In March 1991, Widefield was the site of the crash of United Airlines Flight 585, which killed all 25 persons aboard. The crash was later determined to have been caused by a defect in the design of the Boeing 737-200's rudder power control unit.
Geography
East-west running Fontaine Boulevard divides Security and Widefield into two parts. Local convention usually regards Security as the section that is northwest of Fontaine Boulevard, with Widefield considered to be along the northern and southeastern sections of Fontaine adjacent to the City of Fountain. Security and Widefield neighborhoods are connected historically to their respective water towers. Much of the northern section of Fontaine is served by the Security Water and Sanitation District, whereas a small northern section as well as the southern section are served by the Widefield Water and Sanitation District including areas east of Grinnell.[citation needed]
At the 2020 United States Census, the Security-Widefield CDP had an area of 8,625 acres (34.905km2), including 309 acres (1.252km2) of water.[3]
As of the 2020 census, Security-Widefield had a population of 38,639. The median age was 34.4 years. 26.2% of residents were under the age of 18 and 12.6% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 100.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 97.7 males age 18 and over.[6][7]
97.7% of residents lived in urban areas, while 2.3% lived in rural areas.[8]
There were 13,030 households in Security-Widefield, of which 38.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 57.9% were married-couple households, 15.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 21.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 17.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[6]
There were 13,412 housing units, of which 2.8% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.3% and the rental vacancy rate was 5.1%.[6]
