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Population (year 2000): 3,653. Estimated population in July 2006: 3,692 (+1.1% change)
 

Males: 1,750  (47.9%)
Females: 1,903  (52.1%)

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Median resident age:  36.1 years
Colorado median age:  34.3 years

Zip codes: 81226.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $29,700 (it was $29,628 in 2000)
Florence  $29,700
Colorado:  $50,652

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $101,800 (it was $87,200 in 2000)
Florence  $101,800
Colorado:  $223,300

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Races in Florence:

  • White Non-Hispanic (81.4%)
  • Hispanic (15.7%)
  • Two or more races (2.8%)
  • Other race (2.6%)
  • American Indian (2.2%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: German (16.0%), Irish (10.5%), English (8.8%), Italian (7.1%), United States (5.9%), Dutch (2.9%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Incorporated on 9/13/1887

Elevation: 5191 feet

Land area: 4.07 square miles.

Population density: 903 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Florence

  • High school or higher: 80.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
  • Unemployed: 2.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Florence city

  • Never married: 21.9%
  • Now married: 53.9%
  • Separated: 2.0%
  • Widowed: 9.3%
  • Divorced: 13.0%

101 residents are foreign born (2.0% Latin America, 0.5% Europe).

This city:  2.8%
Colorado:  8.6%



According to our research there were 18 registered sex offenders living in Florence, Colorado in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Florence to the number of sex offenders is 204 to 1.

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

Florence:  0.6% ($493)
Colorado:  0.7% ($1,132)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pueblo, CO (35.1 miles , pop. 102,121).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Colorado Springs, CO (39.6 miles , pop. 360,890).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (584.6 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Coal Creek, CO (2.9 miles ), Williamsburg, CO (3.0 miles ), Rockvale, CO (3.6 miles ), Brookside, CO (5.3 miles ), Lincoln Park, CO (7.3 miles ), Penrose-Portland, CO (7.8 miles ), Penrose, CO (7.9 miles ), Canon City, CO (8.6 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 31 buildings, average cost: $72,500
  • 1997: 24 buildings, average cost: $69,900
  • 1998: 25 buildings, average cost: $69,900
  • 1999: 55 buildings, average cost: $64,900
  • 2000: 17 buildings, average cost: $77,300
  • 2001: 29 buildings, average cost: $79,000
  • 2002: 11 buildings, average cost: $119,900
  • 2003: 15 buildings, average cost: $125,400
  • 2004: 5 buildings, average cost: $149,700
  • 2005: 17 buildings, average cost: $114,400
  • 2006: 18 buildings, average cost: $184,600

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Latitude: 38.39 N, Longitude: 105.12 W


39 people in nursing homes

Area code: 719

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Population change in the 1990s: +627 (+20.7%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (23%)
  • Public administration (16%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (4%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (18%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Social assistance (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Private households (4%)
  • Computer and electronic products (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Child care workers (8%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)


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Crime in Florence by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 100000
    per 100,000 26.70.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 434243
    per 100,000 106.678.4106.453.4107.179.9
Robberies 010011
    per 100,000 0.026.10.00.026.826.6
Assaults 23222413147
    per 100,000 613.0574.9638.3347.0374.7186.4
Burglaries 151412969
    per 100,000 399.8365.8319.1240.3160.6239.7
Thefts 505552754353
    per 100,000 1332.61437.21383.02002.11151.01411.5
Auto thefts 7855311
    per 100,000 186.6209.0133.0133.580.3292.9
Arson 021201
    per 100,000 0.052.326.653.40.026.6
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 357.4285.3301.1219.7232.3205.9

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 21 (8 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.18
US city average:  3.00

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Florence-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Colorado state average. It is 62% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/24/1979, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 34.5 miles away from the Florence city center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 6/13/1977, a category 3 tornado 37.9 miles away from the city center .


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Hospitals/medical centers near Florence:
  • CENTURA HLTH-ST THOMAS MORE HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; CANON CITY, CO)
  • CEDAR SPRINGS BEH HLTH SYSTEM INC (about 35 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO)
  • CMHIP - FORENSIC HOSPITAL (about 35 miles; PUEBLO, CO)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Florence:
  • CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS MUNI (about 41 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; ID: COS)
  • PUEBLO MEMORIAL (about 45 miles; PUEBLO, CO; ID: PUB)
  • SAN LUIS VALLEY REGIONAL/BERGMAN FIELD (about 84 miles; ALAMOSA, CO; ID: ALS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Florence:
  • FREMONT COUNTY (about 3 miles; CANON CITY, CO; ID: 1V6)
  • SILVER WEST (about 32 miles; WESTCLIFFE, CO; ID: C08)
  • MEADOW LAKE (about 54 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; ID: 00V)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Florence:
  • PIKES PEAK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Full-time enrollment: 5,307)
  • PUEBLO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; PUEBLO, CO; FT enrollment: 2,587)
  • UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT COLORADO SPRINGS (about 39 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; FT enrollment: 4,953)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN COLORADO (about 39 miles; PUEBLO, CO; FT enrollment: 4,275)
  • UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY (about 45 miles; USAFA, CO; FT enrollment: 4,330)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-COLORADO CAMPUS (about 81 miles; LONE TREE, CO; FT enrollment: 3,098)
  • ADAMS STATE COLLEGE (about 83 miles; ALAMOSA, CO; FT enrollment: 4,147)
Public high school in Florence:
  • FLORENCE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 562; Location: 215 NORTH MAPLE AVENUE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Florence:
  • FLORENCE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 50; Location: 303 E 3RD STREET; Grades: KG - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Florence:
  • FREMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 421; Location: 500 WEST 5TH STREET; Grades: KG - 04)
  • FREMONT MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 380; Location: 500 WEST 5TH STREET; Grades: 05 - 08)
Library in Florence:
  • FLORENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $40,369; Location: 100 W. SECOND; 18,575 books; 505 audio materials; 85 video materials; 26 serial subscriptions)

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Cemetery: Union Highland Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotel: Florence Rose Bed & Breakfast (1305 West 3rd Street).

