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Cedaredge, Colorado Cedaredge is a Statutory Town in Delta County, Colorado, United States. The population was 1,854 at the 2000 census. Cedaredge is nestled in Surface Creek Valley beneath the southern slopes of the Grand Mesa, the largest mesa in the world. Its elevated vantage point allows for spectacular southern views of the San Juan Mountains, the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, and the communities of Delta, Colorado, Olathe, Colorado, and Montrose, Colorado. Cedaredge is a small, agricultural community which produces apples, peaches, and wine from the region's several vineyards. Notable attractions include Deer Creek Village Golf Club, Historic Pioneer Town, and an art gallery and craft store housed in a renovated apple packing shed. Regional sporting activities include camping, trophy hunting, hiking and Gold Medal fishing at more than 250 lakes on the Grand Mesa. During the winter locals partake in snowmobiling and Nordic skiing on the Mesa's numerous trails. Powderhorn Resort is located 30 miles (48 km) north of Cedaredge and offers a variety of ski terrain such as groomers, bumps, glades, and boulder fields, as well as two quality terrain parks. Early History Up until 1880 much of central and western Colorado was inhabited by the Ute Indians. Under the Act of June 15, 1880, the Utes ceded a large portion of their land to the United States, including the Surface Creek Valley. And on September 1, 1881, the last band of Utes made their exodus from western Colorado to the northeastern part of Utah under escort of troops from Fort Crawford. Settlers soon began arriving, building homesteads, barns, businesses, and churches. Much of the land was carved up into cattle ranches, fruit orchards, and fields of alfalfa, hay, corn, and other grains.The town of Cedaredge was officially incorporated on March 25, 1907. McGruder Fire Lightning struck a tree on Friday July 2, 2004. The fire smoldered overnight and hot dry winds fanned the flames into a large wildfire on July 3, 2004. By Sunday July 11, the fire was considered 100 percent contained. Thanks to the efforts of the Cedaredge volunteer and other area fire departments, San Juan Hot Shots, the BLM and Forest Service, no homes or lives were lost. The total area consumed by the McGruder fire was estimated at about 3,000 acres (12 km2), 1,467 acres (5.94 km2) of which was private land, the rest belonging to BLM and Forest Service. Centennial Celebration The Town of Cedaredge celebrated its centennial in 2007. Pioneer Town Pioneer Town is a museum and historical village. The centerpieces of Pioneer Town are the octagonal Bar-I silos, moved from their original location in 1984. Visitors can go back in time by visiting the museum's replicas of early 20th century town buildings, including a western saloon, marshall's office, barber shop, bank, clothing store, jail, creamery, and a working blacksmith's shop. Pioneer Town is also the home of the Chapel of the Cross. The latest major addition to Pioneer Town is the Doll and Toy House, a building designed to display a portion of the museum's large collection of dolls and toys from the past. Deer Creek Village Golf Club Opened in the Spring of 1988, Deer Creek Village Golf Club is a premier public golf course in Cedaredge, Colorado. The golf course was completed in April 1992 and is located on what was part of the Bar-I hayfields of the early 1900s. This 18 hole course can suit both the serious sportsman and the occasional enthusiast; the back nine has some of the most difficult golf terrain on the Western Slope. The course offers four tee boxes per hole, and adapts to any playing level. Deer Creek Village includes a driving range, clubhouse, and grill.Nestled in a protected valley at 6,100 feet (1,900 m) in elevation, the Deer Creek Village golf course features natural cedars and winding creek beds. Adding to the challenge of play and the beauty of the surroundings is a variety of trees, lakes and bunkers. Each hole offers breathtaking views of the 14,000-foot (4,300 m) peaks of the San Juan Mountains, the West Elk wilderness, Grand Mesa, and the Uncompahgre Mountains.Open year-round, Deer Creek Village Golf Club generally enjoys a moderate climate of warm, sunny days and cool, refreshing evenings. Western Colorado's unique combination of sunshine and temperate weather makes it possible for golfers to play around 320 days per year. Applefest In 1978 the 'Cedaredge Harvest Festival' officially changed its name to 'AppleFest.' Applefest is an annual celebration of apples, arts, music, and food held the first weekend in October in Cedaredge, Colorado. It is attended by around 15,000 visitors each year and typically over 200 food, arts and crafts vendors. The event features a classic car show and antique tractor show.Musical guests feature folk, gospel, blues, country, rock, bluegrass and others with local, regional and national artists.Applefest 2008 marked the 30th Anniversary of the event.Check http://www.applefestmusic.com for more information. Little Britches Rodeo and Parade The Western Slope Little Britches Rodeo was organized in 1958 by Dr. Walter H. Simon and Webb Bryson of Cedaredge. Land was provided east of town by Harry Palmer for $1.00 a year and a rodeo arena was built. In September 1958, fifty-four boys and girls entered the first Western Slope