Laporte, Colorado

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Back to Laporte, CO housing info, Larimer County, Colorado, CO smaller cities, CO small cities, All Cities.   Submit your own pictures of this place and show them to the World General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Laporte, CO Larimer County Population in July 2007: 3,048. Males: 1,546   (50.7%) Females: 1,502   (49.3%) Median resident age:   37.1 years Colorado median age:   34.3 years Zip codes: 80535. Estimated median household income in 2008: $53,987 (it was $46,630 in 2000) Laporte:   $53,987 Colorado:   $56,993 Estimated per capita income in 2008: $26,746 Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $210,448 (it was $143,600 in 2000) Laporte:   $210,448 Colorado:   $242,200 Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $291,209; Detached houses: $322,982; Townhouses or other attached units: $128,940; In 2-unit structures: $1,770,595; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $120,344; Mobile homes: $91,996 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 80535 Laporte, CO residents, houses, and apartments details Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for:  near:   Races in Laporte: White Non-Hispanic (88.1%) Hispanic (8.1%) Two or more races (3.4%) American Indian (2.4%) Other race (2.3%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races) Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Laporte: 88.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Laporte, Colorado on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Laporte is mentioned 37 times on our forum: Why the "split" between "old" and "new" Coloradans . . .  (231 replies) Livermore, CO  (5 replies) Where to buy land for horses in CO  (84 replies) Where did YOU move?  (37 replies) Is Fort Collins a clean town?  (15 replies) Any charming, small town feel cities, that are actually affordable in Colorado?  (40 replies) Latest news from Laporte, CO collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: German (27.5%), Irish (14.1%), English (12.7%), United States (7.4%), Norwegian (4.8%), Swedish (4.1%). Current Local Time: MST time zone Elevation: 5061 feet Land area: 6.11 square miles. Population density: 499 people per square mile   (low).

Average climate in Laporte, Colorado

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Laporte-area historical tornado activity is above Colorado state average. It is 33% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/23/1960, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 27.7 miles away from the Laporte place center injured one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 6/4/1976, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 5.2 miles away from the place center .

Laporte-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Colorado state average. It is 98% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/25/1994 at 19:06:07, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 94.7 miles away from Laporte center
On 10/1/2005 at 05:57:03, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 76.8 miles away from the city center
On 4/14/2002 at 18:16:33, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 ML, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 91.9 miles away from the city center
On 4/13/2006 at 05:50:12, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 ML, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 96.0 miles away from Laporte center
On 3/23/2002 at 06:34:32, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 ML, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 93.1 miles away from the city center
On 4/19/2002 at 15:22:23, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 ML, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 93.8 miles away from Laporte center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), local magnitude (ML)

Political contributions by individuals in Laporte, CO

• Kellogg Airstrip Airport (Runways: 2)

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Notable location: Overland Stage Station (A). Display/hide its location on the map Hotel: Glick's Elkhorn Motel (4332 West County Road 54G).

Average household size:

This place:	2.5 people
Colorado:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	66.9%
Whole state:	65.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	6.9%
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: 0.1% of all households

This place:	5.6%
Whole state:	9.3%

This place:	1.8%
Whole state:	4.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Laporte, CO

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Here		39.3%
USA		50.2%

9.17% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($44,932 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.17%
Colorado average:	10.77%

0.19% of residents moved from foreign countries ($427 average AGI)

Larimer County:	0.19%
Colorado average:	0.18%

from Weld County, CO	1.02% ($38,357 average AGI)
from Boulder County, CO	0.60% ($43,276)
from Jefferson County, CO	0.31% ($70,180)

8.53% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,476 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.53%
Colorado average:	10.03%

0.09% of residents moved to foreign countries ($333 average AGI)

Larimer County:	0.09%
Colorado average:	0.12%

to Weld County, CO	1.31% ($43,199 average AGI)
to Boulder County, CO	0.53% ($38,387)
to Denver County, CO	0.53% ($29,294)

• John Paleski, Larimer County, Type: Tower, Structure height: 12.8 m, Overall height: 15.8 m
  Registrant: Subcarrier Communications Inc, 139 White Oak Lane, Old Bridge, NJ 08857, Phone: (732) 607-2828, Email:

• LAPORTE, Lat: 40.660306 Lon: -105.160000, Call Sign: WQFG959
  Assigned Frequencies : 956.381 MHz
  Grant Date: 07/13/2006, Expiration Date: 07/13/2016, Certifier: Doug Bigge
  Registrant: Sensus, 450 N Gallatin Ave, Uniontown, PA 15401, Phone: (800) 638-3748, Fax: (800) 888-2403, Email:
• LAPORTE, On Larimer County Rd 56e 2.5 Mi Nw Of, Type: Tower, Structure height: 36.6 m, Call Sign: WHJ209
  Assigned Frequencies : 6605.00 MHz, 6675.00 MHz, 5974.85 MHz
  Grant Date: 02/20/2009, Expiration Date: 04/14/2019
  Registrant: Platte River Power Authority, 2000 East Horsetooth Road, Fort Collins, CO 80525, Phone: (970) 229-5390, Fax: (970) 229-5219, Email:

• Aircraft: PERDUE GARY J MONNETT MONI (Glider, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: Reciprocating
  N-Number: 107DB , Serial Number: 132
  Registrant (Individual): Leonard D Krueger, 4101 Cork Dr, Laporte, CO 80535
  Deregistered: Yes
• Aircraft: BEECH F35 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 131 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR E225 SERIES (225 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 5061B , Serial Number: D-4265, Year manufactured: 1955, Airworthiness Date: 07/25/1955
  Registrant (Individual): Frank J Homolka, 4747 Totonka Trl, Laporte, CO 80535

• Hazardous Condition: 2
• Service Call: 1
• Good Intent Call: 2

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