Kit Carson County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 16.4%
(11.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 46.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.3 people | | Colorado: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 65.9% | | Whole state: | 65.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 3.8% | | Whole state: | 5.5% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Stratton, CO
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Stratton compared to Colorado state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below 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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Banks with branches in Stratton (2011 data):
- Colorado East Bank & Trust: Stratton Branch at 141 Colorado Avenue, branch established on 01/01/1918. Info updated 04/02/2008: Bank assets: $89.4 mil, Deposits: $78.8 mil, headquarters in Lamar, CO, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 18 total offices, Holding Company: Coloeast Bankshares, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (74%)
- Electricity (17%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
- Wood (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Kit Carson County Colorado:
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Religion statistics for Stratton:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 70.55%
| Here |  | 70.6% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Lutheran Church | Southern Baptist Convention |
| Adherents | 35.4% | 9.6% | 8.1% | 8.0% | 7.1% |
| Congregations | 10.3% | 6.9% | 6.9% | 6.9% | 10.3% |
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| Name | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Conservative Congregational Christian Conference | Other |
| Adherents | 6.5% | 4.9% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 10.7% |
| Congregations | 3.4% | 3.4% | 6.9% | 6.9% | 37.9% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 7 | Kit Carson County: | 8.85 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 1.50 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 4 | Kit Carson County: | 5.06 / 10,000 pop. | | Colorado: | 3.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 7 | This county: | 8.85 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 8.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Kit Carson County: | 6.3% | | Colorado: | 5.3% |
Adult obesity rate: | Kit Carson County: | 24.0% | | State: | 18.4% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $3,006 | $36,072 | 1 | $896 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
1 | $2,770 | $33,240 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $2,130 | $25,560 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $2,466 | $29,592 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $1,306 |
| Totals for Government |
4 | $10,372 | $31,116 | 3 | $2,202 |
Stratton government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $39,000 ($63.62)
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $101,000 ($164.76)
Regular Highways: $64,000 ($104.40)
Police Protection: $55,000 ($89.72)
Parks & Recreation: $40,000 ($65.25)
Financial Administration: $30,000 ($48.94)
Libraries: $20,000 ($32.63)
Sewerage: $11,000 ($17.94)
Corrections - Other: $1,000 ($1.63)
- General - Interest on Debt: $7,000 ($11.42)
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $13,000 ($21.21)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $19,000 ($31.00)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $125,000 ($203.92)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $125,000 ($203.92)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $15,000 ($24.47)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $4,000 ($6.53)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $34,000 ($55.46)
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $52,000 ($84.83)
Libraries: $10,000 ($16.31)
Police Protection: $4,000 ($6.53)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $400,000 ($652.53)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $111,000 ($181.08)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $48,000 ($78.30)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $29,000 ($47.31)
General Support: $1,000 ($1.63)
- Tax - Property: $73,000 ($119.09)
Public Utilities: $22,000 ($35.89)
Other Selective Sales: $18,000 ($29.36)
Motor Vehicle License: $4,000 ($6.53)
Individual Income: $0 ($0.00)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $145,000 ($236.54)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $1,000 ($1.63)
6.05% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,070 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.05% | | Colorado average: | 10.77% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
8.10% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,953 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.10% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Stratton:
- 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.)
- KMXA (1090 AM; 50 kW; AURORA, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KKZN (760 AM; 50 kW; THORNTON, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
- KSIR (1010 AM; 25 kW; BRUSH, CO; Owner: JMS BROADCASTING, LLC)
- KNAB (1140 AM; daytime; 1 kW; BURLINGTON, CO; Owner: KNAB, INC.)
- KIMB (1260 AM; 50 kW; KIMBALL, NE; Owner: G & L INVESTMENTS, LLC)
- KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
- KLMO (1060 AM; 30 kW; LONGMONT, CO; Owner: PILGRIM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KGYN (1210 AM; 50 kW; GUYMON, OK; Owner: TELNS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KRDZ (1440 AM; 5 kW; WRAY, CO; Owner: MEDIA LOGIC, LLC.)
