Security-Widefield, Colorado | |
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Census-designated place | |
Location in El Paso County and the state of Colorado |
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Location in the United States | |
Coordinates: 38°44′41″N 104°43′24″W / 38.74472°N 104.72333°WCoordinates: 38°44′41″N 104°43′24″W / 38.74472°N 104.72333°W | |
Country | United States |
State | State of Colorado |
County | El Paso County |
Government | |
• Type | Unincorporated community |
Area | |
• Total | 14.1 sq mi (36.6 km2) |
• Land | 13.6 sq mi (35.3 km2) |
• Water | 0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2) |
Population (2013) | |
• Total | 32,882 |
• Density | 2,300/sq mi (900/km2) |
Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
• Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
ZIP codes | Colorado Springs 80911, 80925, and 80928-80931 |
Area code(s) | 719 |
FIPS code | 08-68847 |
Security-Widefield is a census-designated place (CDP) in El Paso County, Colorado, United States, adjacent to the city of Colorado Springs. The population was 32,882 at the 2010 census.
Security Widefield is located at 38°44′41″N 104°43′24″W / 38.74472°N 104.72333°W (38.744731, -104.723226).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 14.1 square miles (36.6 km2), of which 13.6 square miles (35.3 km2) is land and 0.50 square miles (1.3 km2), or 3.43%, is water.
East-west running Fontaine Boulevard divides Security-Widefield into two parts. Local convention usually regards Security as the section that is north of Fontaine Boulevard, with Widefield considered to be the southern section.
As of the census of 2000, there were 29,845 people, 9,960 households, and 8,187 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2,055.1 people per square mile (793.6/km²). There were 10,177 housing units at an average density of 700.8 per square mile (270.6/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 74% European American, 10.5% African American, 0.8% Native American, 3.1% Asian, 0.6% Pacific Islander, 5.4% from other races, and 5.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.6% of the population.