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Simla, CO map Population (year 2000): 663. Estimated population in July 2006: 720 (+8.6% change)
 

Males: 320  (48.3%)
Females: 343  (51.7%)

Elbert County

Median resident age:  33.8 years
Colorado median age:  34.3 years

Zip codes: 80835.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $31,400 (it was $31,382 in 2000)
Simla  $31,400
Colorado:  $50,652

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $100,400 (it was $86,000 in 2000)
Simla  $100,400
Colorado:  $223,300

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Races in Simla:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.1%)
  • Hispanic (3.6%)
  • American Indian (2.4%)
  • Two or more races (1.8%)
  • Other race (1.2%)

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Ancestries: German (20.4%), Irish (15.5%), United States (12.7%), English (11.5%), Norwegian (4.1%), Scottish (3.2%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Incorporated on 1/15/1913

Elevation: 6030 feet

Land area: 0.54 square miles.

Population density: 1338 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Simla

  • High school or higher: 83.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.2%
  • Unemployed: 7.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 32.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Simla town

  • Never married: 20.9%
  • Now married: 58.1%
  • Separated: 2.8%
  • Widowed: 8.3%
  • Divorced: 10.0%

22 residents are foreign born (1.4% Europe, 1.1% Latin America, 0.9% North America).

This town:  3.3%
Colorado:  8.6%



According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Simla, Colorado in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Simla to the number of sex offenders is 363 to 1.

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

Simla:  0.9% ($734)
Colorado:  0.7% ($1,132)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Colorado Springs, CO (52.4 miles , pop. 360,890).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (666.0 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Ramah, CO (5.8 miles) , Calhan, CO (16.6 miles ), Agate, CO (19.4 miles ), Limon, CO (28.3 miles ), Kiowa, CO (29.7 miles ), Deer Trail, CO (33.0 miles ), Southeastern El Paso, CO (33.6 miles ), Black Forest-Peyton, CO (36.9 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $44,500
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 1 building, cost: $44,500
  • 2005: 1 building, cost: $68,800
  • 2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $70,900

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Latitude: 39.14 N, Longitude: 104.08 W


26 people in nursing homes

Area code: 719

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Population change in the 1990s: +158 (+31.3%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (19%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (5%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (17%)
  • Accommodation and food services (17%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • U. S. Postal service (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Personal and laundry services (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (14%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Computer specialists (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Construction laborers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (5%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)


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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 2 (2 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.75
US city average:  3.00

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Simla-area historical tornado activity is above Colorado state average. It is 36% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/6/1990, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 14.0 miles away from the Simla town center caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.

On 6/6/1990, a category 3 tornado 26.4 miles away from the town center injured 14 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Simla:
  • LINCOLN COMM HOSP - CAH (about 43 miles; HUGO, CO)
  • MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 53 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO)
  • HEALTHSOUTH REHAB HOSP OF COLO SPGS (about 53 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Simla:
  • CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS MUNI (about 49 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; ID: COS)
  • BUCKLEY AFB (about 61 miles; AURORA, CO; ID: BKF)
  • DENVER INTL (about 64 miles; DENVER, CO; ID: DEN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Simla:
  • CALHAN (about 16 miles; CALHAN, CO; ID: 5V4)
  • COLORADO SPRINGS EAST (about 29 miles; ELLICOTT, CO; ID: A50)
  • LIMON MUNI (about 32 miles; LIMON, CO; ID: LIC)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Simla:
  • METROPOLITAN STATE COLLEGE OF DENVER (about 47 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 12,938)
  • UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT DENVER (about 47 miles; DENVER, CO; FT enrollment: 8,839)
  • UNIVERSITY OF DENVER (about 47 miles; DENVER, CO; FT enrollment: 7,592)
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF DENVER (about 47 miles; DENVER, CO; FT enrollment: 3,352)
  • ARAPAHOE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; LITTLETON, CO; FT enrollment: 3,666)
  • UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY (about 55 miles; USAFA, CO; FT enrollment: 4,330)
  • PIKES PEAK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; FT enrollment: 5,307)
Public high school in Simla:
  • SIMLA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 112; Location: 619 PUEBLO ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Simla:
  • SIMLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 158; Location: 619 PUEBLO ST; Grades: PK - 05)
  • SIMLA JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 87; Location: 619 PUEBLO ST; Grades: 06 - 08)

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Hotel: Coach-Lite Motel (808 Caribou).

