Blue River, Colorado

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Population in July 2007: 923. Population change since 2000: +28.6%

Males: 507	(55.0%)
Females: 416	(45.0%)

Median resident age:	32.0 years
Colorado median age:	34.3 years

Zip codes: 80424.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $82,821 (it was $61,964 in 2000)

Blue River:	$82,821
Colorado:	$55,212

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $543,201 (it was $339,300 in 2000)

Blue River:	$543,201
Colorado:	$233,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $610,603; Detached houses: $606,462; Townhouses or other attached units: $412,447; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $176,697

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Races in Blue River:

White Non-Hispanic (96.8%)
Hispanic (2.0%)
Two or more races (1.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Blue River: 106.3 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (24.2%), Irish (19.9%), English (15.8%), United States (8.5%), Polish (4.5%), Scottish (4.5%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 10020 feet

Land area: 2.18 square miles.

Population density: 423 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Blue River

High school or higher: 98.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 59.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 13.3%
Unemployed: 0.8%
Mean travel time to work: 15.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Blue River town

Never married: 37.2%
Now married: 59.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.4%
Divorced: 3.4%

38 residents are foreign born (3.5% Europe, 1.0% Latin America, 0.6% Asia).

This town:	5.5%
Colorado:	8.6%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

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

Blue River:	0.4% ($1,526)
Colorado:	0.7% ($1,132)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lakewood, CO (53.3 miles , pop. 144,126).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Northeast Jefferson, CO (54.1 miles , pop. 450,166).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (528.5 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Breckenridge, CO (1.9 miles ), Alma, CO (3.2 miles) , Frisco, CO (3.2 miles ), Keystone, CO (3.6 miles ), Dillon, CO (3.7 miles ), Montezuma, CO (3.7 miles) , Silverthorne, CO (3.8 miles ), Fairplay, CO (3.8 miles ).

Latitude: 39.43 N, Longitude: 106.04 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 970

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Population change in the 1990s: +241 (+54.3%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Accommodation and food services (24%)
Construction (23%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (11%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
Clothing and clothing accessories, including shoe, stores (3%)
Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Accommodation and food services (23%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (15%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (9%)
Educational services (8%)
Health care (6%)
Public administration (6%)
Clothing and clothing accessories, including shoe, stores (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (13%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
Waiters and waitresses (6%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5%)
Carpenters (5%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (11%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
Business operations specialists (7%)
Media and communication equipment workers (6%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
Art and design workers (3%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (3%)

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Average climate in Blue River, Colorado

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Blue River-area historical tornado activity is below Colorado state average. It is 54% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/13/1977, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 14.1 miles away from the Blue River town center .

On 6/15/1988, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 62.5 miles away from the town center injured 7 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Blue River:

ST VINCENT GENERAL HOSPITAL DISTRICT (about 21 miles; LEADVILLE, CO)
VAIL VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 25 miles; VAIL, CO)
ASPEN VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 44 miles; ASPEN, CO)

Political contributions by individuals in Blue River, CO

Amtrak station near Blue River:

12 miles: FRISCO (1010 MEADOW DR.) - Bus Station

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Blue River:

COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES (about 50 miles; GOLDEN, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,183)
RED ROCKS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles; LAKEWOOD, CO; FT enrollment: 3,835)
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER (about 58 miles; BOULDER, CO; FT enrollment: 25,355)
EMILY GRIFFITH OPPORTUNITY SCHOOL (about 58 miles; DENVER, CO; FT enrollment: 3,083)
REGIS UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; DENVER, CO; FT enrollment: 5,898)
FRONT RANGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles; WESTMINSTER, CO; FT enrollment: 6,858)
UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-COLORADO CAMPUS (about 62 miles; LONE TREE, CO; FT enrollment: 3,098)

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Reservoirs and swamps: Goose Pasture Tarn (A), Goose Pasture (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Pennsylvania Creek (A), Spruce Creek (B), Indiana Creek (C), Quandary Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This town:	2.6 people
Colorado:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	56.7%
Whole state:	65.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	7.1%
Whole state:	5.5%

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

Lesbian couples: 1.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	7.0%
Whole state:	9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	3.2%
Whole state:	4.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Blue River, CO

Blue River compared to Colorado state average:

Median household income above state average.
Median house value above state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
Number of rooms per house above 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 above state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Blue River mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Summit County Colorado:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (46%) Electricity (36%) Utility gas (13%) Wood (5%) Other fuel (1%)

Religon statistics for Blue River

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	United Methodist Church	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Episcopal Church
Adherents	57.3%	13.4%	8.9%	7.3%	4.2%
Congregations	23.5%	5.9%	5.9%	5.9%	5.9%

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Assemblies of God	Churches of Christ	Lutheran Church	Other religions
Adherents	3.1%	2.3%	1.6%	1.2%	0.9%
Congregations	23.5%	5.9%	5.9%	5.9%	11.8%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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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	0	$0		8	$6,431
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		3	$1,399
Totals for Government	0	$0		11	$7,830

