Rico, Colorado

Back to Rico, CO housing info, Dolores County, Colorado, CO smaller cities, CO small cities, All Cities. View more photos (we have 23 pictures of Rico, CO available)   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... Dolores County Population in July 2008: 258. Population change since 2000: +25.9% Males: 152   (59.0%) Females: 106   (41.0%) Median resident age:   35.4 years Colorado median age:   34.3 years Zip codes: 81332. Estimated median household income in 2007: $49,955 (it was $36,667 in 2000) Rico:   $49,955 Colorado:   $55,212 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $28,347 Rico:   $28,347 Colorado:   $29,133 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $231,725 (it was $142,900 in 2000) Rico:   $231,725 Colorado:   $233,900 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $230,007; Detached houses: $241,276; Mobile homes: $75,500 Rico, 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 Races in Rico: White Non-Hispanic (92.2%) American Indian (3.9%) Hispanic (2.9%) Other Asian (1.5%) Two or more races (1.5%) Other race (1.0%) 2008 cost of living index in Rico: 89.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Rico, Colorado on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Rico is mentioned 59 times on our forum: Why the "split" between "old" and "new" Coloradans . . .  (231 replies) Don't move to Denver  (116 replies) Denver, Orlando or Tampa HELP ME CHOOSE  (72 replies) Highlands Ranch Bashing  (52 replies) Relocating: Small but leftist towns?  (60 replies) Family Moving to Telluride- Need Advice  (53 replies) Latest news from Rico, CO collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: German (22.9%), English (16.6%), Irish (15.1%), Italian (12.2%), Polish (10.2%), United States (7.8%). Current Local Time: MST time zone Incorporated on 2/25/1880 Elevation: 8827 feet Land area: 0.77 square miles. Population density: 337 people per square mile   (very low).

Latitude: 37.69 N, Longitude: 108.03 W

Area code: 970

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Average climate in Rico, Colorado

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Rico-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Colorado state average. It is 75% 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 31.9 miles away from Rico center
On 5/27/2000 at 21:58:18, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 63.6 miles away from the city center
On 11/7/2004 at 06:54:59, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 ML, Depth: 0.4 mi) earthquake occurred 61.2 miles away from the city center
On 6/6/2008 at 20:09:59, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 ML, Depth: 6.0 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 82.2 miles away from Rico center
On 6/3/1999 at 15:35:34, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 ML, Depth: 2.6 mi) earthquake occurred 63.9 miles away from the city center
On 7/6/1999 at 22:05:45, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 62.6 miles away from Rico center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

Political contributions by individuals in Rico, CO

• Rico Heliport

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Notable locations in Rico: Rico Public Library (A), Rico Fire Department (B), Rico Community Center (C), Rico Fire Department (D), Rico Town Hall (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Rico include: First Baptist Church of Rico (A), Rico Community Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemetery: Rico Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map Creeks: Silver Creek (A), Sulphur Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Rico: Louis M Jones Memorial Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map Post office: Rico Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map Hotel: Argentine Grill (124 South Glasgow Avenue).

Average household size:

This town:	2.0 people
Colorado:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	45.2%
Whole state:	65.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	6.7%
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: 1.0% of all households

This town:	13.8%
Whole state:	9.3%

This town:	5.9%
Whole state:	4.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Rico, CO

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13.64% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,117 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	13.64%
Colorado average:	10.77%

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

from Montezuma County, CO

3.19% ($28,545 average AGI)

9.85% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,769 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.85%
Colorado average:	10.03%

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

to Montezuma County, CO	1.97% ($33,692 average AGI)
to Mesa County, CO	1.52% ($30,900)

• Cindy Phillips, 119 S Glasgow, Type: Tower, Structure height: 9.1 m, Overall height: 12.1 m
  Registrant: Commnet Four Corners, 1562 North Park Street, Suite E, Castle Rock, CO 80109, Phone: (720) 733-7854, Email:

• RICO, 0.3 Km East Of, Type: Tower, Structure height: 24.4 m, Overall height: 27.4 m, Call Sign: WQJL675
  Assigned Frequencies : 6798.75 MHz
  Grant Date: 10/24/2008, Expiration Date: 10/24/2018, Certifier: Dennis Kalvels
  Registrant: State Of Colorado, 2452 W Second Ave Unit 200, Denver, CO 80223, Phone: (303) 866-2341, Fax: (303) 922-1811, Email:
• RICO, Rico, Overall height: 13.7 m, Call Sign: KZA70
  Assigned Frequencies : 2162.00 MHz
  Grant Date: 09/08/1988, Expiration Date: 09/10/1996, Cancelation Date: 09/10/1996
  Registrant: U S West Communications Inc, 700 W Mineral Ave Room Co G1.24, Littleton, CO 80120