Air Force Academy, Colorado | |
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CDP | |
F-15 Eagle on display
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Location of Air Force Academy, Colorado |
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Coordinates: 38°59′26″N 104°51′38″W / 38.99056°N 104.86056°WCoordinates: 38°59′26″N 104°51′38″W / 38.99056°N 104.86056°W | |
Country | United States |
State | State of Colorado |
County | El Paso County |
Government | |
• Type | U.S. Air Force |
Area | |
• Total | 10.0 sq mi (26.0 km2) |
• Land | 10.0 sq mi (26.0 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 6,680 |
• Density | 750.9/sq mi (289.9/km2) |
Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
• Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
FIPS code | 08-00870 |
Air Force Academy is a census-designated place (CDP) in El Paso County, Colorado, United States. The CDP includes a large portion of the grounds of the United States Air Force Academy, including the cadet housing facilities. The population was 6,680 at the 2010 census. The USAF Academy Post Office (ZIP Codes 80840 and 80841) serves the area.
Air Force Academy is located at 38°59′26″N 104°51′38″W / 38.99056°N 104.86056°W (38.990440, -104.860674).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 10.0 square miles (26.0 km²), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 7,526 people, 1,128 households, and 1,112 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 750.9 people per square mile (290.0/km²). There were 1,238 housing units at an average density of 123.5 per square mile (47.7/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 83.6% White, 5.8% African American, 0.8% Native American, 2.8% Asian, 0.3% Pacific Islander, 3.1% from other races, and 3.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.7% of the population.