Penrose, Colorado

Back to Penrose, CO housing info, Fremont 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 Penrose, CO Fremont County Population in July 2007: 4,167. Males: 2,099   (50.4%) Females: 2,068   (49.6%) Median resident age:   38.7 years Colorado median age:   34.3 years Zip codes: 81240. Estimated median household income in 2007: $48,553 (it was $35,638 in 2000) Penrose:   $48,553 Colorado:   $55,212 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $20,020 Penrose:   $20,020 Colorado:   $29,133 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $183,726 (it was $113,300 in 2000) Penrose:   $183,726 Colorado:   $233,900 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $186,942; Detached houses: $215,172; Townhouses or other attached units: $157,641; Mobile homes: $72,931; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $32,500 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 81240 Penrose, CO residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Profiles of local businesses: Jay A. Gleiforst Rafter G Landscaping Races in Penrose: White Non-Hispanic (90.0%) Hispanic (7.6%) American Indian (2.0%) Other race (1.7%) Two or more races (1.5%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races) 2008 cost of living index in Penrose: 84.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Penrose, Colorado on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Penrose is mentioned 178 times on our forum: Horse Properties in Penrose Area??  (7 replies) Colorado and the West is running out of water . . .  (498 replies) Why the "split" between "old" and "new" Coloradans . . .  (231 replies) Pueblo isn't all that great...  (179 replies) //Need some insight from Colorado locals//  (58 replies) What I don’t like about Colorado Springs  (152 replies) Latest news from Penrose, CO collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: German (23.2%), English (15.0%), Irish (14.3%), United States (8.9%), Italian (6.3%), French (3.7%). Current Local Time: MST time zone Elevation: 5320 feet Land area: 33.3 square miles. Population density: 125 people per square mile   (very low).

Average climate in Penrose, Colorado

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Penrose-area historical tornado activity is below Colorado state average. It is 45% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/24/1979, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 29.5 miles away from the Penrose place center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 6/13/1977, a category 3 tornado 34.4 miles away from the place center .

Penrose-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Colorado state average. It is 74% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/3/2007 at 14:34:38, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.4 MW, 4.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 94.3 miles away from Penrose center
On 9/5/2001 at 10:52:07, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 91.3 miles away from the city center
On 12/25/1994 at 19:06:07, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 60.6 miles away from the city center
On 9/4/2001 at 12:45:53, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 90.9 miles away from Penrose center
On 12/23/1995 at 06:51:48, a magnitude 3.6 (3.5 MB, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 21.7 miles away from the city center
On 8/1/1996 at 05:44:22, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 82.4 miles away from Penrose center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Political contributions by individuals in Penrose, CO

• Braun Airport (Runways: 1)

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Cemetery: Penrose Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map Reservoir: Brush Hollow Reservoir (A). Display/hide its location on the map Creeks: Bear Creek (A), Beaver Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Tourist attraction: Well Penrose Hot Springs (1 Malibu Road) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.8 people
Colorado:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	78.6%
Whole state:	65.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	4.5%
Whole state:	5.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
• Gay men: 0.1% of all households

This place:	12.3%
Whole state:	9.3%

This place:	4.1%
Whole state:	4.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Penrose, CO

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8.47% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,613 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.47%
Colorado average:	10.77%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

from El Paso County, CO	1.11% ($41,164 average AGI)
from Pueblo County, CO	0.71% ($25,629)
from Chaffee County, CO	0.38% ($33,904)

7.52% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,028 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.52%
Colorado average:	10.03%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

to El Paso County, CO	1.27% ($36,965 average AGI)
to Pueblo County, CO	0.86% ($33,974)
to Chaffee County, CO	0.33% ($31,773)

• Se 1/4 Of The Se 1/4 Of Section 21, Township 18 S, Range 68 W, Type: Tower, Structure height: 30.5 m, Overall height: 35.4 m, Call Sign: KNKN372
  Assigned Frequencies : 869.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz
  Grant Date: 11/16/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010
  Registrant: Alltel Communications, Inc., One Allied Drive, B2f2-A, Little Rock, AR 72202, Phone: (501) 905-8555, Fax: (501) 905-6193, Email:

• 404 Broadway St, Call Sign: KNDJ688, Licensee ID: L00563468
  Assigned Frequencies : 153.725 MHz
  Grant Date: 08/28/2002, Expiration Date: 08/28/2012
  Registrant: Beaver Park Water Inc, 401 Broadway St, Penrose, CO 81240
• Lat: 38.426111 Lon: -105.026667, Call Sign: WQDG454
  Assigned Frequencies : 151.805 MHz
  Grant Date: 08/18/2005, Expiration Date: 08/18/2015, Certifier: James M Macdonald
  Registrant: Communication Solutions & Assoc., Inc., 4602 N. Elizabeth, Ste. 110, Pueblo, CO 81008, Phone: (719) 547-2707, Fax: (719) 547-2761

• Fremont County Airport, Type: Building, Structure height: 4.8 m, Overall height: 6.1 m, Call Sign: KTU9
  Assigned Frequencies : 120.025 MHz
  Grant Date: 08/27/2007, Expiration Date: 05/07/2017, Certifier: Richard D Baker Mr.
  Registrant: Asmi, Lenexa, KS 66285, Phone: (913) 894-8927, Fax: (913) 894-1794, Email:

• Fire: 2