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Cheraw, CO map Population (year 2000): 211. Estimated population in July 2006: 211 (0.0% change)
 

Males: 100  (47.4%)
Females: 111  (52.6%)

Otero County

Median resident age:  39.9 years
Colorado median age:  34.3 years

Zip codes: 81030.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $21,300 (it was $21,250 in 2000)
Cheraw  $21,300
Colorado:  $50,652

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $67,300 (it was $57,700 in 2000)
Cheraw  $67,300
Colorado:  $223,300

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Races in Cheraw:

  • White Non-Hispanic (87.7%)
  • Hispanic (10.9%)
  • Other race (2.8%)
  • American Indian (1.4%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: German (17.1%), United States (10.4%), English (10.0%), Irish (8.5%), French (4.7%), Swedish (4.3%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Incorporated on 4/17/1917

Elevation: 4130 feet

Land area: 0.16 square miles.

Population density: 1295 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Cheraw

  • High school or higher: 76.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.0%
  • Unemployed: 5.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 12.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cheraw town

  • Never married: 18.3%
  • Now married: 50.3%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 10.5%
  • Divorced: 20.9%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.0%
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:

Cheraw:  0.6% ($358)
Colorado:  0.7% ($1,132)

Cheraw satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pueblo, CO (77.0 miles , pop. 102,121).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Colorado Springs, CO (102.3 miles , pop. 360,890).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (590.1 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: La Junta, CO (9.1 miles ), Swink, CO (10.3 miles ), Sugar City, CO (13.6 miles ), Rocky Ford, CO (15.0 miles ), Ordway, CO (18.6 miles ), Las Animas, CO (19.8 miles ), Manzanola, CO (24.5 miles ), Crowley, CO (24.5 miles) .

Latitude: 38.11 N, Longitude: 103.51 W


Area code: 719

Cheraw household income distribution Cheraw home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: -59 (-21.9%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Health care (22%)
  • Construction (21%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Furniture and related products (6%)
  • Mining (5%)
  • Vending machine operators (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (16%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Social assistance (15%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (13%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (11%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (6%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Farmers and farm managers (10%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (8%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (8%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
  • Accountants and auditors (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)


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Cheraw-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Colorado state average. It is 42% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/17/1971, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 38.9 miles away from the Cheraw town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/13/1977, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 13.4 miles away from the town center caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Cheraw:
  • ARKANSAS VALLEY REGIONAL MED CENTER (about 15 miles; LA JUNTA, CO)
  • WEISBROD MEMORIAL CTY HOSP - CAH (about 55 miles; EADS, CO)
  • LINCOLN COMM HOSP - CAH (about 63 miles; HUGO, CO)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cheraw:
  • LAMAR MUNI (about 58 miles; LAMAR, CO; ID: LAA)
  • PUEBLO MEMORIAL (about 69 miles; PUEBLO, CO; ID: PUB)
  • CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS MUNI (about 95 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; ID: COS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Cheraw:
  • LA JUNTA MUNI (about 5 miles; LA JUNTA, CO; ID: LHX)
  • MELON FIELD (about 15 miles; ROCKY FORD, CO; ID: 2V8)
  • CITY AND COUNTY (about 20 miles; LAS ANIMAS, CO; ID: 7V9)

Amtrak station near Cheraw:
  • 9 miles: LA JUNTA (1ST & COLORADO STS.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cheraw:
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN COLORADO (about 75 miles; PUEBLO, CO; Full-time enrollment: 4,275)
  • PUEBLO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 78 miles; PUEBLO, CO; FT enrollment: 2,587)
  • PIKES PEAK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 103 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; FT enrollment: 5,307)
  • UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY (about 111 miles; USAFA, CO; FT enrollment: 4,330)
  • UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT COLORADO SPRINGS (about 119 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; FT enrollment: 4,953)
  • METROPOLITAN STATE COLLEGE OF DENVER (about 129 miles; DENVER, CO; FT enrollment: 12,938)
  • UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT DENVER (about 129 miles; DENVER, CO; FT enrollment: 8,839)
Public high school in Cheraw:
  • CHERAW HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 64; Location: 110 LAKEVIEW AVENUE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Cheraw:
  • CHERAW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 110; Location: 110 LAKEVIEW AVENUE; Grades: PK - 05)
  • CHERAW MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 53; Location: 110 LAKEVIEW AVENUE; Grades: 06 - 08)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Cheraw and their reported violations in the past:

BEEHIVE WATER COMPANY NO1 (Population served: 154, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-18-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-18-2006)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-07-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-07-2006)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Chlorine
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Chlorine
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: Chlorine
  • One routine major monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Cheraw that have no violations reported:
  • CHERAW TOWN OF (Address: PO BOX 16, Population served: 277, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This town:  2.3 people
Colorado:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  64.1%
Whole state:  65.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  5.4%
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: 1.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  14.2%
Whole state:  9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  2.6%
Whole state:  4.1%

Cheraw compared to Colorado state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Parks and Recreation 0$0 1$1,189
Financial Administration 0$0 1$1,242



5.92% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,679 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.92%
Colorado average:  10.77%

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

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Pueblo County, CO  1.17% ($25,427 average AGI)
from Crowley County, CO  0.31% ($28,700)
from Bent County, CO  0.28% ($18,667)


6.89% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,271 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.89%
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 Pueblo County, CO  1.54% ($29,440 average AGI)
to El Paso County, CO  0.63% ($19,683)
to Crowley County, CO  0.46% ($32,833)


Strongest AM radio stations in Cheraw:
  • KBLJ (1400 AM; 1 kW; LA JUNTA, CO; Owner: COMMONWEALTH LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • 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)
  • KKZN (760 AM; 50 kW; THORNTON, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
  • KCBR (1040 AM; daytime; 15 kW; MONUMENT, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
  • KLMR (920 AM; 5 kW; LAMAR, CO; Owner: COMMONWEALTH LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • KGYN (1210 AM; 50 kW; GUYMON, OK; Owner: TELNS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KSIR (1010 AM; 25 kW; BRUSH, CO; Owner: JMS BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • KCMN (1530 AM; 15 kW; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO)
  • KIMB (1260 AM; 50 kW; KIMBALL, NE; Owner: G & L INVESTMENTS, LLC)
  • KLMO (1060 AM; 30 kW; LONGMONT, CO; Owner: PILGRIM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Cheraw:
  • KTHN (92.1 FM; LA JUNTA, CO; Owner: COMMONWEALTH LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • KRLJ (89.1 FM; LA JUNTA, CO; Owner: THE COLORADO COLLEGE)
  • KYZX (103.9 FM; PUEBLO WEST, CO; Owner: COLORADO SPRINGS RADIO B/CASTRS, INC)
  • KJQY (95.5 FM; ROCKY FORD, CO; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KCCY (96.9 FM; PUEBLO, CO; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KKMG (98.9 FM; PUEBLO, CO; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Cheraw:
  • K39ED (Channel 39; ROCKY FORD, CO; Owner: FULL GOSPEL OUTREACH, INC.)
  • K35DZ (Channel 35; LA JUNTA, CO; Owner: FULL GOSPEL OUTREACH, INC.)

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