Granada, Colorado

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Prowers County

Population in July 2008: 580. Population change since 2000: -9.4%

Males: 282	(48.8%)
Females: 298	(51.3%)

Median resident age:	27.8 years
Colorado median age:	34.3 years

Zip codes: 81041.

Estimated median household income in 2008: $36,609 (it was $26,042 in 2000)

Granada:	$36,609
Colorado:	$56,993

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $14,266

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $72,097 (it was $43,000 in 2000)

Granada:	$72,097
Colorado:	$242,200

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $80,365; Detached houses: $94,170; Townhouses or other attached units: $79,348; Mobile homes: $19,038

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Races in Granada:

Hispanic (62.5%)
White Non-Hispanic (37.0%)
Other race (33.8%)
Two or more races (1.4%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Granada: 73.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (13.9%), Italian (6.9%), Irish (6.1%), English (4.4%), United States (3.9%), French (1.4%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Incorporated on 7/25/1887

Elevation: 3484 feet

Land area: 0.72 square miles.

Population density: 806 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Granada

High school or higher: 58.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
Unemployed: 2.2%
Mean travel time to work: 30.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Granada town

Never married: 23.5%
Now married: 61.4%
Separated: 0.7%
Widowed: 5.2%
Divorced: 9.2%

118 residents are foreign born (18.3% Latin America).

This town:	18.4%
Colorado:	8.6%

According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Granada, Colorado in May 2009.
The ratio of number of residents in Granada to the number of sex offenders is 290 to 1.

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

Granada:	0.7% ($298)
Colorado:	0.7% ($1,132)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pueblo, CO (126.4 miles , pop. 102,121).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Colorado Springs, CO (145.3 miles , pop. 360,890).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (478.9 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Hartman, CO (2.5 miles) , Holly, CO (3.2 miles ), Coolidge, KS (4.1 miles) , Two Butte Creek, CO (4.1 miles ), Lamar, CO (4.1 miles ), Wiley, CO (4.8 miles ), Sheridan Lake, CO (5.3 miles) , McClave, CO (5.5 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 3 buildings, average cost: $40,000
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 3 buildings, average cost: $55,000
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 0 buildings
2008: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 38.06 N, Longitude: 102.31 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 719

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Population change in the 1990s: +121 (+23.3%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (35%)
Construction (10%)
Rail transportation (8%)
Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers (6%)
Public administration (6%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Warehousing and storage (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (17%)
Educational services (16%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (10%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Personal and laundry services (6%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Agricultural workers including supervisors (23%)
Farmers and farm managers (13%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
Other construction workers and helpers (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Accountants and auditors (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)

Average climate in Granada, Colorado

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Granada-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Colorado state average. It is 15% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/29/2001, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 18.5 miles away from the Granada town center caused $150,000 in damages.

On 6/24/1968, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 10.4 miles away from the town center injured one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Granada-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Colorado state average. It is 97% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/2/1998 at 15:47:16, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 62.0 miles away from Granada center
Magnitude types: local magnitude (ML)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Granada:

PROWERS MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles; LAMAR, CO)
HAMILTON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; SYRACUSE, KS)
WEISBROD MEMORIAL CTY HOSP - CAH (about 39 miles; EADS, CO)

Political contributions by individuals in Granada, CO

Amtrak station near Granada:

17 miles: LAMAR (MAIN & BEECH STS.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Granada:

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN COLORADO (about 124 miles; PUEBLO, CO; Full-time enrollment: 4,275)
PUEBLO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 127 miles; PUEBLO, CO; FT enrollment: 2,587)
PIKES PEAK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 146 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; FT enrollment: 5,307)
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY (about 152 miles; USAFA, CO; FT enrollment: 4,330)
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT COLORADO SPRINGS (about 159 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; FT enrollment: 4,953)
METROPOLITAN STATE COLLEGE OF DENVER (about 162 miles; DENVER, CO; FT enrollment: 12,938)
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT DENVER (about 162 miles; DENVER, CO; FT enrollment: 8,839)

Public high school in Granada:

GRANADA UNDIVIDED HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 134; Location: 201 SOUTH HOISINGTON STREET; Grades: 07 - 12)

Public elementary/middle school in Granada:

GRANADA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 170; Location: 201 SOUTH HOISINGTON STREET; Grades: PK - 06)

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

GRANADA TOWN OF (Population served: 640, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

Average household size:

