Editing Keystone, Colorado

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'''Keystone''' is a [[Home rule in the United States|home rule town]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Town of Keystone Begins {{!}} Town of Keystone |url=https://keystone.colorado.gov/blog-post/the-town-of-keystone-begins |access-date=2024-04-30 |website=keystone.colorado.gov}}</ref> located in [[Summit County, Colorado|Summit County]], [[Colorado]], [[United States]]. The town is a part of the [[Breckenridge, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area]]. Keystone residents voted to incorporate on March 28, 2023, becoming a municipality on February 8, 2024.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.summitdaily.com/news/keystone-will-become-colorados-newest-town-following-incorporation-approval-tuesday/ | title=Keystone will become Colorado's newest town following incorporation approval | date=March 29, 2023 }}</ref> The municipality includes the [[Keystone Resort]] and Keystone Village. The population of the former Keystone [[census-designated place]] (CDP) was 1,369 at the [[United States Census 2020]].<ref name="Census 2020" /> However, the boundary of the current municipality encompasses a smaller geographic area than the boundary of the former CDP; as of 2022 the population of the municipality was estimated to be 995. The [[Dillon, Colorado|Dillon]] [[post office]] {{nowrap|([[Zip Code]] 80435)}} serves Keystone postal addresses.<ref name="ZIPcode" />

==Geography==
The former Keystone CDP had an area of {{convert|107.316|km2|acres|order=flip}}, including {{convert|0.086|km2|acres|order=flip}} of water.<ref name=CO_CDP_2020/>

==Demographics==
<!-- As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 825 people, 327 households, and 88 families residing in the CDP. The [[population density]] was {{convert|20.3|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 2,606 housing units at an average density of {{convert|64.1|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 86.55% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.48% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.33% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 9.09% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.55% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 13.58% of the population.

There were 327 households, out of which 6.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 22.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 1.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 72.8% were non-families. 21.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 0.6% 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 2.42.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 7.2% under the age of 18, 39.9% from 18 to 24, 36.5% from 25 to 44, 12.5% from 45 to 64, and 4.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females, there were 186.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 195.8 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $43,654, and the median income for a family was $68,750. Males had a median income of $26,563 versus $30,833 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $24,085. None of the families and 22.1% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]], including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.
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The [[United States Census Bureau]] initially defined the {{nowrap|Keystone CDP}} for the {{nowrap|[[United States Census 2000]].}}
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|title  = Keystone CDP, Colorado
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|2000| 825
|2010|1079
|2020|1369
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==Keystone Resort==
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[[Keystone Resort]] was originally constructed in the 1970s by the [[Ralston Purina Company]]. It is now owned by [[Vail Resorts]]. The Keystone Resort [[ski]] area occupies 3 separate mountains: Dercum Mountain, North Peak, and The Outback. Recent expansion of terrain and services offers snowcat skiing in Independence Bowl, Bergman Bowl, Erickson Bowl, in addition to the existing North Bowl and South Bowl on Wapiti Peak. The resort has many summer and winter outdoor activities. The winter activities include alpine skiing, snowboarding, tubing, ice-skating, cross-country skiing, horse-drawn sleigh ride dinners, and snowmobiling. The summer activities include hiking, mountain biking, fishing, trail running, golf on two championship courses, and paddle boating on Keystone Lake. 
[[File:Airforce skiing at keystone colorado.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Members of the US Air Force skiing at Keystone Resort's 14th Annual SnoFest]]
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The Keystone ski area has:
* {{convert|2870|acre|km2}}
* {{convert|3128|ft|m}} vertical
* Base elevation: {{convert|9280|ft|m}}
* Summit elevation: {{convert|12408|ft|m}}
* 131 trails
* [[Degree of difficulty]] percentages for trails: Easiest-14 percent, More Difficult-29 percent, Most Difficult-57 percent
* 20 Lifts including 2 gondolas, 2 express six-pack and 4 high speed quads.
* The only Night skiing in the area.

Keystone is only a short drive from other resorts in Summit County - about 10 minutes to Arapaho Basin, 20 minutes to Breckenridge, and 20 minutes to Copper Mountain.
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==See also==
{{portal|Colorado}}
*[[Silverthorne, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area]]
*[[White River National Forest]]
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==References==
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==External links==
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*{{Official website|https://keystone.colorado.gov/}}
*[https://www.colorado.com/cities-and-towns/keystone Keystone @ Colorado.com]
*[https://www.uncovercolorado.com/towns/keystone/ Keystone @ UncoverColorado.com]
*[http://www.summitcove.com/area-info/ Keystone @ SummitCove.com]
*[https://www.keystoneresort.com/ Keystone Resort website]
*[https://www.summitcountyco.gov/ Summit County website]
*[https://www.fs.usda.gov/whiteriver White River National Forest website]
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[[Category:Census-designated places in Summit County, Colorado]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Colorado]]