to Poncha Springs and 63 miles (101 km) over the Continental Divide to Gunnison.
Climate data for Salida, Colorado (1981 2010) As of the census of 2000, there were 5,504 citizens , 2,504 homeholds, and 1,449 families residing in the city.
There were 2,748 housing units at an average density of 1,238.3 per square mile (477.9/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 92.66% White, 0.05% African American, 1.44% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 3.29% from other competitions, and 2.16% from two or more competitions.
There were 2,504 homeholds out of which 25.0% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 45.9% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 42.1% were non-families.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 21.4% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 20.6% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $28,790, and the median income for a family was $38,240.
About 9.2% of families and 14.8% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 23.7% of those under age 18 and 13.7% of those age 65 or over.
The town/city is served by Salida Public Schools.
There are two enhance high school, Salida High School and Horizons Exploratory Academy.
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Municipalities and communities of Chaffee County, Colorado, United States State of Colorado
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