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Sanford, CO map Population (year 2000): 817. Estimated population in July 2006: 784 (-4.0% change)
 

Males: 411  (50.3%)
Females: 406  (49.7%)

Conejos County

Median resident age:  28.1 years
Colorado median age:  34.3 years

Zip codes: 81151.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $25,600 (it was $25,625 in 2000)
Sanford  $25,600
Colorado:  $50,652

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $59,100 (it was $50,600 in 2000)
Sanford  $59,100
Colorado:  $223,300

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Races in Sanford:

  • White Non-Hispanic (57.6%)
  • Hispanic (40.5%)
  • Other race (16.6%)
  • Two or more races (5.6%)
  • American Indian (2.2%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)


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Ancestries: English (13.7%), Danish (12.9%), German (6.6%), United States (4.7%), Irish (3.3%), French (1.8%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Incorporated on 4/9/1907

Elevation: 7603 feet

Land area: 1.41 square miles.

Population density: 564 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Sanford

  • High school or higher: 80.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.8%
  • Unemployed: 5.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sanford town

  • Never married: 26.2%
  • Now married: 58.4%
  • Separated: 0.9%
  • Widowed: 7.8%
  • Divorced: 6.7%

7 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.9%
Colorado:  8.6%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

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

Sanford:  0.7% ($347)
Colorado:  0.7% ($1,132)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Santa Fe, NM (110.1 miles , pop. 62,203).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Colorado Springs, CO (134.7 miles , pop. 360,890).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (496.5 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: La Jara, CO (4.3 miles ), Manassa, CO (6.2 miles ), Romeo, CO (8.2 miles ), Antonito, CO (14.5 miles ), Alamosa, CO (14.7 miles ), Alamosa East, CO (15.4 miles ), Mosca-Hooper, CO (27.1 miles ), Monte Vista, CO (27.8 miles ).

Latitude: 37.26 N, Longitude: 105.90 W


Area code commonly used in this area: 719

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Population change in the 1990s: +60 (+7.9%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Construction (12%)
  • Repair and maintenance (10%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Wood products (4%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (28%)
  • Educational services (18%)
  • Food and beverage stores (9%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (13%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)


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Hospitals/medical centers near Sanford:
  • CONEJOS COUNTY HOSPITAL - CAH (about 11 miles; LA JARA, CO)
  • SAN LUIS VALLEY REGIONAL MED CTR (about 16 miles; ALAMOSA, CO)
  • RIO GRANDE HOSPITAL - CAH (about 48 miles; DEL NORTE, CO)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sanford:
  • SAN LUIS VALLEY REGIONAL/BERGMAN FIELD (about 13 miles; ALAMOSA, CO; ID: ALS)
  • GUNNISON-CRESTED BUTTE REGIONAL (about 113 miles; GUNNISON, CO; ID: GUC)
  • PUEBLO MEMORIAL (about 121 miles; PUEBLO, CO; ID: PUB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Sanford:
  • MONTE VISTA MUNI (about 21 miles; MONTE VISTA, CO; ID: MVI)
  • BLANCA (about 27 miles; BLANCA, CO; ID: 05V)
  • LEACH (about 38 miles; CENTER, CO; ID: 1V8)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sanford:
  • ADAMS STATE COLLEGE (about 16 miles; ALAMOSA, CO; Full-time enrollment: 4,147)
  • PUEBLO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 109 miles; PUEBLO, CO; FT enrollment: 2,587)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN COLORADO (about 116 miles; PUEBLO, CO; FT enrollment: 4,275)
  • WESTERN STATE COLLEGE COLORADO (about 123 miles; GUNNISON, CO; FT enrollment: 2,199)
  • NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS UNIVERSITY (about 128 miles; LAS VEGAS, NM; FT enrollment: 2,278)
  • PIKES PEAK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 129 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; FT enrollment: 5,307)
  • UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT COLORADO SPRINGS (about 131 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; FT enrollment: 4,953)
Public high school in Sanford:
  • SANFORD JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 187; Location: 1 WEST STREET; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public elementary/middle school in Sanford:
  • SANFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 197; Location: 1ST WEST STREET; Grades: PK - 06)

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Average household size:
This town:  3.0 people
Colorado:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  77.7%
Whole state:  65.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  2.9%
Whole state:  5.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  20.1%
Whole state:  9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  9.6%
Whole state:  4.1%

Sanford compared to Colorado state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Sewerage 0$0 1$676
Water Supply 0$0 1$676
Other Government Administration 0$0 1$776
Judicial and Legal 0$0 1$250
Police Protection - Officers 0$0 2$2,580
Streets and Highways 0$0 1$674
Parks and Recreation 0$0 1$224
Totals for Government 0$0 8$5,856



5.40% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,550 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.40%
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:
from Alamosa County, CO  0.99% ($33,292 average AGI)
from Rio Grande County, CO  0.54% ($28,769)
from Denver County, CO  0.45% ($22,545)


7.58% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,819 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.58%
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:
to Alamosa County, CO  2.38% ($24,847 average AGI)
to Pueblo County, CO  0.52% ($31,538)


Strongest AM radio stations in Sanford:
  • KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KGIW (1450 AM; 1 kW; ALAMOSA, CO; Owner: COMMUNITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KOA (850 AM; 50 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
  • KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
  • KKZN (760 AM; 50 kW; THORNTON, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
  • KMXA (1090 AM; 50 kW; AURORA, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KTNN (660 AM; 50 kW; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Owner: THE NAVAJO NATION)
  • KNZZ (1100 AM; 50 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: M B C GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KSLV (1240 AM; 1 kW; MONTE VISTA, CO; Owner: SAN LUIS VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KCBR (1040 AM; daytime; 15 kW; MONUMENT, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
  • KHAC (880 AM; 43 kW; TSE BONITO, NM; Owner: WESTERN INDIAN MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • KICA (980 AM; 50 kW; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
  • KLMO (1060 AM; 30 kW; LONGMONT, CO; Owner: PILGRIM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Sanford:
  • K244DO (96.7 FM; ALAMOSA, ETC., CO; Owner: SAN LUIS VALLEY TELEVISION, INC.)
  • KRZA (88.7 FM; ALAMOSA, CO; Owner: EQUAL REPRESENTATION/MEDIA ADVOCACY)
  • KTAO (101.9 FM; TAOS, NM; Owner: TAOS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • K278AE (103.5 FM; ALAMOSA, CO; Owner: FRANK A. SHULTZ, III)
  • KALQ-FM (93.5 FM; ALAMOSA, CO; Owner: COMMUNITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KASF (90.9 FM; ALAMOSA, CO; Owner: ADAMS STATE COLLEGE)


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