Milliken, Colorado
| Town of Milliken, Colorado | |
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| Statutory Town | |
Broad Street in Milliken.
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| Nickname(s): The hub of northern Colorado | |
 Location in Weld County and the state of Colorado |
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| Coordinates: 40°19′52″N 104°51′36″W / 40.33111°N 104.86000°WCoordinates: 40°19′52″N 104°51′36″W / 40.33111°N 104.86000°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 Colorado
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| County | Weld |
| Incorporated (town) | October 1, 1910 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Statutory Town |
| • Mayor | Beau Woodcock (L) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.7 sq mi (14.8 km2) |
| • Land | 5.7 sq mi (14.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,751 ft (1,448 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 5,610 |
| • Density | 505.5/sq mi (195.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code | 80543 |
| Area code(s) | 970 |
| FIPS code | 08-50480 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0180708 |
| Website | Town of Milliken |
The Town of Milliken is a Statutory Town in Weld County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 5610 at the 2010 United States Census.
The town was named for John D. Milliken, a railroad official.
The first community located near the Milliken townsite was initially known as Hillsboro. The community began as a trading post on the Denver, Laramie and Northwestern Railroad for agricultural goods in the 1860s. By 1908 the town of Milliken had grown up nearby Hillsboro, and in 1910 Hillsboro was annexed by Milliken.
Fires in the 1910s destroyed much of the town, and in 1917 the Denver, Laramie and Northwestern Railroad was abandoned.
Milliken continued as a primarily farming community through the depression and world wars. In the 1950s two large potato decks were constructed. The late 1960s and early 1970s brought a housing boom.
In 1985 and 1986 the town roads were paved. The town continued to grow, causing the town government to move their facilities, in 1996, into the Milliken Community Complex. Additional facilities were added, including the Milliken Public Work Facility in 2004, and a new police station in 2009.
Milliken is located at 40°19′52″N 104°51′36″W / 40.33111°N 104.86000°W (40.331073, -104.859878).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 5.7 square miles (15 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,888 people, 866 households, and 717 families residing in the town. The population density was 505.5 people per square mile (195.3/km²). There were 903 housing units at an average density of 158.0 per square mile (61.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 73.89% White, 0.31% African American, 1.18% Native American, 0.48% Asian, 21.61% from other races, and 2.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 40.75% of the population.
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