Fowler, Colorado

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::summary Town in Colorado, United States ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]

Field	Value
name	Fowler, Colorado
settlement_type	Statutory Town
image_skyline	Fowler, CO, welcome sign IMG_5635.JPG
image_caption	Welcome Sign (2010)
motto	"A Great Place to Grow"
image_map	File:Otero County Colorado Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Fowler Highlighted 0827975.svg
map_caption	Location of the Town of Fowler in Otero County, Colorado
pushpin_map	USA#USA Colorado
pushpin_label	Fowler
pushpin_label_position	right
pushpin_map_caption	Location of the Town of Fowler, Colorado.
coordinates
coordinates_footnotes
elevation_ft	4341
elevation_footnotes
unit_pref	US
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Colorado
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Otero
established_title2	Incorporated (town)
established_date2	August 25, 1925
total_type	Total
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	1.458
area_land_km2	0.000
area_water_km2	1.448
population_as_of	2020
population_footnotes
population_total	1,253
population_density_sq_mi	2,241
timezone1	MST
utc_offset1	−07:00
timezone1_DST	MDT
utc_offset1_DST	−06:00
postal_code_type	ZIP code
postal_code	81039
area_code	719
blank_name	FIPS code
blank_info
blank1_name	GNIS ID
blank1_info
website
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Fowler is a statutory town located in northwestern Otero County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 1,253 at the 2020 United States census.

History

Fowler was established as a railroad station on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. The town was originally named Oxford, for a large ox that was killed when crossing the railroad tracks. The Oxford, Colorado, post office opened on April 27, 1882, but the name was changed to Fowler on September 6, 1890. Fowler was named for Orson Squire Fowler, a phrenologist who founded the town. The Town of Fowler was incorporated on August 25, 1900.

Geography

Fowler is located along the Arkansas River and U.S. highway route 50 at coordinates .

At the 2020 United States census, the town had a total area of 1.458 km2, including 0.010 km2 of water.

Demographics

|align=left |1910= 925 |1920= 1062 |1930= 968 |1940= 922 |1950= 1025 |1960= 1240 |1970= 1241 |1980= 1227 |1990= 1154 |2000= 1206 |2010= 1182 |2020= 1253 |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2000, there were 1206 people, 521 households, and 330 families residing in the town. The population density was 2,468.5 PD/sqmi. There were 591 housing units at an average density of 1,209.7 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 95.02% White, 0.08% Black, 1.08% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 2.99% from other races, and 0.66% from two or more races. Latino or Hispanic of any race were 12.35% of the population.

There were 521 households, out of which 25.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.8% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.5% were non-families. 34.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 22.3% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 22.5% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 24.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $25,761, and the median income for a family was $32,143. Males had a median income of $25,536 versus $20,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,501. About 11.3% of families and 11.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.0% of those under age 18 and 9.3% of those age 65 or over.

Government

The town has a small police department and fire department. In 1998, the magazine Westword included Fowler among examples of small police departments that struggled to hire or retain their police chiefs. Police chief Floyd Rogers was fired in 1997 after a string of controversies regarding the department's treatment of adolescents. After his firing a crowd of 60 adolescents rioted in Fowler, barricading U.S. Route 50, setting fires, and vandalizing the police station and two police cars.

Education

The Fowler School District has one elementary school and one high school. The high school mascot is the Grizzlies.

Transportation

Fowler is part of Colorado's Bustang network. It is along the Lamar-Pueblo-Colorado Springs Outrider line.

Notable people

• Luke Hochevar, Major League Baseball pitcher (2007–2016); raised in Fowler and pitched at Fowler High School.

Gallery

File:Arkansas River Fowler CO aerial.jpg|Aerial view of the Arkansas River at Fowler Image:Fowler, CO, State Bank IMG 5641.JPG|Fowler State Bank building Image:Fowler, CO, Fire Dept. and City Hall IMG 5644.JPG|Fowler Fire Department and City Hall on U.S. Highway 50 Image:First Methodist Church, Fowler, CO IMG 5640.JPG|First Methodist Church of Fowler Image:Fowler, CO, Historical Society IMG 5639.JPG|Fowler Historical Society

References

References

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