Eads, Colorado
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Eads is a statutory town, county seat, and the most populous municipality of Kiowa County, Colorado, United States.<ref name="GNIS"/><ref name=COMun/> The town population was 672 at the 2020 United States census.<ref name=2020_Census/>
History
Eads has been the seat of Kiowa County since 1901.<ref name=KiowaFactBook/> Eads was established in 1887 as a railroad town and was named after James Buchanan Eads, a structural engineer with the Missouri Pacific Railroad, who designed and built the Eads Bridge over the Mississippi River at St. Louis in 1874 and went on to design and build the system of levees on the Mississippi Delta which made the river navigable by ocean-going vessels. In the town, there are many historic houses and buildings that are still in use to this day; on Maine Street, there are many places to visit to learn more about the town's history. Since 2007, there is an annual event where the local businesses of Eads are supported called the Maine street bash; it includes many activities and live performances.
The original name of Eads was Dayton.<ref>KiowaCountyColorado.com http://www.kiowacounty-colorado.com/eads.htm</ref>
Geography
Eads is located at Template:Coord (38.480465, −102.780763).<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> At the 2020 United States census, the town had a total area of Template:Convert, all of it land.<ref name=2020_Census/>
Climate
Eads location in the eastern portion of Colorado gives it a Cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk) featuring warm to hot dry sometimes wet summers and cold sometimes snowy winters. Template:Weather box
Demographics
As of the census<ref name="GR2">Template:Cite web</ref> of 2000, there were 747 people, 320 households, and 193 families residing in the town. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 389 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the town was 95.85% White, 0.67% African American, 0.80% Native American, 1.47% from other races, and 1.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.95% of the population.
There were 320 households, out of which 25.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.4% were non-families. 35.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.93.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.4% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 21.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.2 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $27,024, and the median income for a family was $35,625. Males had a median income of $29,375 versus $19,792 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,944. About 7.0% of families and 12.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.8% of those under age 18 and 13.5% of those age 65 or over. Template:Clear
Education
Eads lies in Kiowa County School District RE-1 (also called Eads School District RE-1), one of two school districts in Kiowa County. The district operates three schools: Eads Elementary School (Pre-K-5th grade), Eads Middle School (6th-8th grades), and Eads High School (9th-12th grades). In the 2025–2026 school year, the elementary school had 126 students, the middle school had 43 students, and the high school had 48 students.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Health care
Weisbrod Memorial County Hospital serves Eads and Kiowa County.<ref name=CHA>Template:Cite web</ref> Template:Clear
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