Cheyenne Mountain, Colorado

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Population (year 2000): 8,671

Males: 4,280	(49.4%)
Females: 4,391	(50.6%)

Cheyenne County

Median resident age:	39.1 years
Colorado median age:	34.3 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $82,100 (it was $82,071 in 2000)

Cheyenne Mountain	$82,100
Colorado:	$50,652

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $347,700 (it was $297,900 in 2000)

Cheyenne Mountain	$347,700
Colorado:	$223,300

Cheyenne Mountain, CO residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Cheyenne Mountain:

White Non-Hispanic (90.2%)
Hispanic (4.9%)
Black (2.6%)
American Indian (2.6%)
Two or more races (2.5%)
Korean (1.5%)
Other race (1.0%)

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 4290 feet

Land area: 70.5 square miles.

Population density: 123 people per square mile

(very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Cheyenne Mountain

High school or higher: 97.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 57.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 27.2%
Unemployed: 3.9%
Mean travel time to work: 20.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cheyenne Mountain CCD

Never married: 16.1%
Now married: 71.3%
Separated: 1.4%
Widowed: 2.8%
Divorced: 9.8%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.2%
Colorado:	8.6%

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

Cheyenne Mountain:	0.5% ($1,636)
Colorado:	0.7% ($1,132)

Cheyenne Mountain satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Colorado Springs, CO (10.4 miles , pop. 360,890).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (612.3 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Fort Carson, CO (5.7 miles ), Stratmoor, CO (6.6 miles ), Manitou Springs, CO (9.0 miles ), Security-Widefield, CO (10.0 miles ), Colorado Springs, CO (10.4 miles ), Fountain, CO (12.0 miles ), Pikes Peak, CO (13.4 miles ), Cimarron Hills, CO (14.1 miles ).

Latitude: 38.73 N, Longitude: 104.87 W

58 people in other workers' dormitories
30 people in unknown juvenile institutions

Most common industries for males:

Professional, scientific, and technical services (12%)
Health care (10%)
Construction (9%)
Computer and electronic products (8%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (19%)
Educational services (15%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Top executives (8%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Engineers (6%)
Computer specialists (5%)
Physicians and surgeons (5%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Computer specialists (4%)

Cheyenne Mountain-area historical tornado activity is near Colorado state average. It is 21% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/24/1979, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 7.1 miles away from the Cheyenne Mountain place center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 6/13/1977, a category 3 tornado 13.4 miles away from the place center .

Hospitals/medical centers near Cheyenne Mountain:

CEDAR SPRINGS BEH HLTH SYSTEM INC (about 5 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO)
SEMPERCARE HOSPITAL OF COLO SPRINGS (about 8 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO)
HEALTHSOUTH REHAB HOSP OF COLO SPGS (about 9 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cheyenne Mountain:

CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS MUNI (about 13 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; ID: COS)
PUEBLO MEMORIAL (about 41 miles; PUEBLO, CO; ID: PUB)
BUCKLEY AFB (about 67 miles; AURORA, CO; ID: BKF)

Other public-use airports nearest to Cheyenne Mountain:

MEADOW LAKE (about 25 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; ID: 00V)
FREMONT COUNTY (about 28 miles; CANON CITY, CO; ID: 1V6)
COLORADO SPRINGS EAST (about 34 miles; ELLICOTT, CO; ID: A50)

Amtrak station near Cheyenne Mountain:

8 miles: COLORADO SPRINGS (120 S. WEBER) - Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cheyenne Mountain:

PIKES PEAK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 5 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Full-time enrollment: 5,307)
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY (about 17 miles; USAFA, CO; FT enrollment: 4,330)
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT COLORADO SPRINGS (about 18 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; FT enrollment: 4,953)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN COLORADO (about 38 miles; PUEBLO, CO; FT enrollment: 4,275)
PUEBLO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; PUEBLO, CO; FT enrollment: 2,587)
UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-COLORADO CAMPUS (about 56 miles; LONE TREE, CO; FT enrollment: 3,098)
RED ROCKS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 69 miles; LAKEWOOD, CO; FT enrollment: 3,835)

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Notable locations in Cheyenne Mountain: Pinehurst Ranch (A), Stage Road Picnic Ground (B), Star Ranch (C), Turkey Canyon Ranch (D), Emerald Valley Boys Camp (E), Emerald Valley Ranch (F), Hitch Rack Ranch (G), J L Ranch (H), Louisiana State University Camp (I), Cheyenne Mountain Lodge (J), Cheyenne Mountain Zoo (K). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Keeton Reservoir (A), Curr Reservoir (B), Fisher Canon Reservoir (C), Glen Cairn Reservoir (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: East Fork Turkey Creek (A), Sweetwater Creek (B), West Fork Turkey Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Cheyenne Mountain include: North Cheyenne Park (1), Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.7 people
Colorado:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	67.2%
Whole state:	65.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	3.5%
Whole state:	5.5%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	3.6%
Whole state:	9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	2.2%
Whole state:	4.1%

