Black Hawk, Colorado

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Back to Black Hawk, CO housing info, Gilpin County, Colorado, CO smaller cities, CO small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Gilpin County Population in July 2008: 105. Population change since 2000: -11.0%   Males: 59   (56.8%) Females: 46   (43.2%) Median resident age:   41.0 years Colorado median age:   34.3 years Zip code: 80422 Estimated median household income in 2008: $62,673 (it was $44,583 in 2000) Black Hawk:   $62,673 Colorado:   $56,993 Estimated per capita income in 2008: $35,102 Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $265,419 (it was $158,300 in 2000) Black Hawk:   $265,419 Colorado:   $242,200 Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $416,825; Detached houses: $289,614; Townhouses or other attached units: $1,540,729 Black Hawk, CO residents, houses, and apartments details Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for:  near:   Races in Black Hawk: White Non-Hispanic (78.0%) Hispanic (10.2%) Other race (5.9%) Two or more races (5.1%) Black (3.4%) American Indian (2.5%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races) Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Black Hawk: 93.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Black Hawk, Colorado on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Black Hawk is mentioned 97 times on our forum: New Casino in Black Hawk  (4 replies) Black Hawk, Colorado -- Info  (12 replies) Denver vs Black Hawk Sales tax  (0 replies) housing cost in cripple creek, black hawk and central city  (4 replies) Why the "split" between "old" and "new" Coloradans . . .  (231 replies) up to 3 feet of snow above 7k feet  (95 replies) Ancestries: French (28.0%), German (24.6%), English (21.2%), Irish (12.7%), Polish (8.5%), Scotch-Irish (5.1%). Current Local Time: MST time zone Elevation: 8056 feet Land area: 1.46 square miles. Population density: 72 people per square mile   (very low).

Latitude: 39.80 N, Longitude: 105.49 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +2,791 (+2365.3%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 29 (33.0%)

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Officers per 1,000 residents here:	200.00
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Black Hawk, Colorado

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Black Hawk-area historical tornado activity is above Colorado state average. It is 20% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/15/1988, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 30.3 miles away from the Black Hawk city center injured 7 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/18/1975, a category 3 tornado 40.5 miles away from the city center .

Black Hawk-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Colorado state average. It is 90% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/25/1994 at 19:06:07, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 50.8 miles away from Black Hawk center
On 10/1/2005 at 05:57:03, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 79.8 miles away from the city center
On 12/23/1995 at 06:51:48, a magnitude 3.6 (3.5 MB, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 80.2 miles away from the city center
On 1/18/1997 at 22:04:39, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 MB, 2.8 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 53.0 miles away from Black Hawk center
On 4/14/2002 at 18:16:33, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 ML, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 87.8 miles away from the city center
On 4/13/2006 at 05:50:12, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 ML, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 90.7 miles away from Black Hawk center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

Main business address for: JACOBS ENTERTAINMENT INC (SERVICES-MISCELLANEOUS AMUSEMENT & RECREATION).

Political contributions by individuals in Black Hawk, CO

• Miner's Mesa Heliport

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Hotel: Gold Dust Lodge (5312 Highway 119).

Average household size:

This city:	2.2 people
Colorado:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	53.7%
Whole state:	65.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	11.1%
Whole state:	5.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
• Gay men: 1.9% of all households

This city:	0.0%
Whole state:	9.3%

This city:	0.0%
Whole state:	4.1%

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Here		6.0%
USA		50.2%

13.25% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($46,411 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	13.25%
Colorado average:	10.77%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

from Jefferson County, CO	2.88% ($44,727 average AGI)
from Boulder County, CO	2.57% ($49,633)
from Denver County, CO	1.10% ($37,095)

13.06% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($43,743 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	13.06%
Colorado average:	10.03%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

to Jefferson County, CO	3.25% ($45,645 average AGI)
to Boulder County, CO	1.42% ($39,481)
to Denver County, CO	0.63% ($24,000)

• Call Sign: KB0ZCT, Previous Call Sign:
  Grant Date: 12/10/1996, Expiration Date: 12/10/2006, Cancelation Date: 12/11/2008
  Registrant: Heidi E Boswell, Black Hawk, CO 80422
• Call Sign: N0AMF, Previous Call Sign:
  Grant Date: 04/06/1993, Expiration Date: 04/06/2003, Cancelation Date: 04/07/2005
  Registrant: James M Petty, Black Hawk, CO 80422
• Call Sign: N7UDH, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00262172
  Grant Date: 06/20/2002, Expiration Date: 06/16/2012, Cancelation Date: 10/08/2002, Certifier: Thomas G Parsley
  Registrant: Thomas G Parsley, Black Hawk, CO 80422
• Call Sign: KC0MHS, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00466673
  Grant Date: 02/13/2002, Expiration Date: 02/13/2012, Cancelation Date: 10/22/2002, Certifier: Stephany A Parsley
  Registrant: Stephany A Parsley, Black Hawk, CO 80422
• Call Sign: KY2P, Previous Call Sign: N7UDH, Licensee ID: L00262172
  Grant Date: 10/08/2002, Expiration Date: 10/08/2012, Cancelation Date: 03/13/2004, Certifier: Thomas G Parsley
  Registrant: Thomas G Parsley, Black Hawk, CO 80422

• Fire: 19
• Hazardous Condition: 19

• #8 on the list of "Top 101 cities that people commute into (largest positive percentage daily daytime population change due to commuting)"

• #4 (80422) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the most casinos in 2005"
• #79 (80422) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Australian first ancestries"

• #61 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2003"
• #64 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2006"