Parachute, Colorado
| Parachute, Colorado | |
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| Town | |
Parachute in 2013
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| Motto: "A Safe Place to Land" | |
 Location in Garfield County and the State of Colorado |
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| Coordinates: 39°27′6″N 108°3′6″W / 39.45167°N 108.05167°WCoordinates: 39°27′6″N 108°3′6″W / 39.45167°N 108.05167°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 State of Colorado
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| County | Garfield County |
| Incorporated | 1908-04-01, as the Town of Grand Valley |
| Government | |
| • Type | Home Rule Municipality |
| • Mayor | Judy Beasley |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.67 sq mi (4.32 km2) |
| • Land | 1.61 sq mi (4.16 km2) |
| • Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2) |
| Elevation | 5,092 ft (1,552 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,085 |
| • Density | 675/sq mi (260.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP codes | 81635, 81636 (PO Box) |
| Area code(s) | 970 |
| FIPS code | 08-57400 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0174253 |
| Website | www |
The Town of Parachute is a Statutory Town in Garfield County, Colorado, United States. The population was 1,085 at the 2010 census.
The town is the birthplace of Willard Libby, recipient of the 1960 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Parachute is located at 39°27′6″N 108°3′6″W / 39.45167°N 108.05167°W (39.451732, -108.051530), on the northwest side of the Colorado River where it is joined by Parachute Creek. Interstate 70 passes through the town, with access from Exit 75. I-70 leads east 42 miles (68 km) to Glenwood Springs, the county seat, and southwest 44 miles (71 km) to Grand Junction. Parachute is bordered to the southeast across the Colorado River by the unincorporated community of Battlement Mesa.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.67 square miles (4.32 km2), of which 1.61 square miles (4.16 km2) is land and 0.062 square miles (0.16 km2), or 3.70%, is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,006 people, 381 households, and 233 families residing in the town. The population density was 851.2 people per square mile (329.2/km²). There were 415 housing units at an average density of 351.1 per square mile (135.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 86.88% White, 0.80% African American, 1.59% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.70% Pacific Islander, 5.67% from other races, and 3.98% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 19.78% of the population.
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