| Brookside, Colorado | |
| Settlement Type: | Statutory Town[1] |
| Pushpin Map: | USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Brookside |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the Town of Brookside in the |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Fremont County |
| Government Type: | Statutory Town |
| Unit Pref: | US |
| Total Type: | Total |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.227 |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.227 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.000 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 236 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 498 |
| Population Metro: | 48,939 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | CSA |
| Population Blank1: | 217,101 |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Front Range |
| Population Blank2: | 5,055,344 |
| Timezone1: | MST |
| Utc Offset1: | −07:00 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | −06:00 |
| Coordinates: | 38.4135°N -105.1911°W |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [3] |
| Elevation Ft: | 5381 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | Cañon City CO 81212 |
| Area Code: | 719 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 08-09115 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2411733 |
Brookside is a Statutory Town located in Fremont County, Colorado, United States.[1] The town population was 236 at the 2020 United States Census.[2]
See also: Early history of Fremont County, Colorado.
At the 2020 United States Census, the town had a total area of 1.227km2, all of it land.[2]
Brookside is a part of the Cañon City, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area.
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 219 people, 85 households, and 62 families residing in the town. The population density was 507.5sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 88 housing units at an average density of 203.9sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 96.35% White, 0.46% Native American, 0.46% from other races, and 2.74% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.96% of the population.
There were 85 households, out of which 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.5% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.9% were non-families. 23.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.02.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.3% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $34,688, and the median income for a family was $40,833. Males had a median income of $33,333 versus $26,875 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,841. About 13.8% of families and 13.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.6% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.