| Swink, Colorado | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County[1] |
| Subdivision Name2: | Otero County |
| Government Type: | Statutory Town |
| Established Title3: | Incorporated |
| Established Date3: | June 6, 1906[2] |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [3] |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.73 |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.73 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.28 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.28 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [4] |
| Population Total: | 604 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
| Utc Offset: | -7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
| Coordinates: | 38.0147°N -103.6278°W |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [5] |
| Elevation M: | 1256 |
| Elevation Ft: | 4121 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code[6] |
| Postal Code: | 81077 (PO Box) |
| Area Code: | 719 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 08-75970 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0204827 |
Swink is a Statutory Town in Otero County, Colorado, United States. The population was 604 at the 2020 census.
A post office called Swink has been in operation since 1906.[7] The community was named after George W. Swink, a Colorado politician.[8]
As of the census[9] of 2000, there were 696 people, 278 households, and 199 families residing in the town. The population density was 2584.6sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 291 housing units at an average density of 1080.6sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 88.79% White, 0.43% African American, 1.01% Native American, 0.86% Asian, 7.18% from other races, and 1.72% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 20.55% of the population.
There were 278 households, out of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.1% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.1% were non-families. 25.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.99.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.7% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.2 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $36,094, and the median income for a family was $46,667. Males had a median income of $36,806 versus $25,694 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,353. About 8.4% of families and 10.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.6% of those under age 18 and 13.3% of those age 65 or over.
Swink has been incorporated in Colorado's Bustang network. It is part of the Lamar-Pueblo-Colorado Springs line.[10]