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Population (year 2000): 3,497
Males: 1,695  (48.5%)
Females: 1,802  (51.5%)

Garfield County

Median resident age:  40.0 years
Colorado median age:  34.3 years

Zip codes: .


Estimated median household income in 2005: $36,700 (it was $36,680 in 2000)
Battlement Mesa  $36,700
Colorado:  $50,652

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $170,600 (it was $146,200 in 2000)
Battlement Mesa  $170,600
Colorado:  $223,300

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Races in Battlement Mesa:

  • White Non-Hispanic (90.6%)
  • Hispanic (7.1%)
  • Other race (2.0%)
  • Two or more races (1.7%)
  • American Indian (1.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: German (26.1%), Irish (14.2%), English (10.7%), Italian (6.2%), United States (6.2%), Swedish (4.5%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 5800 feet

Land area: 8.07 square miles.

Population density: 433 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Battlement Mesa

  • High school or higher: 86.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.3%
  • Unemployed: 6.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 33.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Battlement Mesa CDP

  • Never married: 12.2%
  • Now married: 66.5%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 4.5%
  • Divorced: 15.1%

132 residents are foreign born (2.3% Latin America, 0.9% Europe, 0.6% North America).

This place:  3.8%
Colorado:  8.6%

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

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

Battlement Mesa:  0.6% ($811)
Colorado:  0.7% ($1,132)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Boulder, CO (194.8 miles , pop. 94,673).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Northeast Jefferson, CO (202.2 miles , pop. 450,166).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (494.2 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Parachute, CO (1.6 miles ), De Beque, CO (14.4 miles ), Collbran, CO (14.5 miles ), Grand Valley, CO (15.6 miles ), Rifle, CO (18.6 miles ), Silt, CO (27.3 miles ), Palisade, CO (31.6 miles ), New Castle, CO (35.5 miles ).

Latitude: 39.44 N, Longitude: 108.03 W


25 people in nursing homes

Area code commonly used in this area: 970

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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (22%)
  • Mining (10%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (15%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Food and beverage stores (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (9%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Extraction workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Cashiers (4%)


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Hospitals/medical centers near Battlement Mesa:
  • CLAGETT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; RIFLE, CO)
  • VALLEY VIEW HOSPITAL ASSN (about 32 miles; GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO)
  • PIONEERS HOSPITAL OF RIO BLANCO (about 43 miles; MEEKER, CO)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Battlement Mesa:
  • WALKER FIELD (about 41 miles; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; ID: GJT)
  • MONTROSE REGIONAL (about 66 miles; MONTROSE, CO; ID: MTJ)
  • EAGLE COUNTY REGIONAL (about 79 miles; EAGLE, CO; ID: EGE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Battlement Mesa:
  • GARFIELD COUNTY REGIONAL (about 23 miles; RIFLE, CO; ID: RIL)
  • MEEKER (about 43 miles; MEEKER, CO; ID: EEO)
  • BLAKE FIELD (about 45 miles; DELTA, CO; ID: 1V9)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Battlement Mesa:
  • MESA STATE COLLEGE (about 46 miles; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Full-time enrollment: 4,415)
  • COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE (about 50 miles; GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO; FT enrollment: 3,400)
  • WESTERN STATE COLLEGE COLORADO (about 91 miles; GUNNISON, CO; FT enrollment: 2,199)
  • FORT LEWIS COLLEGE (about 148 miles; DURANGO, CO; FT enrollment: 4,051)
  • SAN JUAN COLLEGE (about 183 miles; FARMINGTON, NM; FT enrollment: 2,837)
  • UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER (about 190 miles; BOULDER, CO; FT enrollment: 25,355)
  • COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 191 miles; Fort Collins, CO; FT enrollment: 22,684)

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

BATTLEMENT MESA METRO DISTRICT (Population served: 3670, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-07-1997), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-07-1997)

Average household size:
This place:  2.4 people
Colorado:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  69.9%
Whole state:  65.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.8%
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: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  6.0%
Whole state:  9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  1.7%
Whole state:  4.1%

Battlement Mesa compared to Colorado state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • House age significantly below 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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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 Battlement Mesa:
  • 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)
  • KRGS (690 AM; 1 kW; RIFLE, CO; Owner: WESTERN SLOPE COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
  • KUBC (580 AM; 5 kW; MONTROSE, CO; Owner: WOODLAND COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • 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.)
  • KRAI (550 AM; 5 kW; CRAIG, CO; Owner: WILD WEST RADIO, INC.)
  • KOA (850 AM; 50 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
  • KTNN (660 AM; 50 kW; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Owner: THE NAVAJO NATION)
  • KMXA (1090 AM; 50 kW; AURORA, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KALL (700 AM; 50 kW; NORTH SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KTWO (1030 AM; 50 kW; CASPER, WY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Battlement Mesa:
  • KZKS (105.3 FM; RIFLE, CO; Owner: WESTERN SLOPE COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
  • K276AI (103.1 FM; RIFLE, CO; Owner: MBC GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • 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)
  • KDNK (90.5 FM; CARBONDALE, CO; Owner: CARBONDALE COMM. ACCESS RADIO, INC.)
  • KKCH (92.7 FM; GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO; Owner: AGM-ROCKY MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING I, L.L.C.)
  • K247AD (97.3 FM; CARBONDALE, CO; Owner: PITKIN COUNTY TRANSLATOR)
  • KLXV (91.9 FM; GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • 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)
  • KAYW (98.1 FM; MEEKER, CO; Owner: WESTERN SLOPE COMMUNICATIONS LLC)
  • KKNN (95.1 FM; DELTA, CO; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KJYE (92.3 FM; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: M B C GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KSTR-FM (96.1 FM; MONTROSE, CO; Owner: LEGGETT BROADCASTING, INC)
  • KPRU (103.3 FM; DELTA, CO; Owner: PUBLIC BROADCASTING OF COLORADO INC)
  • K218BP (91.5 FM; PARACHUTE, CO; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • K202BI (88.3 FM; PARACHUTE, ETC., CO; Owner: PUBLIC BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC)

TV broadcast stations around Battlement Mesa:
  • K28HA (Channel 28; GRAND VALLEY, CO; Owner: ROCKY MTN. PUBLIC BROADCASTING. NETWORK, INC.)
  • K11PR (Channel 11; GRAND VALLEY, CO; Owner: GARFIELD COUNTY)
  • K07JM (Channel 7; GRAND VALLEY, ETC., CO; Owner: GARFIELD COUNTY)
  • K02HW (Channel 2; GRAND VALLEY, CO; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
  • K13QZ (Channel 13; GRAND VALLEY, CO; Owner: CHANNEL 20 TV COMPANY)
  • K45AF (Channel 45; PARACHUTE, ETC., CO; Owner: PIKES PEAK BROADCASTING COMPANY)

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