This town:	3.2 people
Colorado:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	76.3%
Whole state:	65.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	4.5%
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: 1.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:

This town:	27.8%
Whole state:	9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:

This town:	8.0%
Whole state:	4.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Granada, CO

Granada compared to Colorado state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Median age below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Number of rooms per house above state average.
House age below state average.
Number of college students significantly 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 Granada (2009 data):

Colorado East Bank & Trust: Granada Branch at 108 East Goff Street, branch established on 1915-01-01. Info updated 2008-04-02: Bank assets: $799.1 mil, Deposits: $647.5 mil, headquarters in Lamar, CO, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 18 total offices, Holding Company: Coloeast Bankshares, Inc.

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2004 Presidential Election results in Prowers County Colorado:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (92%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Electricity (3%) Other fuel (1%)

Religion statistics for Granada

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 55.83%

Here		55.8%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Southern Baptist Convention
Adherents	43.4%	11.6%	9.6%	7.6%	3.1%
Congregations	7.9%	13.2%	5.3%	5.3%	2.6%

Name	Churches of Christ	LDS (Mormon) Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Church of the Nazarene	Other
Adherents	3.0%	2.3%	2.0%	2.0%	15.3%
Congregations	13.2%	2.6%	5.3%	7.9%	36.8%

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		2	$2,274
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		1	$200
Police Protection - Officers	1	$2,334	$28,008	0	$0
Solid Waste Management	0	$0		1	$470
Other and Unallocable	1	$1,962	$23,544	1	$1,080
Totals for Government	2	$4,296	$25,776	5	$4,024

5.59% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,568 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.59%
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 Baca County, CO	0.33% ($24,643 average AGI)
from Bent County, CO	0.33% ($29,714)
from Pueblo County, CO	0.29% ($9,500)

8.30% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,349 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.30%
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	0.67% ($23,828 average AGI)
to El Paso County, CO	0.46% ($24,450)
to Bent County, CO	0.42% ($27,333)

Strongest AM radio stations in Granada:

KLMR (920 AM; 5 kW; LAMAR, CO; Owner: COMMONWEALTH LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
KGYN (1210 AM; 50 kW; GUYMON, OK; Owner: TELNS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
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)
KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KSIR (1010 AM; 25 kW; BRUSH, CO; Owner: JMS BROADCASTING, LLC)
KICA (980 AM; 50 kW; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
KIMB (1260 AM; 50 kW; KIMBALL, NE; Owner: G & L INVESTMENTS, LLC)
KCBR (1040 AM; daytime; 15 kW; MONUMENT, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
KLMO (1060 AM; 30 kW; LONGMONT, CO; Owner: PILGRIM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Granada:

KSNZ (93.3 FM; LAMAR, CO; Owner: COMMONWEALTH LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
K211EI (90.1 FM; LAMAR, CO; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
K207BI (89.3 FM; LAMAR, CO; Owner: MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOUNDATION, INC.)
K203BW (88.5 FM; HOLLY, CO; Owner: SOLID ROCK RADIO)

TV broadcast stations around Granada:

K53AA (Channel 53; LAMAR, CO; Owner: PROWERS COUNTY)
K55AK (Channel 55; LAMAR, CO; Owner: PROWERS COUNTY)
K57AG (Channel 57; LAMAR, CO; Owner: PROWERS COUNTY)
K59AH (Channel 59; LAMAR, CO; Owner: PROWERS COUNTY)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 8 meters (26ft)
Total costs: $2,800,000
Total average daily traffic: 1,300
Total average daily truck traffic: 169
Total future (year 2025) average daily traffic: 1,755

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Frank DiRico, Off Route 25, Type: Tower, Structure height: 100.5 m, Overall height: 106.6 m
Registrant: 40 Lone Street, Marshfield, MA 02050, Phone: (781) 319-1011, Email:

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES (300 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 518CD , Serial Number: 1229, Year manufactured: 2004, Airworthiness Date: 12/17/2004
Registrant (Co-Owned): Robert C Jensen, 23485 County Rd 5/10, Granada, CO 81041, Other Owners: Tanya L Jensen

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 13
Hazardous Condition: 1
Good Intent Call: 1

Incident types - Granada

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Granada on our top lists:

#6 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Motor vehicle, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers"
#11 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most Hispanic residents"
#32 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Sales and office occupations:"
#37 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Rail transportation"
#90 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Mining"

#51 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m³)"

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