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Larkspur, CO map Population (year 2000): 234. Estimated population in July 2006: 316 (+35.0% change)
Males: 116  (49.6%)
Females: 118  (50.4%)

Douglas County

Median resident age:  39.6 years
Colorado median age:  34.3 years

Zip codes: 80118.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $46,300 (it was $43,750 in 2000)
Larkspur  $46,300
Colorado:  $50,652

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $229,900 (it was $165,600 in 2000)
Larkspur  $229,900
Colorado:  $223,300

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Races in Larkspur:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.0%)
  • Hispanic (1.7%)
  • American Indian (1.7%)
  • Two or more races (1.3%)

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Ancestries: German (26.5%), United States (18.8%), English (18.4%), Norwegian (15.4%), Scotch-Irish (8.5%), Irish (8.1%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Incorporated in 1979

Elevation: 6724 feet

Land area: 1.35 square miles.

Population density: 227 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Larkspur

  • High school or higher: 84.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 1.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Larkspur town

  • Never married: 24.5%
  • Now married: 63.9%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 1.4%
  • Divorced: 9.1%

2 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.9%
Colorado:  8.6%



According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Larkspur, Colorado in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Larkspur to the number of sex offenders is 153 to 1.

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

Larkspur:  0.5% ($882)
Colorado:  0.7% ($1,132)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Highlands Ranch, CO (22.7 miles , pop. 70,931).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Colorado Springs, CO (25.9 miles , pop. 360,890).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (632.1 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Perry Park, CO (7.2 miles ), Palmer Lake, CO (8.0 miles ), Woodmoor, CO (8.5 miles ), Monument, CO (10.2 miles ), Castle Rock, CO (10.9 miles ), Gleneagle, CO (13.1 miles ), Franktown, CO (14.4 miles) , Sedalia, CO (15.6 miles ).

Latitude: 39.23 N, Longitude: 104.88 W


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Population change in the 1990s: +16 (+7.3%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (27%)
  • U. S. Postal service (14%)
  • Transportation equipment (8%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (18%)
  • Finance and insurance (10%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Broadcasting and telecommunications (6%)
  • Construction (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (16%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (10%)
  • Engineers (8%)
  • Carpenters (8%)
  • Top executives (5%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (9%)
  • Customer service representatives (9%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Business operations specialists (4%)


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Larkspur-area historical tornado activity is above Colorado state average. It is 30% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/13/1977, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 21.4 miles away from the Larkspur town center .

On 6/24/1979, a category 3 tornado 26.2 miles away from the town center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Larkspur:
  • CENTURA HLTH/PENROSE ST FRANCIS HOSP (about 25 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO)
  • MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO)
  • SEMPERCARE HOSPITAL OF COLO SPRINGS (about 28 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Larkspur:
  • CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS MUNI (about 32 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; ID: COS)
  • BUCKLEY AFB (about 34 miles; AURORA, CO; ID: BKF)
  • DENVER INTL (about 46 miles; DENVER, CO; ID: DEN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Larkspur:
  • CENTENNIAL (about 24 miles; DENVER, CO; ID: APA)
  • MEADOW LAKE (about 30 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; ID: 00V)
  • AURORA AIRPARK (about 38 miles; AURORA, CO; ID: 01V)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Larkspur:
  • UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY (about 18 miles; USAFA, CO; Full-time enrollment: 4,330)
  • UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT COLORADO SPRINGS (about 22 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; FT enrollment: 4,953)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-COLORADO CAMPUS (about 22 miles; LONE TREE, CO; FT enrollment: 3,098)
  • PIKES PEAK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; FT enrollment: 5,307)
  • EMILY GRIFFITH OPPORTUNITY SCHOOL (about 36 miles; DENVER, CO; FT enrollment: 3,083)
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF AURORA (about 36 miles; AURORA, CO; FT enrollment: 2,219)
  • RED ROCKS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles; LAKEWOOD, CO; FT enrollment: 3,835)
Public elementary/middle school in Larkspur:
  • LARKSPUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 340; Location: 1103 WEST PERRY PARK AVENUE; Grades: KG - 06)

