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Home rule municipality
Town of Dillon
Dillon, Colorado
Location of the Town of Dillon in Summit County, Colorado.
Dillon, Colorado Location in the United States
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Summit County
Incorporated	January 26, 1883
Government
• Type	Home rule municipality
Area
• Total	2.324 sq mi (6.018 km2)
• Land	1.494 sq mi (3.869 km2)
• Water	0.830 sq mi (2.149 km2)
Elevation	9,111 ft (2,777 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,064
• Density	712/sq mi (275/km2)
• Metro	31,055
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP code	80435
Area code(s)	970
FIPS code	08-20440
GNIS feature ID	0169442

The Town of Dillon is a home rule municipality located in Summit County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 1,064 at the 2020 United States Census, a +17.70% increase since the 2010 United States Census. Dillon is a part of the Breckenridge, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History

The original town of Dillon was built as a stage stop and trading post on the northeast side of the Snake River. The town was named 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 railroad 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 area is now referred to collectively as "Old Dillon".

During the Great Depression, Denver Water began acquiring land around Dillon. In 1956, residents and business owners in Dillon were notified that they would need to sell their property and move out, because Denver Water was about to begin construction 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 surrounding valley. About a mile to the north, some land on a hillside was set aside for the current townsite, which is now situated on the shoreline of Dillon Reservoir.

Geography

Dillon is located at 39°37′40″N 106°2′39″W / 39.62778°N 106.04417°W / 39.62778; -106.04417 (39.627659, -106.044199).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.2 km²), of which, 1.5 square miles (3.9 km²) of it is land and 0.9 square miles (2.3 km²) of it (35.71%) is water. Dillon Dam and its reservoir (Lake Dillon) are nearby. The continental divide is approximately 10 miles (16 km) east.

Spring snowmelt
fills Lake Dillon

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification, Dillon has an alpine subarctic climate (Dfc).

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 802 people, 369 households, and 195 families residing in the town. The population density was 523.0 people per square mile (202.4/km²). There were 1,280 housing units at an average density of 834.7 per square mile (323.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 95.64% White, 0.87% African American, 1.00% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 1.87% from other races, and 0.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.35% of the population.

There were 369 households, out of which 21.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.5% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 46.9% were non-families. 31.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.62.

In the town, the population 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 age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 123.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 125.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $49,821, and the median income for a family was $59,107. Males had a median income of $36,304 versus $26,042 for females. The per capita income for the town was $32,727. About 4.7% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.2% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over.

Lake Dillon in summer

Notable people

Notable individuals who were born in or have lived in Dillon include:

• Richard F. Bansemer, Lutheran pastor
• Millie Hamner, Colorado state legislator
• Enid Markey (1894–1981), actress
• Julie McCluskie, member of the Colorado House of Representatives
• Duane D. Pearsall (1922–2010), smoke detector entrepreneur
• Christine Scanlan, Colorado state legislator

See also

In Spanish: Dillon (Colorado) para niños