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Population (year 2000): 1,740. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,408 (+38.4% change)
Males: 907  (52.1%)
Females: 833  (47.9%)

Garfield County

Median resident age:  31.4 years
Colorado median age:  34.3 years

Zip codes: 81652.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $44,700 (it was $44,632 in 2000)
Silt  $44,700
Colorado:  $50,652

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $163,400 (it was $140,000 in 2000)
Silt  $163,400
Colorado:  $223,300

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Races in Silt:

  • White Non-Hispanic (83.5%)
  • Hispanic (14.2%)
  • Other race (7.4%)
  • American Indian (2.0%)
  • Two or more races (1.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: German (16.8%), English (11.5%), Irish (10.5%), United States (7.5%), Italian (6.0%), Norwegian (4.2%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Incorporated on 5/1915

Elevation: 5438 feet

Land area: 2.82 square miles.

Population density: 800 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Silt

  • High school or higher: 80.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
  • Unemployed: 4.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 37.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Silt town

  • Never married: 26.2%
  • Now married: 54.3%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 4.0%
  • Divorced: 14.7%

129 residents are foreign born (6.7% Latin America).

This town:  7.4%
Colorado:  8.6%



According to our research there were 7 registered sex offenders living in Silt, Colorado in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Silt to the number of sex offenders is 323 to 1.

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

Silt:  0.5% ($726)
Colorado:  0.7% ($1,132)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Boulder, CO (167.6 miles , pop. 94,673).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Northeast Jefferson, CO (175.4 miles , pop. 450,166).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (515.4 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: New Castle, CO (8.2 miles ), Rifle, CO (9.0 miles ), Glenwood Springs, CO (22.2 miles ), Battlement Mesa, CO (27.3 miles ), Parachute, CO (28.2 miles ), Collbran, CO (30.3 miles ), Carbondale, CO (31.7 miles ), Meeker, CO (38.5 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 23 buildings, average cost: $87,200
  • 1997: 31 buildings, average cost: $79,400
  • 1998: 22 buildings, average cost: $104,200
  • 1999: 77 buildings, average cost: $90,200
  • 2000: 56 buildings, average cost: $106,200
  • 2001: 58 buildings, average cost: $144,300
  • 2002: 23 buildings, average cost: $178,100
  • 2003: 28 buildings, average cost: $129,400
  • 2004: 38 buildings, average cost: $140,600
  • 2005: 47 buildings, average cost: $140,600
  • 2006: 57 buildings, average cost: $153,200
  • 2007: 43 buildings, average cost: $173,600

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Latitude: 39.55 N, Longitude: 107.65 W


Area code: 970

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Population change in the 1990s: +620 (+55.4%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (42%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Educational services (3%)
  • Public administration (3%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Health care (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (12%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Carpenters (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)


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Crime in Silt by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 000110
    per 100,000 0.00.00.047.245.60.0
Robberies 000001
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.043.4
Assaults 8101094
    per 100,000 447.754.90.0472.4410.6173.7
Burglaries 250635
    per 100,000 111.9274.30.0283.4136.9217.1
Thefts 016444841
    per 100,000 0.054.9286.82078.42189.81780.3
Auto thefts 006564
    per 100,000 0.00.0286.8236.2273.7173.7
Arson 000210
    per 100,000 0.00.00.094.545.60.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 97.432.434.4254.1237.7148.1

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 7 (6 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.66
US city average:  3.00

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Silt topographic map
Hospitals/medical centers near Silt:
  • VALLEY VIEW HOSPITAL ASSN (about 6 miles; GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO)
  • CLAGETT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; RIFLE, CO)
  • PIONEERS HOSPITAL OF RIO BLANCO (about 39 miles; MEEKER, CO)

Political contributions by individuals in Silt, CO

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Silt:
  • EAGLE COUNTY REGIONAL (about 52 miles; EAGLE, CO; ID: EGE)
  • ASPEN-PITKIN CO/SARDY FIELD (about 59 miles; ASPEN, CO; ID: ASE)
  • WALKER FIELD (about 67 miles; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; ID: GJT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Silt:
  • GARFIELD COUNTY REGIONAL (about 5 miles; RIFLE, CO; ID: RIL)
  • GLENWOOD SPRINGS MUNI (about 25 miles; GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO; ID: GWS)
  • MEEKER (about 38 miles; MEEKER, CO; ID: EEO)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Silt:
  • COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE (about 23 miles; GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,400)
  • MESA STATE COLLEGE (about 73 miles; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; FT enrollment: 4,415)
  • WESTERN STATE COLLEGE COLORADO (about 77 miles; GUNNISON, CO; FT enrollment: 2,199)
  • FORT LEWIS COLLEGE (about 156 miles; DURANGO, CO; FT enrollment: 4,051)
  • UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER (about 162 miles; BOULDER, CO; FT enrollment: 25,355)
  • COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 164 miles; Fort Collins, CO; FT enrollment: 22,684)
  • COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES (about 171 miles; GOLDEN, CO; FT enrollment: 3,183)
Public elementary/middle school in Silt:
  • ROY MOORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 357; Location: 822 ORCHARD AVENUE; Grades: PK - 05)

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Tourist attraction: Silt Historical Park (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 707 Orchard Avenue).

Court: Silt Town - Recreation Department- Clerk & Recorder- City Hall- Municipal C (231 North 7th Street).