Little Britches Rodeo. The Western Slope Little Britches continues to this day and consists of a rodeo, parade, car show, and Lion's Club barbecue in the park. Grand Mesa Scenic Byway The scenic and historic byway was approved by the Colorado Department of Transportation in 1991. It runs North from Cedaredge along Highway 65, to the top of the Grand Mesa at more than 10,000 feet (3,000 m). Grand Mesa visitors center has maps, books and other information about the area. The byway sneaks past Island Lake, one of more than 300 trout-filled lakes in Grand Mesa National Forest. On the north side of the Mesa are the towns of Mesa, Collbran, and Powderhorn Ski Resort. The byway continues along De Beque Canyon, with its colorful sandstone bluffs, and eventually meets Interstate 70 in the town of De Beque. Cedaredge Volunteer Fire Department Cedaredge Volunteer Fire Station has held an annual '5-Alarm Chili Cook-off' fundraiser since 2000. Education Education in the early days of Surface Creek Valley consisted of several one-room school houses scattered across the rural countryside. In 1920 the new Consolidated Cedaredge High School was constructed and regular bussing began in the area. Cedaredge High School Completed in 1982, the current Cedaredge High School has an enrollment of approximately 300 students. Unusual for a school of its size, it contains a technology lab, geodesic greenhouse, and an integrated cafeteria/auditorium. The mascot for its athletic teams is the Bruin and it competes in 2A football, and in division 3A for volleyball, basketball, wrestling, baseball, swimming, tennis, and track. The Cedaredge Bruin Marching Band has won three state marching titles in class 1A (2002, 2003, and 2005).The (boys') football team won second place in the state championships in 1993, with the final being held at Cedaredge High School. After the team had not been to the state play-offs since 2002 and the 2008 season resulted in a win of 4 out of 10 games (no draws), the team was considered to have been 'down the past several years' even by local media; the Denver Post criticized as its primary weakness the 'lack of playing as a team.' The school managed to hire Rich Stubler, who coached for 22 years in the Canadian Football League including being head coach for the Toronto Argonauts for 10 games in 2008, as new head coach starting in the off-season of 2009; Stubler explained his choice of working for a small town high school with needing a break. The team finished the season with Stubler with 2 wins out of 10 games (no draws). Cedaredge Middle School Cedaredge Middle School occupied the original building of the Cedaredge Consolidated High School from the early 1980s until the current home for Cedaredge Middle School was built in 2004. It is located between the High School and Deer Creek Village golf course at the foot of Cedar Mesa. Cedaredge Elementary School Built in 1959, and also known as Cedaredge Hunsicker Elementary School. Surface Creek Vision Program Founded in 2003, the Surface Creek branch of the Delta County Vision program is a synthesis of homeschooling and public schooling philosophies. Cedaredge Public Library The current home for the Cedaredge Public Library was built in 199x. Geography Cedaredge is located at 38°54′06″N 107°55′35″W / 38.90167°N 107.92639°W / 38.90167; -107.92639 (38.9016487,-107.9264540). Climate The climate in Cedaredge, like much of the Grand Valley and Uncompahgre Valley, consists of mild, snowy winters; summers are hot and dry with scattered afternoon thunderstorms occurring often but delivering a small amount of total precipitation. Summers see typical highs of 92 and lows of 60, winters can see highs in the 50s and lows of 11 °F (−12 °C). Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,854 people, 894 households, and 554 families residing in the town. The population density was 898.9 people per square mile (347.5/km²). There were 1,000 housing units at an average density of 484.9/sq mi (187.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.01% White, 0.05% African American, 0.38% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.16% Pacific Islander, 0.59% from other races, and 2.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.39% of the population.There were 894 households out of which 20.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.6% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.0% were non-families. 34.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 21.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.07 and the average family size was 2.61.In the town the population was spread out with 18.8% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 19.0% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 31.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 51 years. For every 100 females there were 88.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.3 males.The median income for a household in the town was $27,381, and the median income for a family was $35,052. Males had a median income of $32,426 versus $21,500 for females. The per capita income for the town was $20,059. About 10.0% of families and 14.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.8% of those under age 18 and 10.4% of those age 65 or over.Media - The primary newspaper in Cedaredge is the Mountain Valley News, which covers all of Delta County, but is based in Cedaredge.