Tell me about Durango, Colorado

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History
The town was organized in September 1880 to serve the San Juan mining district. The Denver and Rio Grande Railroad (D&RG) chose the site on the Animas River for its depot following a brief and most likely perfunctory negotiation with Animas City, two miles to the north.[10] The city was named by ex-Colorado Governor Alexander C. Hunt after Durango, Mexico, based on his favorable impression of that city resulting from a scouting trip undertaken on behalf of William J. Palmer, the head of the D&RG.

Area archaeological sites on the State and National historical registers include:

Mesa Verde National Park, a World Heritage site
Chimney Rock National Monument, the most northeastern known outpost of the Ancestral Puebloans
Durango Rock Shelters Archeology Site, a Basketmaker and Pueblo culture
Spring Creek Archeological District, a Basketmaker and Pueblo site
Talus Village, a Basketmaker site
Geography
Durango is located at 37°16'N 107°52'W at an elevation of 6,512 ft (1,988 m). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.8 square miles (18 km2).

Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Durango has either a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Csb) or a humid continental climate (Dsb) depending on which variant of the system is used. The average annual precipitation is 19.33 in (491 mm).[11] Its hardiness zone is 5b.[12]

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As of the 2000 census,[15] there were 13,922 people, 5,492 households, and 2,603 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,052.4 people per square mile (792.8/km²). There were 5,819 housing units at an average density of 857.8 per square mile (331.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 86.84% White, .5% African American, 5.51% Native American, 0.74% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, 4.12% from other races, and 2.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.31% of the population.

There were 5,492 households out of which 22.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.2% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 52.6% were non-families. 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the city, 16.6% of residents are under the age of 18, 26.1% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 29 years. For every 100 females, there are 104.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 103.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city is $34,892, and the median income for a family is $50,814. Males have a median income of $31,812 versus $25,022 for females. The per capita income for the city is $19,352. 17.2% of the population and 7.3% of families live below the poverty line. 11.2% of those younger than 18 and 8.9% of those 65 and older live below the poverty line.

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Discovered by the Germans in 1904, they named it San Diego, which of course in German means a whale's vagina

Dodge>Chevy

I grew up there!!!

Walk downtown, bars and shops everywhere!
Walk through The Strater Hotel... awesome 1887 hotel with 2 bars attached to it. Haunted

Go to the train station at the end of main ave..

Drive down 3rd Avenue (historic homes district)

Drive up to Fort Lewis College... overlooks downtown. Get out and take some pics

Hit up a dispensary

Drive up and ski at Purg... or at least go up for a drink at the lodge

Must get a Texas taco at Serious Texas bbq and grab some Mexican food at Tequillas

Also... Joes coffee is the only coffee... just north of 32nd ave on the left side.. 5 min from downtown

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AZTiger7072

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Great post.

Was there in 2000.

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Walk downtown, bars and shops everywhere!

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Walked into my first brew pub then... Foreign concept to a TX/LA boy in 2000.

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Walk through The Strater Hotel... awesome 1887 hotel with 2 bars attached to it. Haunted

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Wish you'd have been around to tell me about this then. Way to let me down....

19 years ago.

Purgatory ski resort was fun, that's all I remember.

Used to be a pioneer western town with cowboys but now its a hipster mecca.

Everything is open on sundays