Sugar City, Colorado

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Population in July 2007: 249. Population change since 2000: -9.7%

Males: 116	(46.6%)
Females: 133	(53.4%)

Median resident age:	41.8 years
Colorado median age:	34.3 years

Zip codes: 81076.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $28,900 (it was $25,208 in 2000)

Sugar City	$28,900
Colorado:	$55,212

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $69,100 (it was $50,600 in 2000)

Sugar City	$69,100
Colorado:	$233,900

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Races in Sugar City:

White Non-Hispanic (79.9%)
Hispanic (14.0%)
American Indian (4.7%)
Other race (3.2%)
Two or more races (3.2%)
Filipino (0.7%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Sugar City: 77.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (28.0%), German (17.9%), English (9.0%), Irish (9.0%), Norwegian (5.4%), French (5.0%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 4300 feet

Land area: 0.38 square miles.

Population density: 647 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Sugar City

High school or higher: 82.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.1%
Unemployed: 5.5%
Mean travel time to work: 19.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sugar City town

Never married: 15.1%
Now married: 56.0%
Separated: 3.6%
Widowed: 10.2%
Divorced: 15.1%

4 residents are foreign born

This town:	1.4%
Colorado:	8.6%

According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Sugar City, Colorado in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Sugar City to the number of sex offenders is 125 to 1.

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

Sugar City:	0.6% ($321)
Colorado:	0.7% ($1,132)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pueblo, CO (65.7 miles , pop. 102,121).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Colorado Springs, CO (88.9 miles , pop. 360,890).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (603.7 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Ordway, CO (6.4 miles ), Rocky Ford, CO (13.1 miles ), Crowley, CO (13.5 miles) , Cheraw, CO (13.6 miles ), Swink, CO (15.2 miles ), Manzanola, CO (16.3 miles ), La Junta, CO (19.1 miles ), Olney Springs, CO (19.8 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

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Latitude: 38.23 N, Longitude: 103.66 W

Sugar City household income distribution

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Population change in the 1990s: +29 (+11.6%).

Most common industries for males:

Construction (33%)
Public administration (21%)
Food and beverage stores (9%)
Truck transportation (9%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Educational services (5%)
Health care (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Public administration (23%)
Educational services (21%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
Music stores (9%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
Furniture and related products (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (12%)
Carpenters (11%)
Other construction workers and helpers (11%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
Construction laborers (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (7%)

Most common occupations for females

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (13%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (11%)
Cashiers (11%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (11%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)

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Sugar City-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Colorado state average. It is 40% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/13/1977, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 0.4 miles away from the Sugar City town center caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.

On 5/23/1965, a category 2 tornado 8.2 miles away from the town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Sugar City:

ARKANSAS VALLEY REGIONAL MED CENTER (about 20 miles; LA JUNTA, CO)
LINCOLN COMM HOSP - CAH (about 56 miles; HUGO, CO)
WEISBROD MEMORIAL CTY HOSP - CAH (about 62 miles; EADS, CO)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sugar City:

PUEBLO MEMORIAL (about 57 miles; PUEBLO, CO; ID: PUB)
LAMAR MUNI (about 69 miles; LAMAR, CO; ID: LAA)
CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS MUNI (about 82 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; ID: COS)

Other public-use airports nearest to Sugar City:

MELON FIELD (about 16 miles; ROCKY FORD, CO; ID: 2V8)
LA JUNTA MUNI (about 17 miles; LA JUNTA, CO; ID: LHX)
CITY AND COUNTY (about 33 miles; LAS ANIMAS, CO; ID: 7V9)

Amtrak station near Sugar City:

19 miles: LA JUNTA (1ST & COLORADO STS.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sugar City:

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN COLORADO (about 63 miles; PUEBLO, CO; Full-time enrollment: 4,275)
PUEBLO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 68 miles; PUEBLO, CO; FT enrollment: 2,587)
PIKES PEAK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 89 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; FT enrollment: 5,307)
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY (about 98 miles; USAFA, CO; FT enrollment: 4,330)
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT COLORADO SPRINGS (about 106 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; FT enrollment: 4,953)
METROPOLITAN STATE COLLEGE OF DENVER (about 116 miles; DENVER, CO; FT enrollment: 12,938)
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT DENVER (about 116 miles; DENVER, CO; FT enrollment: 8,839)

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Average household size:

This town:	2.4 people
Colorado:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	66.7%
Whole state:	65.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	5.1%
Whole state:	5.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.9% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	19.6%
Whole state:	9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	12.1%
Whole state:	4.1%

Sugar City 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 above state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage 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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2004 Presidential Election results in Crowley County Colorado:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

10.14% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,385 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.14%
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 Otero County, CO	3.17% ($32,833 average AGI)
from Pueblo County, CO	1.58% ($22,267)

10.52% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,030 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.52%
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 Otero County, CO	2.10% ($28,700 average AGI)
to Pueblo County, CO	2.10% ($38,350)

Strongest AM radio stations in Sugar City:

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.)
KMXA (1090 AM; 50 kW; AURORA, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
KKZN (760 AM; 50 kW; THORNTON, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
KBLJ (1400 AM; 1 kW; LA JUNTA, CO; Owner: COMMONWEALTH LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
KCBR (1040 AM; daytime; 15 kW; MONUMENT, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
KCMN (1530 AM; 15 kW; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO)
KSIR (1010 AM; 25 kW; BRUSH, CO; Owner: JMS BROADCASTING, LLC)
KGYN (1210 AM; 50 kW; GUYMON, OK; Owner: TELNS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KLMR (920 AM; 5 kW; LAMAR, CO; Owner: COMMONWEALTH LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
KWYD (1580 AM; 10 kW; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: PILGRIM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KLMO (1060 AM; 30 kW; LONGMONT, CO; Owner: PILGRIM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Sugar City:

KYZX (103.9 FM; PUEBLO WEST, CO; Owner: COLORADO SPRINGS RADIO B/CASTRS, INC)
KCCY (96.9 FM; PUEBLO, CO; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KKMG (98.9 FM; PUEBLO, CO; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KJQY (95.5 FM; ROCKY FORD, CO; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KTHN (92.1 FM; LA JUNTA, CO; Owner: COMMONWEALTH LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
KRLJ (89.1 FM; LA JUNTA, CO; Owner: THE COLORADO COLLEGE)

TV broadcast stations around Sugar City:

K39ED (Channel 39; ROCKY FORD, CO; Owner: FULL GOSPEL OUTREACH, INC.)

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