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Notable locations in Grand Valley: Young Ranch (A), Cuddy Ranch (B), Roan Creek Community Center (C), U C Cow Camp (D), Battlement Cow Camp (E), Square S Ranch (F), Hill Cow Camp (G), Altenbern Ranch (H), Parachute Fire Department (I), Parachute Police Department (J), Parachute Town Hall (K), Parachute Branch Library (L), Grand Valley Fire Protection District (M). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Russey-Hurlburt Cemetery (1), Battlement Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: McAndrews Lake (A), Battlement Number 6 Reservoir (B), Baxter Reservoir (C), Battlement Number 1 Reservoir (D), Battlement Number 2 Reservoir (E), Battlement Number 3 Reservoir (F), Battlement Number 4 Reservoir (G), Battlement Number 5 Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Second Anvil Creek (A), Bear Creek (B), Munger Creek (C), Rasberry Creek (D), Yellowjacket Creek (E), First Anvil Creek (F), Allenwater Creek (G), Battlement Creek (H), Spring Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
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Garfield County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends (lower is better)
AQI
PM10
Ozone
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 28.0. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 24.9. This is about average. Closest monitor was 11.6 miles away from the city center.
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 29.2. This is about average. Closest monitor was 23.7 miles away from the city center.
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.4 people | | Colorado: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 41.8% | | Whole state: | 65.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 5.3% | | Whole state: | 5.5% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.5% of all households
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
| This place: | 7.1% | | Whole state: | 9.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
| This place: | 2.4% | | Whole state: | 4.1% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Grand Valley, CO
25 people in nursing homes
Grand Valley compared to Colorado state average:
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly 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 below state average.
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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (78%)
- Electricity (11%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
- Wood (3%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- Coal or coke (1%)
- Solar energy (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Garfield County Colorado:
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Religion statistics for Grand Valley (based on Garfield County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 27.86%
| Here |  | 27.9% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | LDS (Mormon) Church | United Methodist Church | Assemblies of God | Southern Baptist Convention |
| Adherents | 44.1% | 9.8% | 7.3% | 4.7% | 4.4% |
| Congregations | 10.2% | 6.1% | 8.2% | 8.2% | 8.2% |
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| Name | New Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental Baptists | Lutheran Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Churches of Christ | Other |
| Adherents | 4.2% | 4.2% | 3.4% | 2.7% | 15.2% |
| Congregations | 8.2% | 4.1% | 2.0% | 6.1% | 38.8% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 8 | Garfield County: | 1.50 / 10,000 pop. | | Colorado: | 1.50 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | This county: | 0.19 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.15 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1 | Garfield County: | 0.19 / 10,000 pop. | | Colorado: | 0.45 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 30 | Garfield County: | 5.62 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 3.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 81 | Here: | 15.18 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 8.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 4.9% | | Colorado: | 5.3% |
Adult obesity rate: | Garfield County: | 15.4% | | Colorado: | 18.4% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 8.3% | | State: | 9.6% |
11.79% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($54,296 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 11.79% | | 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:
9.18% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($43,305 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 9.18% | | Colorado average: | 10.03% |
0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($374 average AGI)| Garfield County: | 0.07% | | Colorado average: | 0.12% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Grand Valley:
- KNZZ (1100 AM; 50 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: M B C GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KJOL (620 AM; 10 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: UNITED MINISTRIES)
- KRGS (690 AM; 1 kW; RIFLE, CO; Owner: WESTERN SLOPE COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
- KKZN (760 AM; 50 kW; THORNTON, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
- KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
- KOA (850 AM; 50 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
- KALL (700 AM; 50 kW; NORTH SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KRAI (550 AM; 5 kW; CRAIG, CO; Owner: WILD WEST RADIO, INC.)
- KMXA (1090 AM; 50 kW; AURORA, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KUBC (580 AM; 5 kW; MONTROSE, CO; Owner: WOODLAND COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- KTNN (660 AM; 50 kW; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Owner: THE NAVAJO NATION)
- KIQN (1010 AM; 50 kW; TOOELE, UT)
- KLMO (1060 AM; 30 kW; LONGMONT, CO; Owner: PILGRIM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Grand Valley:
- KZKS (105.3 FM; RIFLE, CO; Owner: WESTERN SLOPE COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
- K276AI (103.1 FM; RIFLE, CO; Owner: MBC GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
- K256AD (99.1 FM; PALISADE, CO; Owner: NORTH FORK VALLEY PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
- K205CK (88.9 FM; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- K214CA (90.7 FM; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
- K210CE (89.9 FM; MESA, CO; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- KDNK (90.5 FM; CARBONDALE, CO; Owner: CARBONDALE COMM. ACCESS RADIO, INC.)
- KKCH (92.7 FM; GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO; Owner: AGM-ROCKY MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING I, L.L.C.)
- K247AD (97.3 FM; CARBONDALE, CO; Owner: PITKIN COUNTY TRANSLATOR)
- KRVG (95.5 FM; GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO; Owner: WESTERN SLOPE COMMUNICATIONS LLC)
- KLXV (91.9 FM; GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- KZKS-FM2 (105.3 FM; CARBONDALE, CO; Owner: WESTERN SLOPE COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C)
- KAYW (98.1 FM; MEEKER, CO; Owner: WESTERN SLOPE COMMUNICATIONS LLC)
- KJYE (92.3 FM; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: M B C GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KEKB (99.9 FM; FRUITA, CO; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KBKL (107.9 FM; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KMXY (104.3 FM; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KMGJ (93.1 FM; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: M.B.C. GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KMOZ-FM (100.7 FM; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: MBC GRAND BROADCASTING INC)
- KMSA (91.3 FM; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: MESA STATE COLLEGE)
Grand Valley on our top lists:
- #5 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Food and beverage stores (population 5,000+)"
- #6 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #16 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Construction (population 5,000+)"
- #21 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Sales and related occupations: (population 5,000+)"
- #21 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Mining (population 5,000+)"
- #23 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #33 on the list of "Top 100 cities with largest land areas (pop. 5,000+)"
- #55 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest differences between daily high and daily low temperatures (population 5,000+)"
- #57 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of workers with very long commute times (90 or more minutes) (population 5,000+)"
- #75 on the list of "Top 100 highest located cities (pop. 5,000+)"
- #79 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (population 5,000+)"
- #80 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Office supplies and stationery stores (population 5,000+)"
- #91 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations: (population 5,000+)"
- #92 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (population 5,000+)"
- #93 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores (population 5,000+)"
- #94 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (population 5,000+)"
- #94 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (population 5,000+)"
- #95 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Sales and related occupations: (population 5,000+)"
- #99 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Agricultural workers including supervisors (population 5,000+)"
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