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Saguache County

Population in July 2007: 90. Population change since 2000: +16.4%
 

Males: 45  (50.7%)
Females: 45  (49.3%)

Median resident age:  52.1 years
Colorado median age:  34.3 years

Zip code: 81131


Estimated median household income in 2007: $42,575 (it was $31,250 in 2000)
Crestone:  $42,575
Colorado:  $55,212

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $142,862 (it was $88,100 in 2000)
Crestone:  $142,862
Colorado:  $233,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $167,584; Detached houses: $165,083; In 2-unit structures: $367,751; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000

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Races in Crestone:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.9%)
  • Other race (4.1%)
  • Hispanic (1.4%)

2008 cost of living index in Crestone: 84.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (24.7%), English (13.7%), Irish (13.7%), Russian (6.8%), Scottish (6.8%), Dutch (4.1%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Incorporated on 1/24/1902

Elevation: 7913 feet

Land area: 0.25 square miles.

Population density: 359 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Crestone

  • High school or higher: 96.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 56.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 25.9%
  • Unemployed: 5.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 11.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Crestone town

  • Never married: 33.3%
  • Now married: 36.4%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 4.5%
  • Divorced: 25.8%

7 residents are foreign born (9.6% Europe).

This town:  9.6%
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:

Crestone:  0.3% ($259)
Colorado:  0.7% ($1,132)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pueblo, CO (61.6 miles , pop. 102,121).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Colorado Springs, CO (77.6 miles , pop. 360,890).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (472.6 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Moffat, CO (3.4 miles) , Westcliffe, CO (4.0 miles ), Silver Cliff, CO (4.1 miles ), Hooper, CO (4.5 miles) , Saguache, CO (5.0 miles ), Mosca-Hooper, CO (5.1 miles ), Center, CO (5.3 miles ), Gardner, CO (5.3 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 1 building, cost: $200,000
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 5 buildings, average cost: $129,100
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 1 building, cost: $110,000
  • 2002: 3 buildings, average cost: $151,400
  • 2003: 4 buildings, average cost: $151,400
  • 2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $163,700
  • 2005: 4 buildings, average cost: $80,000
  • 2006: 6 buildings, average cost: $186,300
  • 2007: 1 building, cost: $202,600

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Latitude: 38.00 N, Longitude: 105.70 W

Area code: 719

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Population change in the 1990s: +18 (+32.7%).



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Hospitals/medical centers near Crestone:
  • SAN LUIS VALLEY REGIONAL MED CTR (about 37 miles; ALAMOSA, CO)
  • CENTURA HLTH-ST THOMAS MORE HOSPITAL (about 40 miles; CANON CITY, CO)
  • RIO GRANDE HOSPITAL - CAH (about 43 miles; DEL NORTE, CO)

Political contributions by individuals in Crestone, CO

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Crestone:
  • ADAMS STATE COLLEGE (about 38 miles; ALAMOSA, CO; Full-time enrollment: 4,147)
  • PUEBLO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; PUEBLO, CO; FT enrollment: 2,587)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN COLORADO (about 65 miles; PUEBLO, CO; FT enrollment: 4,275)
  • PIKES PEAK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 73 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; FT enrollment: 5,307)
  • UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT COLORADO SPRINGS (about 76 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; FT enrollment: 4,953)
  • UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY (about 82 miles; USAFA, CO; FT enrollment: 4,330)
  • WESTERN STATE COLLEGE COLORADO (about 84 miles; GUNNISON, CO; FT enrollment: 2,199)
Public elementary/middle school in Crestone:
  • CRESTONE CHARTER SCHOOL (Students: 59; Location: 67487 CR 'T' ROAD; Grades: KG - 12)
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Tourist attraction: Orient Land Trust (Recreation Areas; East County Road Gg).

 

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

BACA GRANDE WSD (Population served: 750, Surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In OCT-2002. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-08-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-08-2003)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-1998 and SEP-24-1998, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-24-1998)
  • 22 regular monitoring violations
BACA GRANDE WSD CHALET CRESTONE (Population served: 115, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-1998 and SEP-09-1998, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-09-1998)
  • One regular monitoring violation

Average household size:
This town:  1.6 people
Colorado:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  40.0%
Whole state:  65.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  11.1%
Whole state:  5.5%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  19.7%
Whole state:  9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  0.0%
Whole state:  4.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Crestone, CO



Crestone compared to Colorado state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School



Crestone travel time to work


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2004 Presidential Election results in Saguache County Colorado:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (48%)
  • Wood (42%)
  • Electricity (6%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)


Religon statistics for Crestone

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsAmerican Baptist Churches in the USA
Adherents63.7%9.7%8.8%5.6%3.3%
Congregations13.6%18.2%9.1%4.5%4.5%
Name Mennonite Church of God in ChristAssemblies of GodChristian and Missionary AllianceChurches of ChristOther religions
Adherents3.2%1.9%1.5%1.1%1.1%
Congregations4.5%4.5%4.5%9.1%27.3%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


