Morrison, Colorado

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Population (year 2000): 430. Estimated population in July 2006: 407 (-5.3% change)

Males: 169	(39.3%)
Females: 261	(60.7%)

Jefferson County

Median resident age:	58.3 years
Colorado median age:	34.3 years

Zip codes: 80465.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $56,800 (it was $53,438 in 2000)

Morrison	$56,800
Colorado:	$50,652

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $373,300 (it was $277,900 in 2000)

Morrison	$373,300
Colorado:	$223,300

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Races in Morrison:

White Non-Hispanic (97.2%)
Hispanic (1.9%)

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Ancestries: English (22.8%), German (21.6%), Irish (12.6%), United States (4.2%), Swedish (3.3%), Scotch-Irish (2.8%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Incorporated on 1/29/1906

Elevation: 5762 feet

Land area: 2.21 square miles.

Population density: 185 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Morrison

High school or higher: 79.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 26.7%
Unemployed: 2.2%
Mean travel time to work: 28.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Morrison town

Never married: 14.7%
Now married: 36.8%
Separated: 2.3%
Widowed: 32.0%
Divorced: 14.2%

22 residents are foreign born (3.7% Europe, 1.4% North America).

This town:	5.1%
Colorado:	8.6%

According to our research there were 10 registered sex offenders living in Morrison, Colorado in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Morrison to the number of sex offenders is 41 to 1.

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

Morrison:	0.6% ($1,542)
Colorado:	0.7% ($1,132)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lakewood, CO (7.1 miles , pop. 144,126).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Northeast Jefferson, CO (8.7 miles , pop. 450,166).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (635.0 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Indian Hills, CO (5.0 miles ), West Pleasant View, CO (5.7 miles ), East Pleasant View, CO (5.7 miles ), Genesee, CO (6.1 miles ), Golden, CO (6.7 miles ), Lakewood, CO (7.1 miles ), Applewood, CO (7.2 miles ), Kittredge, CO (7.5 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 1 building, cost: $168,000
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 1 building, cost: $83,600
2004: 1 building, cost: $613,300
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 1 building, cost: $251,200

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Latitude: 39.65 N, Longitude: 105.19 W

158 people in nursing homes

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Population change in the 1990s: -88 (-17.0%).

Most common industries for males:

Construction (27%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (11%)
Educational services (11%)
Finance and insurance (9%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (22%)
Construction (12%)
Educational services (10%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Public administration (8%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)

Most common occupations for males

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Business operations specialists (6%)
Architects, surveyors, and cartographers (6%)
Engineers (6%)
Postsecondary teachers (5%)
Carpenters (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (9%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (9%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
Registered nurses (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Therapists (5%)

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Crime in Morrison by Year
Type	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	0	0	0	1	6
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	236.4	1435.4
Burglaries	0	0	3	5	8
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	709.2	1182.0	1913.9
Thefts	33	30	18	21	8
per 100,000	7317.1	7025.8	4255.3	4964.5	1913.9
Auto thefts	0	4	4	2	3
per 100,000	0.0	936.8	945.6	472.8	717.7
Arson	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 198.5)	292.7	356.0	295.5	366.4	555.0

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 3 (2 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	4.89
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Morrison, Colorado

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Morrison, Colorado average precipitation

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Morrison-area historical tornado activity is above Colorado state average. It is 28% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/15/1988, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 18.7 miles away from the Morrison town center injured 7 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/18/1975, a category 3 tornado 33.2 miles away from the town center .