Cheyenne Mountain compared to Colorado state average:

Median household income above state average.
Median house value above 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.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
Number of rooms per house significantly above state average.
House age significantly below state average.
Number of college students below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Cheyenne County Colorado:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

6.28% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($23,302 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.28%
Colorado average:	10.77%

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

8.68% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,754 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.68%
Colorado average:	10.03%

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

Strongest AM radio stations in Cheyenne Mountain:

KCBR (1040 AM; daytime; 15 kW; MONUMENT, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
KCMN (1530 AM; 15 kW; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO)
KBZC (1300 AM; 5 kW; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KWYD (1580 AM; 10 kW; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: PILGRIM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KKCS (1460 AM; 5 kW; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: WALTON STATIONS - COLORADO, INC.)
KOA (850 AM; 50 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
KRDO (1240 AM; 1 kW; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: THE PIKES PEAK BROADCASTING CO.)
KMXA (1090 AM; 50 kW; AURORA, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
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.)
KXRE (1490 AM; 1 kW; MANITOU SPRINGS, CO; Owner: LATINO COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
KVOR (740 AM; 3 kW; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KCUV (1510 AM; 25 kW; LITTLETON, CO; Owner: PEOPLE WIRELESS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Cheyenne Mountain:

KKFM (98.1 FM; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KKLI (106.3 FM; WIDEFIELD, CO; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KKCS-FM (101.9 FM; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: WALTON STATIONS - COLORADO, INC.)
KSKX (105.5 FM; SECURITY, CO; Owner: OPTIMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KCME (88.7 FM; MANITOU SPRINGS, CO; Owner: CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN PUBLIC BROADCAST HOUSE, INC)
KRCC (91.5 FM; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: THE COLORADO COLLEGE)
KBIQ (102.7 FM; MANITOU SPRINGS, CO; Owner: BISON MEDIA, INC.)
KGFT (100.7 FM; PUEBLO, CO; Owner: BISON MEDIA, INC)
KSPZ (92.9 FM; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KVUU (99.9 FM; PUEBLO, CO; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KTLF (90.5 FM; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS OF COLORADO SPRINGS, INC.)
KILO (94.3 FM; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: COLORADO SPRINGS RADIO BCSTERS, INC.)
KEPC (89.7 FM; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: PIKES PEAK COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
KRDO-FM (95.1 FM; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: THE PIKES PEAK BROADCASTING CO.)
KMOM (96.1 FM; FOUNTAIN, CO; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KTLC (89.1 FM; CANON CITY, CO; Owner: MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOUNDATION, INC.)
KKMG (98.9 FM; PUEBLO, CO; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KCCY (96.9 FM; PUEBLO, CO; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KYZX (103.9 FM; PUEBLO WEST, CO; Owner: COLORADO SPRINGS RADIO B/CASTRS, INC)
K203AT (88.5 FM; WESTCLIFFE, ETC., CO; Owner: THE COLORADO COLLEGE)

TV broadcast stations around Cheyenne Mountain:

KKTV (Channel 11; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
KTSC (Channel 8; PUEBLO, CO; Owner: ROCKY MOUNTAIN PUBLIC BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
KGHB-CA (Channel 27; PUEBLO, ETC., CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
K23GJ (Channel 23; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: SYNCOM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
KXRM-TV (Channel 21; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: RAYCOM NATIONAL, INC.)
K49CJ (Channel 49; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: TELEMUNDO OF COLORADO SPRINGS, INC.)
KRDO-TV (Channel 13; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: THE PIKES PEAK BROADCASTING COMPANY)
K63DW (Channel 63; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: ROCKY MTN.PUB.B/CING.NETWORK,INC.)
K30AA (Channel 30; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: SANGRE DE CRISTO COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KJCS-LP (Channel 38; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: BETA BROADCASTING, INC.)
K43CG (Channel 43; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: FULL GOSPEL OUTREACH, INC.)
KXTU-LP (Channel 57; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: RAYCOM NATIONAL, INC.)
K32EO (Channel 32; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: FRONT RANGE EDUCATIONAL MEDIA CORP.)
KWHS-LP (Channel 51; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: LE SEA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

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