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
Financial Administration 0$0 1$1,486
Other Government Administration 0$0 7$2,468
Judicial and Legal 0$0 1$2,000
Streets and Highways 0$0 1$1,198
Sewerage 0$0 1$100
Totals for Government 0$0 11$7,252



8.81% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,792 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.81%
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 Chaffee County, CO  1.05% ($33,000 average AGI)
from Alamosa County, CO  0.96% ($21,727)


9.59% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($21,387 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.59%
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 Rio Grande County, CO  0.86% ($24,200 average AGI)


Strongest AM radio stations in Crestone:
  • 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.)
  • KMXA (1090 AM; 50 kW; AURORA, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KCBR (1040 AM; daytime; 15 kW; MONUMENT, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
  • KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KCMN (1530 AM; 15 kW; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO)
  • KNZZ (1100 AM; 50 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: M B C GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KCUV (1510 AM; 25 kW; LITTLETON, CO; Owner: PEOPLE WIRELESS, INC.)
  • KTNN (660 AM; 50 kW; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Owner: THE NAVAJO NATION)
  • KWYD (1580 AM; 10 kW; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: PILGRIM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KLMO (1060 AM; 30 kW; LONGMONT, CO; Owner: PILGRIM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KGHF (1350 AM; 5 kW; PUEBLO, CO; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Crestone:
  • K239AE (95.7 FM; BUENA VISTA, ETC, CO; Owner: COLORADO COLLEGE)
  • K203AT (88.5 FM; WESTCLIFFE, ETC., CO; Owner: THE COLORADO COLLEGE)
  • 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)
  • K219CF (91.7 FM; DEL NORTE, ETC., CO; Owner: MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOUNDATION, INC.)
  • KDZA-FM (107.9 FM; PUEBLO, CO; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)



National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 1 meters (3ft)
Total costs: $230,000
Total average daily traffic: 171
Total average daily truck traffic: 6
Total future (year 2022) average daily traffic: 308

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 3
  • CRESTONE, Block Lots 3 & 4, Overall height: 15.2 m, Call Sign: WML924, Licensee ID: L00005290
    Assigned Frequencies : 2165.20 MHz
    Grant Date: 03/13/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Cancelation Date: 05/25/2004
    Registrant: Columbine Acquisition Corp, 521 East Morehead St Suite 250, Charlotte, NC 28202
  • Various Locations, Overall height: 6.1 m, Call Sign: WPNE447
    Assigned Frequencies : 956.393 MHz
    Grant Date: 04/17/1997, Expiration Date: 04/17/2002, Cancelation Date: 07/21/2002
    Registrant: Phone: (719) 256-4310
  • CRESTONE, Lat: 37.986694 Lon: -105.691694, Call Sign: WQIV963
    Assigned Frequencies : 956.393 MHz
    Grant Date: 05/30/2008, Expiration Date: 05/30/2018, Certifier: Darla Tiernan
    Registrant: Sensus, 450 N. Gallatin Avenue, Uniontown, PA 15401, Phone: (800) 638-3748, Fax: (800) 888-2403, Email:

FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1
  • Block Lots 3 & 4, Call Sign: KNKO928
    Assigned Frequencies : 454.525 MHz, 454.425 MHz, 454.575 MHz, 454.625 MHz
    Grant Date: 12/09/2008, Expiration Date: 11/01/2018
    Registrant: Blooston, Mordkofsky, Dickens, Duffy & Prendergast, LLP, 2120 L Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20037, Phone: (202) 659-0830, Fax: (202) 828-5568

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 6
  • Call Sign: KB0DUZ, Previous Call Sign:
    Grant Date: 01/17/1989, Expiration Date: 01/17/1999, Cancelation Date: 01/18/2001
    Registrant: Carl F Weiss, Crestone, CO 81131
  • Call Sign: KC0AOZ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01255598
    Grant Date: 03/13/2007, Expiration Date: 04/16/2017
    Registrant: Gregory J Mc Lain, Crestone, CO 81131
  • Call Sign: KC5DM, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00375759
    Grant Date: 07/09/2001, Expiration Date: 10/01/2011
    Registrant: James D Houser, 23 Alpine Overlook, Crestone, CO 81131-9999
  • Call Sign: N0MBZ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00246157
    Grant Date: 06/27/2000, Expiration Date: 06/27/2010
    Registrant: Robert J Carlsen, Crestone, CO 81131
  • Call Sign: KC0TEJ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00925956
    Grant Date: 10/07/2004, Expiration Date: 10/07/2014, Certifier: Victoria L Jimenez
    Registrant: Victoria L Helm, Crestone, CO 81131
  • Call Sign: W0OJ, Previous Call Sign: AB0AM, Licensee ID: L00994834
    Grant Date: 09/12/2006, Expiration Date: 09/12/2016, Certifier: Philip A Schechter
    Registrant: Philip A Schechter, 1534 Centennial Overlook, Crestone, CO 81131-0580


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 3
  • Hazardous Condition: 4
  • Good Intent Call: 3

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