Drinking water stations with addresses in Blanca and their reported violations in the past:
BLANCA, TOWN OF (Population served: 471, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-19-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-19-2005), St Public Notif received (JUN-30-2005)
- One routine major monitoring violation
- 2 regular monitoring violations
Average household size:
| This town: |  2.8 people | | Colorado: |  2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 74.6% | | Whole state: | 65.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 3.5% | | Whole state: | 5.5% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 21.6% | | Whole state: | 9.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 12.3% | | Whole state: | 4.1% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Blanca, CO
Blanca compared to Colorado state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Costilla County Colorado:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (58%)
- Wood (26%)
- Other fuel (8%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
- Electricity (1%)
- Coal or coke (1%)
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Religion statistics for Blanca
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $2,600 | $31,200 | 1 | $130 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $130 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
1 | $2,354 | $28,248 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $1,534 | $18,408 | 1 | $784 |
| Totals for Government |
3 | $6,488 | $25,952 | 3 | $1,044 |
8.94% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,798 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.94% | | Colorado average: | 10.77% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
8.66% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,686 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.66% | | Colorado average: | 10.03% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Blanca:
- KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KOA (850 AM; 50 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
- KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
- KKZN (760 AM; 50 kW; THORNTON, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
- KGIW (1450 AM; 1 kW; ALAMOSA, CO; Owner: COMMUNITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KMXA (1090 AM; 50 kW; AURORA, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KTNN (660 AM; 50 kW; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Owner: THE NAVAJO NATION)
- KCBR (1040 AM; daytime; 15 kW; MONUMENT, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
- KNZZ (1100 AM; 50 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: M B C GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KCMN (1530 AM; 15 kW; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO)
- KHAC (880 AM; 43 kW; TSE BONITO, NM; Owner: WESTERN INDIAN MINISTRIES, INC.)
- KICA (980 AM; 50 kW; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
- KLMO (1060 AM; 30 kW; LONGMONT, CO; Owner: PILGRIM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Blanca:
- KDZA-FM (107.9 FM; PUEBLO, CO; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- K244DO (96.7 FM; ALAMOSA, ETC., CO; Owner: SAN LUIS VALLEY TELEVISION, INC.)
- K203AT (88.5 FM; WESTCLIFFE, ETC., CO; Owner: THE COLORADO COLLEGE)
- KRZA (88.7 FM; ALAMOSA, CO; Owner: EQUAL REPRESENTATION/MEDIA ADVOCACY)
- K239AE (95.7 FM; BUENA VISTA, ETC, CO; Owner: COLORADO COLLEGE)
- KKIT (99.1 FM; ANGEL FIRE, NM; Owner: DMC BROADCASTING, INC.)
- K216CT (91.1 FM; EAGLE NEST, NM; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO)
- K219CF (91.7 FM; DEL NORTE, ETC., CO; Owner: MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOUNDATION, INC.)
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 2 meters (7ft)
Total costs: $593,000
Total average daily traffic: 5,155
Total average daily truck traffic: 663
Total future (year 2022) average daily traffic: 6,940
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1- 6th & Smith Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 45.7 m, Overall height: 50.3 m
Registrant: Blanca Telephone Company, Alamosa, CO 81101-1031, Phone: (719) 379-3839
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Blanca, CO)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1- BLANCA PEAK, 4 Miles Ne Of, Overall height: 12.2 m, Call Sign: KCO81
Assigned Frequencies : 10955.0 MHz, 5945.20 MHz
Grant Date: 08/24/1990, Expiration Date: 02/01/2001, Cancelation Date: 10/15/1997
Registrant: U S West Communications Inc, 700 W Mineral Ave Room Co G1.24, Littleton, CO 80120
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3- Call Sign: KF6LJY, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01259491
Grant Date: 03/22/2007, Expiration Date: 05/27/2017
Registrant: Kathleen L Kirkland, 521 Main St, Blanca, CO 81123 - Call Sign: KG0KQ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00183051
Grant Date: 10/03/2003, Expiration Date: 12/21/2013
Registrant: Ben R Walske, Blanca, CO 81123 - Call Sign: WA2VFB, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00347694
Grant Date: 07/24/2001, Expiration Date: 08/27/2011
Registrant: Richard S Valla, 31567 Moxina Rd, Blanca, CO 81123
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2- Aircraft: PIPER PA-18-150 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 97 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 2547H , Serial Number: 18-7909198, Year manufactured: 1979, Airworthiness Date: 09/19/1979
Registrant (Partnership): S Ranch Three, Rural Route 1 Box 168, Blanca, CO 81123 - Aircraft: CESSNA P210N (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 141 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER (300 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 731JT , Serial Number: P21000477, Year manufactured: 1980, Airworthiness Date: 03/03/1980
Registrant (Co-Owned): S Ranch Three, Po Box 189, Blanca, CO 81123, Other Owners: Inc Blanfort
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 7
- Hazardous Condition: 3
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Blanca, CO
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