- KCUV (1510 AM; 25 kW; LITTLETON, CO; Owner: PEOPLE WIRELESS, INC.)
- KCBR (1040 AM; daytime; 15 kW; MONUMENT, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Stratton:
- KNAB-FM (104.1 FM; BURLINGTON, CO; Owner: KNAB, INC.)
- K206BU (89.1 FM; SEIBERT, CO; Owner: MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOUNDATION, INC.)
- K208CH (89.5 FM; BURLINGTON, CO; Owner: MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOUNDATION, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Stratton:
- K63AJ (Channel 63; FLAGLER-SEIBERT, CO; Owner: KIT CARSON COUNTY)
Stratton fatal accident list:
Apr 18, 1979 04:27 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Stratton)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 22 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 5 - Fire Station 317 Nebraska (Lat: 39.305833 Lon: -102.604639), Call Sign: WNDX989
Assigned Frequencies: 154.115 MHz Grant Date: 10/20/2005, Expiration Date: 11/21/2015
Registrant: Business Radio Licensing, 26941 Cabot Road 134, Laguna Hills, CA 92653, Phone: (949) 348-8510, Fax: (949) 348-8514, Email:
- 624 6th St. (Lat: 39.303056 Lon: -102.599361), Type: Tower, Structure height: 24.3 m, Overall height: 30.5 m, Call Sign: KBQ763
Assigned Frequencies: 152.405 MHz Grant Date: 04/08/2004, Expiration Date: 05/10/2014
Registrant: Stone Communications LLC, 422 Main Ave., Flagler, CO 80815, Phone: (719) 765-4481, Fax: (719) 765-4409, Email:
- 20814 Rd 26 (Lat: 39.345278 Lon: -102.685194), Call Sign: WSX682, Licensee ID: L00961816
Assigned Frequencies: 153.125 MHz Grant Date: 01/07/2005, Expiration Date: 02/06/2015
Registrant: Nean Liebl, 20814 Rd 26, Stratton, CO 80836, Phone: (719) 348-5424 - 225km East (Lat: 39.378028 Lon: -102.490472), Type: Building, Structure height: 3.5 m, Call Sign: WPSY501
Assigned Frequencies: 451.325 MHz, 451.450 MHz Grant Date: 08/08/2001, Expiration Date: 08/08/2011, Certifier: Michael R Livingston
Registrant: Zikmund, Tim, 101 Reinke Rd, Stratton, CO 80836, Phone: (402) 365-7251, Fax: (402) 365-7307 - 200 Km East (Lat: 39.481361 Lon: -102.458806), Type: Building, Structure height: 3.5 m, Call Sign: WPSY597
Assigned Frequencies: 451.325 MHz, 451.450 MHz Grant Date: 08/08/2001, Expiration Date: 08/08/2011, Certifier: Michael R Livingston
Registrant: Zikmund, Tim, 101 Reinke Rd, Deshler, NE 68340, Phone: (402) 365-7251, Fax: (402) 365-7307
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 4 - STRATTON, 320 Kansas Ave (Lat: 39.304972 Lon: -102.606861), Overall height: 21.3 m, Call Sign: WMI742
Assigned Frequencies: 19360.0 MHz Grant Date: 08/25/1992, Expiration Date: 02/01/2001, Cancellation Date: 10/15/1997
Registrant: U S West Communications Inc, 700 W Mineral Ave Room Co G1.24, Littleton, CO 80120 - STRATTON, 7 Km Nnwe Of (Lat: 39.349639 Lon: -102.593333), Type: Tower, Structure height: 103.6 m, Overall height: 104.8 m, Call Sign: WPQX972, Licensee ID: L00097088
Assigned Frequencies: 6315.84 MHz, 6286.19 MHz Grant Date: 11/17/2000, Expiration Date: 11/17/2010, Certifier: Jeff D Selman
Registrant: Tri State Generation & Transmission Association Inc - Stratton, .6 Mi W Of St Rt 57 1.6 Mi N (Lat: 39.329722 Lon: -102.606583), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 97.7 m, Call Sign: WPXA411
Assigned Frequencies: 6417.14 MHz, 11192.5 MHz Grant Date: 02/20/2003, Expiration Date: 02/20/2013, Certifier: Richard A Craig
