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Tourist attractions: White River Museum (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 565 Park Avenue), Flattops Wilderness Video - IOR Productions (Recreation Areas; PO Box 540), Buffalo Horn Ranch (Tours & Charters; 13825 County Road 7), Bar H Outfitters (Tours & Charters; 2036 County Road 43).
Hotels: Green Cabins (1240 County Road 8), Andrea's Market Street Bar & Grill (173 1st St).
Courts: Colorado State Government - Judicial Dept- District Court (555 Main), Meeker Town Government - City Hall- Municipal Court- Water Department (345 East Market Street).
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Meeker and their reported violations in the past:
SLEEPY CAT GUEST RANCH (Population served: 175, Groundwater_under_infl_of_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In OCT-2002. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-09-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-09-2003)
- Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In SEP-2002. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-12-2002), St Intentional no-action (NOV-12-2002)
- Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In AUG-2002. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-02-2002), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-02-2002)
- Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In JUL-2002. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-04-2002), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-04-2002)
- Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In JUN-2002. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-08-2002), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-08-2002)
- 6 routine major monitoring violations
- 12 other older monitoring violations
UTE LODGE (Address: 393 CR 75, Population served: 37, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 5 routine major monitoring violations
- One regular monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Meeker that have no violations reported:
- MEEKER TOWN OF (Population served: 2342, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: |  11.4% | | Whole state: |  9.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 4.0% | | Whole state: | 4.1% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Meeker, CO
28 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
17 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Meeker compared to Colorado state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black 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.
- 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 below state average.
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Banks with branches in Meeker (2009 data):
- First National Bank of the Rockies: Meeker Office at 504 Main Street, branch established on 1999-06-28. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $407.7 mil, Deposits: $337.6 mil, headquarters in Grand Junction, CO, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 10 total offices, Holding Company: Fnbr Holding Corporation
- Mountain Valley Bank: - Meeker Branch at 400 Main Street, branch established on 2004-07-02. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $129.8 mil, Deposits: $110.0 mil, headquarters in Walden, CO, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Mountain Valley Bancshares, Inc.
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Rio Blanco County Colorado:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (87%)
- Electricity (10%)
- Other fuel (2%)
- Coal or coke (1%)
- Wood (1%)
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Religon statistics for Meeker
| Name | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Catholic Church | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Episcopal Church | United Methodist Church |
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| Adherents | 37.4% | 26.2% | 8.9% | 7.7% | 7.3% |
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| Congregations | 15.8% | 10.5% | 10.5% | 10.5% | 5.3% |
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| Name | Assemblies of God | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Southern Baptist Convention | Churches of Christ | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 3.5% | 3.1% | 2.6% | 1.6% | 1.8% |
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| Congregations | 10.5% | 5.3% | 10.5% | 10.5% | 10.5% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $2,100 | $25,200 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
3 | $4,831 | $19,324 | 8 | $4,903 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
5 | $16,536 | $39,686 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
2 | $10,949 | $65,694 | 0 | $0 |
| Health |
0 | $0 | | 3 | $5,502 |
| Water Supply |
4 | $11,491 | $34,473 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
1 | $2,845 | $34,140 | 1 | $987 |
| Totals for Government |
16 | $48,752 | $36,564 | 12 | $11,392 |
Meeker government finances in 2002:
- Charges - All Other: $14,000
- Construction - General: $36,000
Regular Highways: $31,000
Parks & Recreation: $14,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $308,000
Water Utilities: $248,000
Financial Administration: $211,000
Regular Highways: $155,000
General - Other: $112,000
Welfare - Other: $52,000
Parks & Recreation: $38,000
Corrections - Other: $19,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $325,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Health: $12,000
Police Protection: $12,000
Libraries: $8,000
Parks & Recreation: $3,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $231,000
Health & Hospitals: $18,000
All Other: $17,000
Highways: $8,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $400,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $374,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $26,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $99,000
General Revenue, NEC: $23,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $24,000
Financial Administration: $11,000
Parks & Recreation: $9,000
Police Protection: $9,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,560,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $374,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $305,000
Highways: $81,000
Public Welfare: $59,000
Health & Hospitals: $4,000
- Tax - Public Utilities: $21,000
NEC: $19,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $517,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $19,000
11.71% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,767 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 11.71% | | 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:
9.42% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,797 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 9.42% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Meeker:
- KNZZ (1100 AM; 50 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: M B C GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KRAI (550 AM; 5 kW; CRAIG, CO; Owner: WILD WEST RADIO, INC.)
