Динозавр қаласы, Колорадо штаты

Town in Colorado, United States

Dinosaur is a statutory town in Moffat County, Colorado, United States. The Dinosaur National Monument headquarters is located just east of the town on U. S. Highway 40.

Dinosaur is located in the southwest corner of Moffat County at (40.241560, 109.008747). The Utah border is 2 mile (3 km) to the west. US 40 runs along the northern border of the town, leading east 87 mile (140 km) to Craig, the county seat, and west 33 mile (53 km) to Vernal, Utah. Colorado State Highway 64 has its northern terminus in Dinosaur and leads southeast 18 mile (29 km) to Rangely. The entrance and headquarters of Dinosaur National Monument are 2 mile (3 km) east on US 40, with the main body of the park 19 mile (31 km) to the north via Harpers Corner Road. At the 2020 United States Census, the town of Dinosaur had a total area of , all of it land.

As of the census of 2000, there were 320 people, 124 households, and 88 families residing in the town. The population density was There were 156 housing units at an average density of The racial makeup of the town was 98.43% White, 0.31% from other races, and 1.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.76% of the population. There were 124 households, out of which 34.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.3% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.0% were non families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.10. In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.5% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.9 males. The median income for a household in the town was $31,250, and the median income for a family was $31,250. Males had a median income of $43,500 versus $16,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,904. About 18.8% of families and 17.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.6% of those under age 18 and 14.3% of those age 65 or over.

In addition to tourism related to the Dinosaur National Monument, cannabis dispensaries have been a significant part of Dinosaur's economy since the late 2010s. Because recreational cannabis is legal in Colorado but illegal in bordering Utah, Dinosaur's cannabis dispensaries serve Utah residents driving across the state line to purchase the drug legally.

In a 2022 television commercial for GoDaddy, an online retailer's staff celebrate after receiving an order from Dinosaur.