Blue River government finances in 2002:

Construction - Financial Administration: $2,000
Current Operations - Financial Administration: $127,000
Regular Highways: $122,000

Police Protection: $82,000

General - Other: $9,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $7,000
General Revenue, NEC: $5,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $451,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $53,000
General Support: $25,000

All Other: $6,000
Tax - Property: $272,000
NEC: $37,000

Total General Sales: $27,000

Motor Vehicle License: $3,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $94,000

15.75% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($65,138 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	15.75%
Colorado average:	10.77%

0.54% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,942 average AGI)
Summit County: 0.54%
Colorado average: 0.18%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Denver County, CO	0.95% ($88,931 average AGI)
from Jefferson County, CO	0.72% ($107,468)
from Boulder County, CO	0.64% ($92,544)

14.84% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($43,497 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	14.84%
Colorado average:	10.03%

0.41% of residents moved to foreign countries ($452 average AGI)
Summit County: 0.41%
Colorado average: 0.12%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Denver County, CO	1.04% ($37,136 average AGI)
to Jefferson County, CO	0.99% ($43,457)
to Park County, CO	0.44% ($38,872)

Strongest AM radio stations in Blue River:

KSKE (610 AM; 5 kW; VAIL, CO; Owner: PILGRIM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KKZN (760 AM; 50 kW; THORNTON, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
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.)
KMXA (1090 AM; 50 kW; AURORA, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
KCUV (1510 AM; 25 kW; LITTLETON, CO; Owner: PEOPLE WIRELESS, INC.)
KLMO (1060 AM; 30 kW; LONGMONT, CO; Owner: PILGRIM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KRKY (930 AM; 5 kW; GRANBY, CO; Owner: GRAND COUNTY WIRELESS, INC.)
KNZZ (1100 AM; 50 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: M B C GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
KRKS (990 AM; 10 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF COLORADO, INC.)
KCBR (1040 AM; daytime; 15 kW; MONUMENT, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
KNRC (1150 AM; 10 kW; ENGLEWOOD, CO; Owner: NRC BROADCASTING, INC.)
KLZ (560 AM; 5 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Blue River:

K300AE (107.9 FM; BRECKENRIDGE, CO; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
K207CK (89.3 FM; BRECKENRIDGE, CO; Owner: SUMMIT PUBLIC RADIOSUMMIT FOUNDATION)
K202CV (88.3 FM; BRECKENRIDGE, CO; Owner: COMMUNITY RADIO FOR NORTHERN COLORADO)
KYSL (93.9 FM; FRISCO, CO; Owner: KRYSTAL BROADCASTING, INCORPORATED)
KYGO-FM (98.5 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF COLORADO)
KXPK (96.5 FM; EVERGREEN, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
K259AC (99.7 FM; GYPSUM, ETC., CO; Owner: COMMUNITY RADIO FOR NORTHERN COLORADO)
KTUN (101.5 FM; EAGLE, CO; Owner: SALISBURY BROADCASTING COLORADO, LLC)
KBVC (104.1 FM; BUENA VISTA, CO; Owner: HEADWATERS MEDIA, L.L.C.)
K239AE (95.7 FM; BUENA VISTA, ETC, CO; Owner: COLORADO COLLEGE)
KBPI (106.7 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
KALC (105.9 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: ENTERCOM DENVER LICENSE, LLC)
K208DP (89.5 FM; NATHROP, CO; Owner: CHEYENNE MTN PUBLIC B/CAST HOUSE INC)
KSBV (93.7 FM; SALIDA, CO; Owner: ARKANSAS VALLEY BROADCASTING, LLC)
KDNK (90.5 FM; CARBONDALE, CO; Owner: CARBONDALE COMM. ACCESS RADIO, INC.)
KOSI (101.1 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: ENTERCOM DENVER LICENSE, LLC)
KFMD (95.7 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KRFX (103.5 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
KRVG (95.5 FM; GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO; Owner: WESTERN SLOPE COMMUNICATIONS LLC)
K247AD (97.3 FM; CARBONDALE, CO; Owner: PITKIN COUNTY TRANSLATOR)

TV broadcast stations around Blue River:

K02GX (Channel 2; ALMA, CO; Owner: TOWN OF ALMA)
K28HI (Channel 28; RED CLIFF, CO; Owner: RESORT SPORTS NETWORK, INC.)
K06DA (Channel 6; ALMA, CO; Owner: TOWN OF ALMA)

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Douglas I Brandon, West Off Highway 9, Type: Tower, Structure height: 19.8 m, Overall height: 19.8 m
Registrant: At&t Wireless Services, Inc., 1150 Connecticut Avenue, Nw, 4th Fl, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 223-9222, Email:

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Service Call: 1

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