 

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

EAST FLORENCE WATER ASSOCIATION (Population served: 283, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Florence that have no violations reported:
  • FLORENCE CITY OF (Population served: 8736, Primary Water Source Type: Surface_water)

Average household size:
This city:  2.4 people
Colorado:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  65.4%
Whole state:  65.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  4.3%
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 city:  17.6%
Whole state:  9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  6.1%
Whole state:  4.1%

Florence compared to Colorado state average:

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  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage 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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Banks with branches in Florence (2007 data):
  • Rocky Mountain Bank & Trust Florence: at 101 East Main Street, branch established on 1900-05-31. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $129.1 mil, Deposits: $92.4 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: First Flo Corporation
  • Canon National Bank: Florence Branch at 100 E. Main Street, branch established on 2001-11-26. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $208.7 mil, Deposits: $186.2 mil, headquarters in Canon City, CO, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: Canon Bank Corporation



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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
Financial Administration 2$4,979$29,8740$0
Water Supply 5$12,108$29,0590$0
Local Libraries 0$0 2$1,745
Streets and Highways 12$21,376$21,3760$0
Police - Other 5$6,781$16,2741$1,007
Police Protection - Officers 8$17,528$26,2920$0
Judicial and Legal 2$6,137$36,8220$0
Other Government Administration 2$7,988$47,9280$0
Totals for Government 36$76,899$25,6333$2,752



8.47% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,613 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.47%
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 El Paso County, CO  1.11% ($41,164 average AGI)
from Pueblo County, CO  0.71% ($25,629)
from Chaffee County, CO  0.38% ($33,904)


7.52% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,028 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.52%
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 El Paso County, CO  1.27% ($36,965 average AGI)
to Pueblo County, CO  0.86% ($33,974)
to Chaffee County, CO  0.33% ($31,773)


Strongest AM radio stations in Florence:
  • KCBR (1040 AM; daytime; 15 kW; MONUMENT, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
  • KRLN (1400 AM; 1 kW; CANON CITY, CO; Owner: ROYAL GORGE BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • KOA (850 AM; 50 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
  • KCMN (1530 AM; 15 kW; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO)
  • KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
  • KMXA (1090 AM; 50 kW; AURORA, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KWYD (1580 AM; 10 kW; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: PILGRIM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KKZN (760 AM; 50 kW; THORNTON, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
  • KGHF (1350 AM; 5 kW; PUEBLO, CO; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KFEL (970 AM; 3 kW; PUEBLO, CO; Owner: WELLSPRING HARVEST MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • KBZC (1300 AM; 5 kW; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KCUV (1510 AM; 25 kW; LITTLETON, CO; Owner: PEOPLE WIRELESS, INC.)
  • KKCS (1460 AM; 5 kW; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: WALTON STATIONS - COLORADO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Florence:
  • K203AT (88.5 FM; WESTCLIFFE, ETC., CO; Owner: THE COLORADO COLLEGE)
  • KKFM (98.1 FM; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KKCS-FM (101.9 FM; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: WALTON STATIONS - COLORADO, INC.)
  • KBIQ (102.7 FM; MANITOU SPRINGS, CO; Owner: BISON MEDIA, INC.)
  • KRCC (91.5 FM; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: THE COLORADO COLLEGE)
  • KSKX (105.5 FM; SECURITY, CO; Owner: OPTIMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KKLI (106.3 FM; WIDEFIELD, CO; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KGFT (100.7 FM; PUEBLO, CO; Owner: BISON MEDIA, INC)
  • KTLF (90.5 FM; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS OF COLORADO SPRINGS, INC.)
  • KSPZ (92.9 FM; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KVUU (99.9 FM; PUEBLO, CO; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KCME (88.7 FM; MANITOU SPRINGS, CO; Owner: CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN PUBLIC BROADCAST HOUSE, INC)
  • KMOM (96.1 FM; FOUNTAIN, CO; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KILO (94.3 FM; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: COLORADO SPRINGS RADIO BCSTERS, INC.)
  • KRDO-FM (95.1 FM; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: THE PIKES PEAK BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KDZA-FM (107.9 FM; PUEBLO, CO; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KEPC (89.7 FM; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: PIKES PEAK COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • KTLC (89.1 FM; CANON CITY, CO; Owner: MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOUNDATION, INC.)
  • K239AE (95.7 FM; BUENA VISTA, ETC, CO; Owner: COLORADO COLLEGE)
  • KKMG (98.9 FM; PUEBLO, CO; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Florence:
  • K12ME (Channel 12; CANON CITY, CO; Owner: PIKES PEAK BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • K19DY (Channel 19; CANON CITY, CO; Owner: SANGRE DE CRISTO COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • K10LI (Channel 10; CANON CITY, CO; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)

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