 

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

ASGARD SUBDIVISION WATER ASSOCIATION (Population served: 80, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Average - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: Selenium. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-09-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-09-2006)
  • MCL, Average - Between JAN-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Selenium. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-18-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-18-2005)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-19-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-19-2005)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and NOV-05-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-04-2003), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAY-30-2003), St Compliance achieved (NOV-05-2003)
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In APR-2000, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-08-2000), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-08-2000)
  • 7 routine major monitoring violations

Average household size:
This town:  2.7 people
Colorado:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  69.8%
Whole state:  65.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  5.9%
Whole state:  5.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.9% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  7.8%
Whole state:  9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  2.9%
Whole state:  4.1%

Silt compared to Colorado state average:

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  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly 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 2006)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Police - Other 1$2,606$31,2720$0
Judicial and Legal 3$7,003$28,0120$0
Other Government Administration 14$27,146$23,2680$0
Police Protection - Officers 5$18,768$45,0430$0
Water Supply 3$14,061$56,2440$0
Financial Administration 1$4,087$49,0440$0
Parks and Recreation 1$2,896$34,7521$1,853
Sewerage 1$3,325$39,9000$0
Health 4$9,677$29,03122$12,972
Streets and Highways 2$5,889$35,3340$0
Totals for Government 35$95,459$32,72923$14,825


Silt government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $3,600,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $138,000
    All Other: $55,000
  • Current Operations - Financial Administration: $415,000
    Police Protection: $374,000
    Water Utilities: $270,000
    Regular Highways: $228,000
    General - Other: $202,000
    Sewerage: $114,000
    Parks & Recreation: $102,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $16,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $300,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $4,200,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $4,500,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $92,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $68,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,900,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $204,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $900,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $62,000
  • Tax - Other Selective Sales: $258,000
    Total General Sales: $248,000
    NEC: $181,000
    Property: $108,000
    Public Utilities: $43,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $8,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $730,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $18,000

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.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county 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%

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


Strongest AM radio stations in Silt:
  • KRGS (690 AM; 1 kW; RIFLE, CO; Owner: WESTERN SLOPE COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
  • KNZZ (1100 AM; 50 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: M B C GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KJOL (620 AM; 10 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: UNITED MINISTRIES)
  • KGLN (980 AM; 1 kW; GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO; Owner: COLORADO WEST BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KRAI (550 AM; 5 kW; CRAIG, CO; Owner: WILD WEST RADIO, INC.)
  • KKZN (760 AM; 50 kW; THORNTON, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
  • KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
  • KOA (850 AM; 50 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
  • KUBC (580 AM; 5 kW; MONTROSE, CO; Owner: WOODLAND COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • KMXA (1090 AM; 50 kW; AURORA, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KSKE (610 AM; 5 kW; VAIL, CO; Owner: PILGRIM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KTNN (660 AM; 50 kW; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Owner: THE NAVAJO NATION)
  • KLMO (1060 AM; 30 kW; LONGMONT, CO; Owner: PILGRIM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Silt:
  • KKCH (92.7 FM; GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO; Owner: AGM-ROCKY MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING I, L.L.C.)
  • KDNK (90.5 FM; CARBONDALE, CO; Owner: CARBONDALE COMM. ACCESS RADIO, INC.)
  • KLXV (91.9 FM; GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • K247AD (97.3 FM; CARBONDALE, CO; Owner: PITKIN COUNTY TRANSLATOR)
  • KRVG (95.5 FM; GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO; Owner: WESTERN SLOPE COMMUNICATIONS LLC)
  • KZKS-FM2 (105.3 FM; CARBONDALE, CO; Owner: WESTERN SLOPE COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C)
  • K276AI (103.1 FM; RIFLE, CO; Owner: MBC GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KZKS (105.3 FM; RIFLE, CO; Owner: WESTERN SLOPE COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
  • K256AD (99.1 FM; PALISADE, CO; Owner: NORTH FORK VALLEY PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
  • K205CK (88.9 FM; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • K214CA (90.7 FM; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • K210CE (89.9 FM; MESA, CO; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • K259AC (99.7 FM; GYPSUM, ETC., CO; Owner: COMMUNITY RADIO FOR NORTHERN COLORADO)
  • KTUN (101.5 FM; EAGLE, CO; Owner: SALISBURY BROADCASTING COLORADO, LLC)
  • KAYW (98.1 FM; MEEKER, CO; Owner: WESTERN SLOPE COMMUNICATIONS LLC)
  • KQZR (102.5 FM; CRAIG, CO; Owner: CRAIG BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • K272DL (102.3 FM; RIFLE, CO; Owner: MBC GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • K244AN (96.7 FM; RIFLE, CO; Owner: COLORADO WEST BROADCASTING INC.)
  • K202BJ (88.3 FM; RIFLE, CO; Owner: PUBLIC BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC)

TV broadcast stations around Silt:
  • K04GM (Channel 4; DIVIDE CREEK, ETC., CO; Owner: GARFIELD COUNTY)
  • K06GW (Channel 6; DIVIDE CREEK, ETC., CO; Owner: ROCKY MT. PUBLIC B/C NETWORK, INC.)
  • K08HT (Channel 8; UPPER DIVIDE CREEK, CO; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
  • K10IQ (Channel 10; UPPER DIVIDE CREEK, CO; Owner: GARFIELD COUNTY)
  • K12LM (Channel 12; DIVIDE CREEK, ETC., CO; Owner: GARFIELD COUNTY)
  • K11KR (Channel 2; RIFLE, CO; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
  • K02JD (Channel 2; EAST ELK CREEK, CO; Owner: GARFIELD COUNTY)
  • K04JL (Channel 4; EAST ELK CREEK, CO; Owner: GARFIELD COUNTY)
  • K06JS (Channel 6; EAST ELK CREEK, CO; Owner: GARFIELD COUNTY)
  • K08JS (Channel 8; EAST ELK CREEK, CO; Owner: GARFIELD COUNTY)
  • K10LN (Channel 10; EAST ELK CREEK, CO; Owner: GARFIELD COUNTY)

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