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
- Stratton, 17350 County Road 30.5 (Lat: 39.291944 Lon: -102.610111), Type: Tower, Structure height: 100.5 m, Overall height: 106.6 m, Call Sign: WQHA298
Assigned Frequencies: 6256.54 MHz, 6345.49 MHz Grant Date: 06/08/2007, Expiration Date: 06/02/2017, Certifier: Frank Dirico
Registrant: Lukas, Nace, Gutierrez & Sachs, Chartered, 1650 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 1500, Mclean, VA 22102, Phone: (703) 584-8678, Fax: (703) 584-8694, Email:
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1 - 20870 County Road 30.5 (Lat: 39.329694 Lon: -102.606583), Overall height: 97.8 m, Call Sign: KNLR589
Assigned Frequencies: 931.387 MHz Grant Date: 05/13/1996, Expiration Date: 05/13/2006, Cancellation Date: 07/03/1997
Registrant: Blooston, Mordkofsky, Jackson, & Dickens, 2120 L Street Nw, Washington, DC 20037, Phone: (202) 659-0830
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 4 - Call Sign: KC0EFI, Licensee ID: L00461922
Grant Date: 09/27/2008, Expiration Date: 09/30/2018, Certifier: Ernest W Bond
Registrant: Ernest W Bond, 513 Colorado Ave, Stratton, CO 80836 - Call Sign: KE7SX, Licensee ID: L01356769
Grant Date: 10/28/2008, Expiration Date: 01/14/2019, Cancellation Date: 02/13/2009, Certifier: Michael S Gregory
Registrant: Michael S Gregory, 220 New York Ave, Stratton, CO 80836 - Call Sign: AC0NV, Previous Call Sign: KE7SX, Licensee ID: L01356769
Grant Date: 10/28/2008, Expiration Date: 01/14/2019, Cancellation Date: 05/19/2009, Certifier: Michael S Gregory
Registrant: Michael S Gregory, 220 New York Ave, Stratton, CO 80836 - Call Sign: K0MC, Previous Call Sign: AC0NV, Licensee ID: L01356769
Grant Date: 05/19/2009, Expiration Date: 05/19/2019, Certifier: Michael S Gregory
Registrant: Michael S Gregory, 220 New York Ave, Stratton, CO 80836
FAA Registered Aircraft: 9 ( See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Stratton)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents: See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Stratton, CO
| Most common first names in Stratton, CO among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| John | 13 | 79.5 years |
| William | 10 | 78.8 years |
| Mary | 10 | 85.9 years |
| James | 8 | 76.8 years |
| George | 8 | 76.5 years |
| Louis | 6 | 83.0 years |
| Joseph | 6 | 81.3 years |
| Charles | 6 | 68.0 years |
| Gladys | 5 | 82.8 years |
| Frank | 5 | 84.4 years |
| Most common last names in Stratton, CO among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Smelker | 7 | 79.1 years |
| Liebl | 6 | 77.5 years |
| Dischner | 5 | 80.0 years |
| Pautler | 5 | 82.8 years |
| Menke | 4 | 66.8 years |
| Peters | 4 | 72.3 years |
| Frankenfeld | 4 | 73.2 years |
| Pugh | 4 | 84.5 years |
| Jones | 4 | 87.0 years |
| Kordes | 4 | 91.0 years |
Businesses in Stratton, CO
- #48 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations:"
- #56 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Vending machine operators"
- #70 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Farm supplies merchant wholesalers"
- #95 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Farm supplies merchant wholesalers"
- #100 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Utilities"
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