Dinosaur, Colorado

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Moffat County

Population in July 2007: 335. Population change since 2000: +3.8%

Males: 164	(49.2%)
Females: 171	(50.8%)

Median resident age:	36.5 years
Colorado median age:	34.3 years

Zip codes: 81610.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $35,900 (it was $31,250 in 2000)

Dinosaur	$35,900
Colorado:	$55,212

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $44,600 (it was $32,700 in 2000)

Dinosaur	$44,600
Colorado:	$233,900

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Races in Dinosaur:

White Non-Hispanic (95.0%)
Hispanic (3.8%)
American Indian (1.3%)
Two or more races (1.3%)

2008 cost of living index in Dinosaur: 78.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (13.2%), German (12.9%), Irish (11.6%), United States (6.0%), Dutch (4.1%), Scotch-Irish (3.8%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Incorporated on 12/9/1947

Elevation: 5858 feet

Land area: 0.80 square miles.

Population density: 421 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Dinosaur

High school or higher: 75.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
Unemployed: 8.5%
Mean travel time to work: 40.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Dinosaur town

Never married: 26.4%
Now married: 56.4%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 4.4%
Divorced: 12.8%

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:

Dinosaur:	0.6% ($199)
Colorado:	0.7% ($1,132)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Provo, UT (182.2 miles , pop. 105,166).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Northeast Jefferson, CO (270.2 miles , pop. 450,166).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (509.9 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Rangely, CO (18.0 miles ), Naples, UT (36.1 miles ), Vernal, UT (39.1 miles ), Maeser, UT (42.3 miles ), Uintah and Ouray, UT (44.3 miles ), East Daggett, UT (48.5 miles) , Maybell-Powder Wash, CO (53.3 miles ), Randlett, UT (55.9 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 8 buildings, average cost: $152,700
2002: 1 building, cost: $73,600
2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $31,300
2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $30,000
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

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Latitude: 40.24 N, Longitude: 109.01 W

Area code: 970

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Population change in the 1990s: -3 (-0.9%).

Most common industries for males:

Mining (45%)
Construction (18%)
Repair and maintenance (8%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers (4%)
Utilities (4%)
Vending machine operators (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Food and beverage stores (16%)
Accommodation and food services (16%)
Construction (10%)
Educational services (10%)
Public administration (10%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
Data processing and other information services (8%)

Most common occupations for males

Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (13%)
Extraction workers (13%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (10%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
Construction laborers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (16%)
Cashiers (12%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
Other financial specialists (8%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (6%)

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Average climate in Dinosaur, Colorado

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Dinosaur, Colorado average precipitation

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Hospitals/medical centers near Dinosaur:

RANGELY DISTRICT HOSP - CAH (about 23 miles; RANGELY, CO)
ASHLEY VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 42 miles; VERNAL, UT)
UINTAH BASIN MEDICAL CENTER (about 76 miles; ROOSEVELT, UT)

Political contributions by individuals in Dinosaur, CO

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Dinosaur:

WALKER FIELD (about 85 miles; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; ID: GJT)
ROCK SPRINGS-SWEETWATER COUNTY (about 93 miles; ROCK SPRINGS, WY; ID: RKS)
YAMPA VALLEY (about 125 miles; HAYDEN, CO; ID: HDN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Dinosaur:

RANGELY (about 21 miles; RANGELY, CO; ID: 4V0)
VERNAL (about 37 miles; VERNAL, UT; ID: VEL)
DUTCH JOHN (about 54 miles; DUTCH JOHN, UT; ID: 33U)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dinosaur:

MESA STATE COLLEGE (about 86 miles; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Full-time enrollment: 4,415)
COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE (about 127 miles; GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO; FT enrollment: 3,400)
WESTERN STATE COLLEGE COLORADO (about 178 miles; GUNNISON, CO; FT enrollment: 2,199)
UTAH VALLEY STATE COLLEGE (about 187 miles; OREM, UT; FT enrollment: 14,182)
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY (about 189 miles; PROVO, UT; FT enrollment: 29,977)
SNOW COLLEGE (about 191 miles; EPHRAIM, UT; FT enrollment: 2,632)
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH (about 200 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; FT enrollment: 19,866)

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Hotel: Hi-Vu Motel (122 East Brontosaurus Boulevard).