Courts: Elbert Co Social Services Department (325 Pueblo), Elbert County Nursing (606 Pueblo).

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  73.8%
Whole state:  65.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  3.4%
Whole state:  5.5%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  17.2%
Whole state:  9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  7.7%
Whole state:  4.1%

Simla compared to Colorado state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher 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
Water Supply 0$0 2$1,143
Police Protection - Officers 2$4,344$26,0640$0
Financial Administration 2$3,643$21,8580$0
Judicial and Legal 0$0 1$209
Other and Unallocable 0$0 1$450
Streets and Highways 1$2,563$30,7561$904
Sewerage 0$0 1$406
Totals for Government 5$10,550$25,3206$3,112


Simla government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - All Other: $113,000
    Sewerage: $59,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $86,000
    Police Protection: $75,000
    Sewerage: $62,000
    Regular Highways: $48,000
    Financial Administration: $40,000
    Fire Protection: $3,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $13,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $346,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $330,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $16,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $8,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $240,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $101,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $25,000
  • Tax - Property: $41,000
    Total General Sales: $21,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $3,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $141,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $15,000

10.65% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($60,372 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  10.65%
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 Douglas County, CO  2.68% ($72,404 average AGI)
from Arapahoe County, CO  1.97% ($62,528)
from Jefferson County, CO  0.83% ($64,900)


10.81% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($48,988 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  10.81%
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 Douglas County, CO  2.56% ($56,773 average AGI)
to Arapahoe County, CO  1.68% ($44,595)
to El Paso County, CO  0.72% ($46,115)


Strongest AM radio stations in Simla:
  • KOA (850 AM; 50 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
  • KMXA (1090 AM; 50 kW; AURORA, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • 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.)
  • KCBR (1040 AM; daytime; 15 kW; MONUMENT, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
  • KCMN (1530 AM; 15 kW; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO)
  • KCUV (1510 AM; 25 kW; LITTLETON, CO; Owner: PEOPLE WIRELESS, INC.)
  • KSIR (1010 AM; 25 kW; BRUSH, CO; Owner: JMS BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • KLMO (1060 AM; 30 kW; LONGMONT, CO; Owner: PILGRIM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KWYD (1580 AM; 10 kW; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: PILGRIM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KNRC (1150 AM; 10 kW; ENGLEWOOD, CO; Owner: NRC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KVOR (740 AM; 3 kW; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KIMB (1260 AM; 50 kW; KIMBALL, NE; Owner: G & L INVESTMENTS, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Simla:
  • KAVD (103.1 FM; LIMON, CO; Owner: THE MEADOWLARK GROUP, INC.)
  • KCCY (96.9 FM; PUEBLO, CO; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KYZX (103.9 FM; PUEBLO WEST, CO; Owner: COLORADO SPRINGS RADIO B/CASTRS, INC)
  • KKMG (98.9 FM; PUEBLO, CO; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KJMN (92.1 FM; CASTLE ROCK, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KBRU-FM (101.7 FM; FORT MORGAN, CO; Owner: ON-AIR FAMILY, LLC)
  • KKFM (98.1 FM; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KBIQ (102.7 FM; MANITOU SPRINGS, CO; Owner: BISON MEDIA, INC.)
  • KKCS-FM (101.9 FM; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: WALTON STATIONS - COLORADO, INC.)
  • KRCC (91.5 FM; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: THE COLORADO COLLEGE)
  • KSKX (105.5 FM; SECURITY, CO; Owner: OPTIMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KKLI (106.3 FM; WIDEFIELD, CO; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KGFT (100.7 FM; PUEBLO, CO; Owner: BISON MEDIA, INC)
  • KTLF (90.5 FM; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS OF COLORADO SPRINGS, INC.)
  • KMOM (96.1 FM; FOUNTAIN, CO; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KSPZ (92.9 FM; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KVUU (99.9 FM; PUEBLO, CO; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KCME (88.7 FM; MANITOU SPRINGS, CO; Owner: CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN PUBLIC BROADCAST HOUSE, INC)
  • KILO (94.3 FM; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: COLORADO SPRINGS RADIO BCSTERS, INC.)
  • KRDO-FM (95.1 FM; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: THE PIKES PEAK BROADCASTING CO.)


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