Hospitals/medical centers near Morrison:

COLORADO MENTAL HLTH CTR AT FT LOGAN (about 11 miles; DENVER, CO)
WIDE HORIZON (about 11 miles; LAKEWOOD, CO)
EXEMPLA LUTHERAN MEDICAL CTR (about 11 miles; WHEAT RIDGE, CO)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Morrison:

BUCKLEY AFB (about 31 miles; AURORA, CO; ID: BKF)
DENVER INTL (about 39 miles; DENVER, CO; ID: DEN)
FORT COLLINS-LOVELAND MUNI (about 57 miles; FORT COLLINS/LOVELAND, CO; ID: FNL)

Other public-use airports nearest to Morrison:

JEFFCO (about 18 miles; DENVER, CO; ID: BJC)
CENTENNIAL (about 26 miles; DENVER, CO; ID: APA)
ERIE MUNICIPAL (about 27 miles; ERIE, CO; ID: 48V)

Amtrak station near Morrison:

15 miles: DENVER (1701 WYNKOOP ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities and snack bar, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Local government website: town.morrison.co.us/town/index.html

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Morrison:

RED ROCKS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 4 miles; LAKEWOOD, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,835)
COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES (about 6 miles; GOLDEN, CO; FT enrollment: 3,183)
EMILY GRIFFITH OPPORTUNITY SCHOOL (about 13 miles; DENVER, CO; FT enrollment: 3,083)
REGIS UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles; DENVER, CO; FT enrollment: 5,898)
FRONT RANGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles; WESTMINSTER, CO; FT enrollment: 6,858)
UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-COLORADO CAMPUS (about 22 miles; LONE TREE, CO; FT enrollment: 3,098)
COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF AURORA (about 28 miles; AURORA, CO; FT enrollment: 2,219)

Public elementary/middle schools in Morrison:

KENDALLVUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 609; Location: 13658 WEST MARLOWE AVENUE; Grades: PK - 06)
RED ROCKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 276; Location: 17199 HIGHWAY 74; Grades: PK - 06)

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Creek: Mount Vernon Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attractions: Dinosaur Ridge Information (16831 West Alameda Parkway), Tiny Town & Railroad (6249 South Turkey Creek Road).

Hotel: Cliff House Lodge Country Inn & Hot Tub Cottages (121 Stone Street).

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

MORRISON TOWN OF (Address: 321 HWY 8, Population served: 880, Surface_water):

Past monitoring violations:

Treatment Technique Precursor Removal - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-19-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-19-2006)

2 routine major monitoring violations

11 regular monitoring violations

KEN CARYL WEST RANCH WD (Population served: 140, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Average - Between JAN-1998 and DEC-2001, Contaminant: Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon & U. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-18-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-18-2001), St Public Notif received (4 times from JAN-17-2002 to OCT-27-2003), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (DEC-30-2003), St Public Notif received (MAR-02-2004), St Compliance achieved (JAN-10-2006)

MCL, Average - Between JAN-1998 and DEC-2001, Contaminant: Combined Radium (-226 & -228). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-18-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-18-2001), St Public Notif received (4 times from JAN-17-2002 to OCT-27-2003), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (DEC-30-2003), St Public Notif received (MAR-02-2004), St Compliance achieved (JAN-10-2006)

Past monitoring violations:

2 routine major monitoring violations

3 regular monitoring violations

WINDY POINT RETAIL CENTER (Address: 9064 S HWY 285, Population served: 25, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

2 routine major monitoring violations

Drinking water stations with addresses in Morrison that have no violations reported:

WILLOW RIDGE MANOR (Population served: 152, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This town:	2.2 people
Colorado:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	58.4%
Whole state:	65.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	4.8%
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: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	5.5%
Whole state:	9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	3.1%
Whole state:	4.1%

Morrison compared to Colorado state average:

Median house value above 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 significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Number of rooms per house above state average.
Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
Number of college students below state average.

