The name Breckenridge

Early within its history, the town wanted a post office. A townsfolk decided to title their town fallowing a United States' Vice President at the instance, John C. Breckinridge. This worked, & Breckinridge had the post professional. Once civil war broke out in 1861 Breckinridge sided with a Confederates and pro-Union citizens of Breckinridge wanted to change a title. A we was changed to an e, & it has been Breckenridge ever since.

Geography
Breckenridge is placed at 39°29'Xi" North, 106°2'37" West (39.486445, -106.043516).

Based on data from a United States Census Bureau, the town has the sum metropolitan area of Twelve.Octet km² (4.9 mi²). Dozen.Octad kilometre² (Quaternary.Niner mi²) of these are l& and none of these are covered by a river.

A typical elevation of Breckenridge is 12,238 feet above sea level..

Demographics
When of the censusof 2000, there are 2,408 people, 1,081 home, & 380 families living in the town. A population density is 187.8/km² (486.4/mi²). There are 4,270 housing units at an typical density of 333.1/km² (862.6/mi²). A racial makeup of the town is 95.56% White, 0.37% African American, 0.33% Native American, 1.04% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.12% from other races, and 1.54% from two or more races. Quintet.44% of the people are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 1,081 menage away from which Baker's dozen.4% own toddlers under a age of Xviii swallow the two, Xxvii.9% come married couples living together, 4.3% have a female homeowner sustaining there are no hubby present, & 64.8% come non-families. Twenty-eight.7% of a lot menage come manufactured higher of people & Cipher.8% stand individual dwelling alone world health organization is 65 years aged or even older. A typical family size is Ii.Xvi & a typical personal size is Two.61.

In a town the people is spread retired by having Eleven.1% under a age of Eighteen, Xxii.8% from either 18 to 2 dozen, 45.3% from either 25 to 44, Xviii.7% from either 45 to 64, & Two.1% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is Twenty-nine years. For each Centred females there are 160.Nine males. For each C females age Eighteen & assibilate, there are 164.Deuce males.

the median income for a menage in the town is $43,938, & the median income for a personal is $52,212. Males have a median income of $29,571 versus $27,917 for females. A per capita income for the town is $29,675. Ogdoad.8% of the people & Quintuplet.2% of families come beneath a poverty line. Away from a sum people, Ace.7% of victims under a age of 18 & 0.0% of people 65 & older come dwelling in a image below the poverty level.