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

DINOSAUR TOWN OF (Population served: 350, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-28-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-28-2006)

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-28-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-28-2006)

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 (MAY-31-2005)

One routine major monitoring violation

4 regular monitoring violations

Drinking water stations with addresses in Dinosaur that have no violations reported:

DINOSAUR NM: DINOS QUARRY (Serves UT, Population served: 800, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_groundwater)
DINOSAUR NM: GREEN RVR CG (Serves UT, Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
DINOSAUR NM: SPLIT MTN CG (Serves UT, Population served: 34, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This town:	2.6 people
Colorado:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	71.0%
Whole state:	65.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	6.5%
Whole state:	5.5%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	17.9%
Whole state:	9.3%

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

This town:	9.7%
Whole state:	4.1%

Dinosaur compared to Colorado state average:

Median house value significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in below state average.
Number of rooms per house above state average.
House age significantly below 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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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Dinosaur mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Moffat County Colorado:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

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
Water Supply	1	$1,600	$19,200	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	1	$2,158	$25,896	0	$0
Judicial and Legal	1	$1,528	$18,336	0	$0
Other Government Administration	0	$0		7	$115
Financial Administration	1	$1,606	$19,272	0	$0
Totals for Government	4	$6,892	$20,676	7	$115

Dinosaur government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $16,000
All Other: $1,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $48,000
Water Utilities: $40,000

Financial Administration: $38,000

Sewerage: $19,000

Regular Highways: $14,000

Parks & Recreation: $3,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $26,000
General - Interest on Debt: $1,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $18,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $17,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $1,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $12,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $321,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $44,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $22,000
Water Utilities: $18,000

Highways: $16,000
Tax - Property: $17,000
NEC: $7,000

Motor Vehicle License: $1,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $69,000

9.17% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,498 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.17%
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 Routt County, CO	1.18% ($35,556 average AGI)
from Mesa County, CO	0.68% ($31,742)
from Rio Blanco County, CO	0.33% ($37,200)

9.11% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,259 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.11%
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 Mesa County, CO	1.35% ($36,452 average AGI)
to Routt County, CO	0.90% ($36,829)
to Larimer County, CO	0.26% ($33,750)

Strongest AM radio stations in Dinosaur:

KNZZ (1100 AM; 50 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: M B C GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
KVEL (920 AM; 5 kW; VERNAL, UT; Owner: ASHLEY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KJOL (620 AM; 10 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: UNITED MINISTRIES)
KALL (700 AM; 50 kW; NORTH SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KIQN (1010 AM; 50 kW; TOOELE, UT)
KNEU (1250 AM; 5 kW; ROOSEVELT, UT; Owner: COUNTRY GOLD BROADCASTING, INC.)
KSL (1160 AM; 50 kW; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
KTNN (660 AM; 50 kW; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Owner: THE NAVAJO NATION)
KKZN (760 AM; 50 kW; THORNTON, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
KRAI (550 AM; 5 kW; CRAIG, CO; Owner: WILD WEST RADIO, INC.)
KOAL (750 AM; 10 kW; PRICE, UT; Owner: EASTERN UTAH BROADCASTING CO.)
KTWO (1030 AM; 50 kW; CASPER, WY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Dinosaur:

KIFX (98.5 FM; ROOSEVELT, UT; Owner: EVANS BROADCASTING, INC.)
KXRQ (94.3 FM; ROOSEVELT, UT; Owner: UINTA BROADCASTING, L.C.)
KLCY-FM (105.9 FM; VERNAL, UT; Owner: ASHLEY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
K216BO (91.1 FM; RANGELY, CO; Owner: PUBLIC BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC)
K220BM (91.9 FM; RANGELY, CO; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)

TV broadcast stations around Dinosaur:

K28CG (Channel 28; RANGELY, CO; Owner: RIO BLANCO COUNTY TV ASSOCIATION)
K06IX (Channel 6; RANGELY, CO; Owner: RIO BLANCO COUNTY TV ASSOCIATION)
K10DY (Channel 10; BLUE MOUNTAIN, ETC., CO; Owner: RIO BLANCO COUNTY TV ASSOCIATION)
K12EE (Channel 12; BLUE MOUNTAIN, ETC., CO; Owner: RIO BLANCO COUNTY TV ASSOCIATION)
K35DM (Channel 35; CATHEDRAL BLUFFS, ET, CO; Owner: RIO BLANCO COUNTY TV ASSOCIATION)

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