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

LARKSPUR TOWN OF (Population served: 375, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Average - Between JAN-1997 and DEC-2000, Contaminant: Combined Radium (-226 & -228). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-10-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-10-2001), St Public Notif received (JUN-28-2001)
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation

Average household size:
This town:  2.5 people
Colorado:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  65.2%
Whole state:  65.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  2.2%
Whole state:  5.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 1.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  8.4%
Whole state:  9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  2.3%
Whole state:  4.1%

Larkspur compared to Colorado state average:
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in 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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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
Streets and Highways 1$3,168$38,0160$0
Financial Administration 0$0 2$910
Other Government Administration 2$5,524$33,1440$0
Totals for Government 3$8,692$34,7682$910


Larkspur government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $52,000
  • Current Operations - Financial Administration: $325,000
    Water Utilities: $135,000
    Sewerage: $90,000
    Regular Highways: $56,000
    Parks & Recreation: $17,000
    General - Other: $3,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $3,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $65,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $161,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $57,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $55,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $156,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $5,000
    Other, NEC: $2,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $18,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $7,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $20,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $540,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $48,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $11,000
    All Other: $3,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $279,000
    Other Selective Sales: $211,000
    Property: $26,000
    NEC: $19,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $1,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $109,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $5,000

14.68% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($72,344 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  14.68%
Colorado average:  10.77%

0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($581 average AGI)
Douglas County:  0.10%
Colorado average:  0.18%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Arapahoe County, CO  3.55% ($67,161 average AGI)
from Jefferson County, CO  1.55% ($64,896)
from Denver County, CO  1.52% ($63,495)


10.96% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($69,979 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  10.96%
Colorado average:  10.03%

0.11% of residents moved to foreign countries ($944 average AGI)
Douglas County:  0.11%
Colorado average:  0.12%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Arapahoe County, CO  2.62% ($53,977 average AGI)
to Denver County, CO  1.20% ($52,745)
to Jefferson County, CO  0.92% ($56,338)


Strongest AM radio stations in Larkspur:
  • KOA (850 AM; 50 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
  • KMXA (1090 AM; 50 kW; AURORA, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KCUV (1510 AM; 25 kW; LITTLETON, CO; Owner: PEOPLE WIRELESS, 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.)
  • KVOR (740 AM; 3 kW; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KCBR (1040 AM; daytime; 15 kW; MONUMENT, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
  • KEZW (1430 AM; 10 kW; AURORA, CO; Owner: ENTERCOM DENVER LICENSE, LLC)
  • KNRC (1150 AM; 10 kW; ENGLEWOOD, CO; Owner: NRC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KCMN (1530 AM; 15 kW; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO)
  • KADZ (1550 AM; 10 kW; ARVADA, CO; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • KDDZ (1690 AM; 10 kW; ARVADA, CO; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • KRKS (990 AM; 10 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF COLORADO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Larkspur:
  • KJMN (92.1 FM; CASTLE ROCK, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KBIQ (102.7 FM; MANITOU SPRINGS, CO; Owner: BISON MEDIA, INC.)
  • KKFM (98.1 FM; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KKCS-FM (101.9 FM; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: WALTON STATIONS - COLORADO, 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.)
  • KMOM (96.1 FM; FOUNTAIN, CO; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • 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)
  • 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.)
  • KEPC (89.7 FM; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: PIKES PEAK COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • KQMT (99.5 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: ENTERCOM DENVER LICENSE, LLC)
  • KXKL-FM (105.1 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KALC (105.9 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: ENTERCOM DENVER LICENSE, LLC)
  • KBPI (106.7 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Larkspur:
  • KMGH-TV (Channel 7; DENVER, CO; Owner: MCGRAW-HILL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • K48FW (Channel 48; DENVER, CO; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • KRMA-TV (Channel 6; DENVER, CO; Owner: ROCKY MOUNTAIN PUBLIC BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • KDEO-LP (Channel 38; AURORA, CO; Owner: PETER B. VAN DE SANDE)
  • KWHD (Channel 53; CASTLE ROCK, CO; Owner: LESEA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

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