PROJ00251

• Contract/PO #: C153375
• Contractor Name: Canon City, City of
• Contract Type: Loan
• Water District: 12
• County: Fremont
• Bill Number: SB 81-439
• Loan Projects - Doc Type: Feasibility Study

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TABLE 8 (continued)

East Canon Families with income less than poverty level (30).
Families receiving public assistance (0).
Families not receiving public assistance (30).

Canon City Families with female head of household (211).
Families with female head of household with income less than
poverty 1 eve 1 (62).

East Canon Families with female head of household (38).
Families with female head of household with income less than
poverty level (10).

Source: State of Colorado, U.S. Bureau of the Census, Enumeration District
Summaries for Canon City and East Canon, 1970.

As shown in the Table, over one-half of the population in the community earned
less than $7,000 a year while on a State-wide basis less than one-third of the
population fell in this lower income range. The community's median income
for all families was $3,311 below,the median family income for the State. The
Table also shows that 331 families had incomes less than the poverty level and
only 15 percent of these families were receiving public assistance.

Ma rita 1 Sta tus

Many times, widowed and divorced persons experience economic hardships in
providing for themselves and their children. In. Canon City and East Canon,
according to the 1970 census, a total of 1,759 persons fell into these two
categories. Table 9 on the following page illustrates marital status in the
community and compares these trends with the State of Colorado as a whole.

Compared to the State on a percentage basis, the community has fewer single
people, although there are more married, widowed and divorced persons. Of
additional importance is the fact that of a total of 1,184 widowed persons in
the community, 978 or 83 percent were women. Additionally it can be assumed
that most of these women are elderly, indicating that many of these individuals
may be in need of some form of public assistance.

Minority Persons

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The number of minority persons within a community's population is an important
factor since these persons may also r3quire a special commitment from public
bodies to assure them an adequate standard of living. According to the 1970
census, there were 265 Negroes 1 iving in Canon City and East Canon which rep-
resents 2.4 percent of the community's total population. In addition, five
Indians and 11 other uncategorized minority persons were residing in the muni-
cipality. From examining these figures it appears that Canon City has a size-
able minority population, however, this trend is somewhat misleading since
approximately 90 percent of the minorities are inmates at the State Prison.
The census also reports that five minority persons \~ere living in Lincoln Park.

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