Parachute, Colorado

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Back to Parachute, CO housing info, Garfield County, Colorado, CO smaller cities, CO small cities, All Cities.   Submit your own pictures of this town 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 Parachute, CO Garfield County Population in July 2008: 1,290. Population change since 2000: +28.2% Males: 647   (50.2%) Females: 643   (49.8%) Median resident age:   29.3 years Colorado median age:   34.3 years Zip codes: 81635. Estimated median household income in 2008: $36,105 (it was $31,208 in 2000) Parachute:   $36,105 Colorado:   $56,993 Estimated per capita income in 2008: $17,540 Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $130,311 (it was $88,800 in 2000) Parachute:   $130,311 Colorado:   $242,200 Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $148,159; Detached houses: $189,475; Townhouses or other attached units: $141,647; Mobile homes: $60,479 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 81635 Parachute, CO residents, houses, and apartments details Profiles of local businesses: Battlement Mesa Company 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 Parachute: White Non-Hispanic (74.8%) Hispanic (19.8%) Other race (5.7%) Two or more races (4.0%) American Indian (3.6%) Black (0.8%) Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (0.7%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races) Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Parachute: 85.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Parachute, Colorado on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Parachute is mentioned 87 times on our forum: Question about Parachute Colorado  (12 replies) Durango too small for Phoenix city kids?  (67 replies) Colorado Accent  (88 replies) Why the "split" between "old" and "new" Coloradans . . .  (231 replies) The 5 things you should do if you want to live in rural Colorado:  (100 replies) grand junction  (59 replies) Latest news from Parachute, CO collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: German (18.0%), Irish (15.4%), English (12.1%), United States (6.5%), French (2.8%), Swedish (2.1%). Current Local Time: MST time zone Elevation: 5090 feet Land area: 1.18 square miles. Population density: 1091 people per square mile   (low).

Latitude: 39.45 N, Longitude: 108.05 W

Area code: 970

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Officers per 1,000 residents here:	5.43
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Parachute, Colorado

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Parachute-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Colorado state average. It is 25% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/13/1994 at 06:01:23, a magnitude 4.6 (4.4 MB, 4.6 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 90.1 miles away from Parachute center
On 1/31/2002 at 18:17:45, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 60.8 miles away from the city center
On 5/27/2000 at 21:58:18, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 88.3 miles away from the city center
On 3/20/1995 at 12:46:16, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, 4.1 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 68.4 miles away from Parachute center
On 8/9/2001 at 22:38:54, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 38.7 miles away from the city center
On 2/10/2006 at 21:48:13, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MW, 3.8 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 34.1 miles away from Parachute center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

Political contributions by individuals in Parachute, CO

• Dry Pen Airport (Runways: 1)
• Grand Valley Heliport

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Notable locations in Parachute: Parachute Fire Department (A), Parachute Town Hall (B), Parachute Branch Library (C), Parachute Police Department (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemetery: Russey-Hurlburt Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map Creek: Parachute Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map Tourist attraction: Cache Creek Outfitters (Tours & Charters; 7962 County Road 301). Hotel: Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites (221 Grand Valley Way).

Average household size:

This town:	2.6 people
Colorado:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	61.2%
Whole state:	65.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	8.7%
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: 0.8% of all households

This town:	12.4%
Whole state:	9.3%

This town:	5.1%
Whole state:	4.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Parachute, CO

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• Holiday Inn Express - Parachute, 221 Grand Valley Way, Parachute, CO 81635, Phone: (970) 285-2330, Fax: (970) 285-2331
• Candlewood Suites, 233 Grand Valley Way, Parachute, CO 81635, Phone: (970) 285-9880, Fax: (970) 285-9879

Here		27.9%
USA		50.2%

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.

from Eagle County, CO	1.02% ($71,077 average AGI)
from Mesa County, CO	0.90% ($36,248)
from Pitkin County, CO	0.71% ($92,299)

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%

to Mesa County, CO	1.51% ($48,260 average AGI)
to Eagle County, CO	0.59% ($64,211)
to Pitkin County, CO	0.39% ($34,306)

• Doghead 11 Miles West By Southwest Of Rifle, Call Sign: KNKN453
  Assigned Frequencies : 869.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 845.010 MHz
  Grant Date: 02/13/2002, Expiration Date: 10/01/2011, Certifier: David C Jatlow
  Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 11760 Us Highway 1, North Palm Beach, FL 33408, Phone: (202) 255-1679, Fax: (561) 279-2097, Email:
• 2806 County Road #302, Call Sign: KNKN398
  Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 846.510 MHz
  Grant Date: 10/11/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010
  Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:

• Lottie L Thompson, 3490 County Road 302 (Doghead Mtn #90361), Type: Tower, Structure height: 30.5 m, Overall height: 32 m
  Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 1101 Perimeter Drive, Schaumburg, IL 60173, Phone: (847) 240-1508, Email:
• Atop Mount Callahan 4 Km Sw, Type: Tower, Structure height: 63 m, Overall height: 64 m
  Registrant: Western Slope Communications LLC Dba , Grand Junction, CO 81506, Phone: (970) 241-6460, Email:

• Doghead 5.5 Mi Se, Type: Tower, Structure height: 24 m, Overall height: 27 m, Call Sign: WPKB936
  Assigned Frequencies : 463.100 MHz
  Grant Date: 01/23/2002, Expiration Date: 01/15/2012, Certifier: James H Stevens
  Registrant: Garfield County Emergency Communications Authority, 585 E 1 St, Rifle, CO 81650, Phone: (970) 625-8095, Fax: (970) 625-8282, Email:
• Old Mtn S Rim Of E Fork Parachute Crk Canyon, Call Sign: KNFB518
  Assigned Frequencies : 173.287 MHz
  Grant Date: 02/05/1997, Expiration Date: 03/16/2002, Cancelation Date: 05/19/2002
  Registrant: Union Oil Company Of California Dba Unocal, Parachute, CO 81635, Phone: (213) 977-6443
• Doghead Mountain 4.7 Mi E, Structure height: 24 m, Call Sign: WPBU838
  Assigned Frequencies : 159.495 MHz
  Grant Date: 01/10/2003, Expiration Date: 03/10/2013, Certifier: Ronald D Obermueller
  Registrant: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP, 600 Thirteenth Street, Nw, Washington, DC 20005, Phone: (202) 756-8282, Fax: (202) 756-8087, Email:

• Fire: 69
• Hazardous Condition: 43
• Good Intent Call: 6

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• #59 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors"
• #63 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Secretaries and administrative assistants"
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• #66 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Transportation, tourism, and lodging attendants"
• #91 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of workers with very long commute times (90 or more minutes)"

• #84 (81635) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Basque first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"