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Morrison mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Jefferson County Colorado:

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9.35% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($45,183 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.35%
Colorado average:	10.77%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($226 average AGI)
Jefferson County: 0.07%
Colorado average: 0.18%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Denver County, CO	2.29% ($40,659 average AGI)
from Adams County, CO	1.23% ($37,014)
from Arapahoe County, CO	0.97% ($44,220)

9.73% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($47,757 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.73%
Colorado average:	10.03%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($205 average AGI)
Jefferson County: 0.05%
Colorado average: 0.12%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Denver County, CO	2.00% ($38,056 average AGI)
to Adams County, CO	1.53% ($41,161)
to Arapahoe County, CO	1.00% ($42,239)

Strongest AM radio stations in Morrison:

KCUV (1510 AM; 25 kW; LITTLETON, CO; Owner: PEOPLE WIRELESS, INC.)
KKZN (760 AM; 50 kW; THORNTON, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
KOA (850 AM; 50 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
KCKK (1600 AM; 5 kW; LAKEWOOD, CO; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF COLORADO)
KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
KADZ (1550 AM; 10 kW; ARVADA, CO; Owner: ABC, INC.)
KDDZ (1690 AM; 10 kW; ARVADA, CO; Owner: ABC, INC.)
KMXA (1090 AM; 50 kW; AURORA, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
KRKS (990 AM; 10 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF COLORADO, INC.)
KLMO (1060 AM; 30 kW; LONGMONT, CO; Owner: PILGRIM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KEZW (1430 AM; 10 kW; AURORA, CO; Owner: ENTERCOM DENVER LICENSE, LLC)
KLZ (560 AM; 5 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
KBJD (1650 AM; 10 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF COLORADO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Morrison:

KVOD (90.1 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: PUBLIC BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC)
KIMN (100.3 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
KQKS (107.5 FM; LAKEWOOD, CO; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF COLORADO)
KXKL-FM (105.1 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
KLDV (91.1 FM; MORRISON, CO; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
KALC (105.9 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: ENTERCOM DENVER LICENSE, LLC)
KOSI (101.1 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: ENTERCOM DENVER LICENSE, LLC)
KBPI (106.7 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
KFMD (95.7 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KRFX (103.5 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
KUVO (89.3 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: DENVER EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING)
K209DE (89.7 FM; GOLDEN, CO; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
KQMT (99.5 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: ENTERCOM DENVER LICENSE, LLC)
KYGO-FM (98.5 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF COLORADO)
KXPK (96.5 FM; EVERGREEN, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
KBCO-FM (97.3 FM; BOULDER, CO; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KRKS-FM (94.7 FM; LAFAYETTE, CO; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF COLORADO, INC)
KJMN (92.1 FM; CASTLE ROCK, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
KJCD (104.3 FM; LONGMONT, CO; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF COLORADO)
KDJM (92.5 FM; BROOMFIELD, CO; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Morrison:

KMAS-LP (Channel 63; DENVER, CO; Owner: TELEMUNDO OF STEAMBOAT SPRINGS COLO. LIC. CORP.)
KUSA-TV (Channel 9; DENVER, CO; Owner: MULTIMEDIA HOLDINGS CORPORATION)
KPXC-TV (Channel 59; DENVER, CO; Owner: PAXSON DENVER LICENSE, INC.)
KTVD (Channel 20; DENVER, CO; Owner: TWENVER BROADCAST, INC.)
KCNC-TV (Channel 4; DENVER, CO; Owner: CBS TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)
KWGN-TV (Channel 2; DENVER, CO; Owner: KWGN INC.)
KDVR (Channel 31; DENVER, CO; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
KMGH-TV (Channel 7; DENVER, CO; Owner: MCGRAW-HILL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KRMT (Channel 41; DENVER, CO; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
KRMA-TV (Channel 6; DENVER, CO; Owner: ROCKY MOUNTAIN PUBLIC BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
KDVT-LP (Channel 36; DENVER, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
K48FW (Channel 48; DENVER, CO; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
KCEC (Channel 50; DENVER, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
KDEO-LP (Channel 38; AURORA, CO; Owner: PETER B. VAN DE SANDE)
KDEN (Channel 25; LONGMONT, CO; Owner: LONGMONT CHANNEL 25, INC.)
KDEV-LP (Channel 62; AURORA, CO; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
K57BT (Channel 57; DENVER, CO; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING OF DENVER, INC.)

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