- KJOL (620 AM; 10 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: UNITED MINISTRIES)
- 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.)
- KMXA (1090 AM; 50 kW; AURORA, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KALL (700 AM; 50 kW; NORTH SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KLMO (1060 AM; 30 kW; LONGMONT, CO; Owner: PILGRIM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KTWO (1030 AM; 50 kW; CASPER, WY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KSKE (610 AM; 5 kW; VAIL, CO; Owner: PILGRIM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KRGS (690 AM; 1 kW; RIFLE, CO; Owner: WESTERN SLOPE COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
- KIQN (1010 AM; 50 kW; TOOELE, UT)
Strongest FM radio stations in Meeker:
- KAYW (98.1 FM; MEEKER, CO; Owner: WESTERN SLOPE COMMUNICATIONS LLC)
- KQZR (102.5 FM; CRAIG, CO; Owner: CRAIG BROADCASTING, LLC)
- K216BP (91.1 FM; MEEKER, CO; Owner: PUBLIC BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC)
- K219AW (91.7 FM; MEEKER, CO; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- KKCH (92.7 FM; GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO; Owner: AGM-ROCKY MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING I, L.L.C.)
- KZKS (105.3 FM; RIFLE, CO; Owner: WESTERN SLOPE COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
- KDNK (90.5 FM; CARBONDALE, CO; Owner: CARBONDALE COMM. ACCESS RADIO, INC.)
- KRVG (95.5 FM; GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO; Owner: WESTERN SLOPE COMMUNICATIONS LLC)
- K247AD (97.3 FM; CARBONDALE, CO; Owner: PITKIN COUNTY TRANSLATOR)
- 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)
- 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.)
- K276AI (103.1 FM; RIFLE, CO; Owner: MBC GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
- K259AC (99.7 FM; GYPSUM, ETC., CO; Owner: COMMUNITY RADIO FOR NORTHERN COLORADO)
- K210CE (89.9 FM; MESA, CO; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- KTUN (101.5 FM; EAGLE, CO; Owner: SALISBURY BROADCASTING COLORADO, LLC)
- KRAI-FM (93.7 FM; CRAIG, CO; Owner: WILD WEST RADIO, INC.)
- KIDN-FM (95.9 FM; HAYDEN, CO; Owner: AGM-ROCKY MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING I, L.L.C.)
TV broadcast stations around Meeker:
- K09FE (Channel 9; MEEKER, ETC., CO; Owner: RIO BLANCO COUNTY TV ASSOCIATION)
- K06JJ (Channel 6; MEEKER, ETC., CO; Owner: RIO BLANCO COUNTY TV ASSOCIATION)
- K12LT (Channel 12; MEEKER, ETC., CO; Owner: RIO BLANCO COUNTY TV ASSOCIATION)
- K64BH (Channel 64; MEEKER, CO; Owner: RIO BLANCO COUNTY TV ASSOCIATION)
- K46DO (Channel 46; MEEKER, CO; Owner: RIO BLANCO COUNTY TV ASSOCIATION)
Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2007 (per 100,000 population)
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Meeker, Colorado:
- Fatal accident count: 1
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
- Fatalities: 1
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 2
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Colorado average:
- Fatal accident count: 133
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 204
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 60
- Fatalities: 142
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 353
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 22
Meeker fatal accident list:
Mar 23, 2005 03:59 AM, 4th Street, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 4
Total length: 8 meters (26ft)
Total average daily traffic: 4,037
Total average daily truck traffic: 511
Total future (year 2022) average daily traffic: 7,547
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 4 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Meeker)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 7 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 4 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Meeker, CO)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 24 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 31 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 10 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Meeker)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 16 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Meeker)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 14
- Hazardous Condition: 35
- Service Call: 1
- Good Intent Call: 5
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Meeker, CO
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