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Costilla County

Population in July 2007: 353. Population change since 2000: -7.9%
 

Males: 182  (51.7%)
Females: 171  (48.3%)

Median resident age:  37.1 years
Colorado median age:  34.3 years

Zip codes: 81123.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $31,165 (it was $22,875 in 2000)
Blanca:  $31,165
Colorado:  $55,212

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $79,944 (it was $49,300 in 2000)
Blanca:  $79,944
Colorado:  $233,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $104,234; Detached houses: $83,213; Mobile homes: $100,571; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $12,500
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Races in Blanca:

  • Hispanic (67.0%)
  • Other race (39.6%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (28.6%)
  • Two or more races (2.0%)
  • Japanese (1.8%)
  • American Indian (1.5%)
  • Filipino (1.0%)
  • Black (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Blanca: 77.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)


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Ancestries: United States (9.2%), German (6.6%), Irish (4.1%), Swedish (2.0%), Dutch (1.8%), Scottish (1.0%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Incorporated on 5/18/1910

Elevation: 7749 feet

Land area: 1.78 square miles.

Population density: 198 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Blanca

  • High school or higher: 57.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.8%
  • Unemployed: 8.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Blanca town

  • Never married: 22.6%
  • Now married: 69.2%
  • Separated: 1.6%
  • Widowed: 3.8%
  • Divorced: 2.8%

89 residents are foreign born (21.2% Latin America).

This town:  22.8%
Colorado:  8.6%



According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Blanca, Colorado in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Blanca to the number of sex offenders is 177 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Blanca:  0.7% ($350)
Colorado:  0.7% ($1,132)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pueblo, CO (75.0 miles , pop. 102,121).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Colorado Springs, CO (105.9 miles , pop. 360,890).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (458.0 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Fort Garland, CO (2.0 miles ), San Luis, CO (4.1 miles ), Alamosa East, CO (4.4 miles ), Mosca-Hooper, CO (4.4 miles ), Alamosa, CO (4.5 miles ), Sanford, CO (5.0 miles ), Gardner, CO (5.2 miles ), La Jara, CO (5.2 miles ).

Latitude: 37.44 N, Longitude: 105.51 W

Area code: 719

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Population change in the 1990s: +120 (+44.3%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (21%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Warehousing and storage (10%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Furniture and related products (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (20%)
  • Public administration (20%)
  • Social assistance (16%)
  • Warehousing and storage (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (14%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Construction laborers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (16%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (13%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (7%)
  • Child care workers (7%)
  • Legal support workers (5%)
  • Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (5%)



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Hospitals/medical centers near Blanca:
  • SAN LUIS VALLEY REGIONAL MED CTR (about 18 miles; ALAMOSA, CO)
  • CONEJOS COUNTY HOSPITAL - CAH (about 32 miles; LA JARA, CO)
  • SPANISH PEAKS REG HLTH CTR - CAH (about 41 miles; WALSENBURG, CO)

Political contributions by individuals in Blanca, CO

Airports located in Blanca:
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Blanca:
  • ADAMS STATE COLLEGE (about 21 miles; ALAMOSA, CO; Full-time enrollment: 4,147)
  • PUEBLO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 71 miles; PUEBLO, CO; FT enrollment: 2,587)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN COLORADO (about 78 miles; PUEBLO, CO; FT enrollment: 4,275)
  • PIKES PEAK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 101 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; FT enrollment: 5,307)
  • UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT COLORADO SPRINGS (about 108 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; FT enrollment: 4,953)
  • UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY (about 113 miles; USAFA, CO; FT enrollment: 4,330)
  • WESTERN STATE COLLEGE COLORADO (about 117 miles; GUNNISON, CO; FT enrollment: 2,199)
Public high school in Blanca:
  • SIERRA GRANDE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 74; Location: 17523 EAST HIGHWAY 160; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Blanca:
  • SIERRA GRANDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 165; Location: 17523 EAST HIGHWAY 160; Grades: PK - 06)
  • SIERRA GRANDE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 48; Location: 17523 EAST HIGHWAY 160; Grades: 07 - 08)
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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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Blanca travel time to work


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2004 Presidential Election results in Costilla County Colorado:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (58%)
  • Wood (26%)
  • Other fuel (8%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
  • Electricity (1%)
  • Coal or coke (1%)


Religon statistics for Blanca


Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)

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$31,2001$130
Judicial and Legal 0$0 1$130
Police Protection - Officers 1$2,354$28,2480$0
Water Supply 1$1,534$18,4081$784
Totals for Government 3$6,488$25,9523$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:
to Alamosa County, CO  2.01% ($21,350 average AGI)
to Pueblo County, CO  1.01% ($31,400)


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

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