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Coal Creek: Hill on south west side of Coal Creek town hall
 

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Population in July 2007: 351. Population change since 2000: +16.5%
 

Males: 145  (47.9%)
Females: 158  (52.1%)

Fremont County

Median resident age:  37.1 years
Colorado median age:  34.3 years

Zip codes: 81221.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $26,600 (it was $26,563 in 2000)
Coal Creek  $26,600
Colorado:  $50,652

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $112,600 (it was $96,500 in 2000)
Coal Creek  $112,600
Colorado:  $223,300

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Races in Coal Creek:

  • White Non-Hispanic (92.7%)
  • Two or more races (3.3%)
  • American Indian (3.0%)
  • Hispanic (2.0%)
  • Other race (1.0%)
  • Black (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Coal Creek: 84.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (25.7%), Irish (19.8%), English (13.5%), French (7.6%), United States (5.3%), Italian (5.0%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Land area: 0.98 square miles.

Population density: 360 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Coal Creek

  • High school or higher: 84.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
  • Unemployed: 9.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Coal Creek town

  • Never married: 18.1%
  • Now married: 57.3%
  • Separated: 1.2%
  • Widowed: 6.9%
  • Divorced: 16.5%

3 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.0%
Colorado:  8.6%



According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Coal Creek, Colorado in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Coal Creek to the number of sex offenders is 118 to 1.

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

Coal Creek:  0.4% ($395)
Colorado:  0.7% ($1,132)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pueblo, CO (36.7 miles , pop. 102,121).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Colorado Springs, CO (42.5 miles , pop. 360,890).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (581.7 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Rockvale, CO (1.4 miles ), Williamsburg, CO (1.9 miles ), Florence, CO (2.9 miles ), Brookside, CO (4.8 miles ), Lincoln Park, CO (6.6 miles ), Canon City, CO (8.2 miles ), Penrose, CO (10.6 miles ), Penrose-Portland, CO (10.6 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 1 building, cost: $70,000
  • 1997: 5 buildings, average cost: $49,100
  • 1998: 8 buildings, average cost: $52,500
  • 1999: 14 buildings, average cost: $68,100
  • 2000: 10 buildings, average cost: $52,100
  • 2001: 9 buildings, average cost: $46,600
  • 2002: 7 buildings, average cost: $47,600
  • 2003: 4 buildings, average cost: $77,300
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 1 building, cost: $65,000
  • 2006: 1 building, cost: $65,000
  • 2007: 3 buildings, average cost: $83,300

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Latitude: 38.36 N, Longitude: 105.15 W


Area code commonly used in this area: 719

Coal Creek household income distribution Coal Creek home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: +147 (+94.2%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Public administration (17%)
  • Construction (16%)
  • Truck transportation (9%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Machinery (6%)
  • Mining (5%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (24%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • U. S. Postal service (7%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (6%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (13%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Other protective service workers including supervisors (5%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (20%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (5%)


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Coal Creek-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Colorado state average. It is 65% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/24/1979, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 37.3 miles away from the Coal Creek town center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 6/13/1977, a category 3 tornado 40.3 miles away from the town center .


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Hospitals/medical centers near Coal Creek:
  • CENTURA HLTH-ST THOMAS MORE HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; CANON CITY, CO)
  • CMHIP - FORENSIC HOSPITAL (about 37 miles; PUEBLO, CO)
  • CMHIP - GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 37 miles; PUEBLO, CO)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Coal Creek:
  • CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS MUNI (about 44 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; ID: COS)
  • PUEBLO MEMORIAL (about 47 miles; PUEBLO, CO; ID: PUB)
  • SAN LUIS VALLEY REGIONAL/BERGMAN FIELD (about 81 miles; ALAMOSA, CO; ID: ALS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Coal Creek:
  • FREMONT COUNTY (about 6 miles; CANON CITY, CO; ID: 1V6)
  • SILVER WEST (about 30 miles; WESTCLIFFE, CO; ID: C08)
  • SPANISH PEAKS AIRFIELD (about 53 miles; WALSENBURG, CO; ID: 4V1)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Coal Creek:
  • PIKES PEAK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Full-time enrollment: 5,307)
  • PUEBLO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; PUEBLO, CO; FT enrollment: 2,587)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN COLORADO (about 41 miles; PUEBLO, CO; FT enrollment: 4,275)
  • UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT COLORADO SPRINGS (about 41 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; FT enrollment: 4,953)
  • UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY (about 47 miles; USAFA, CO; FT enrollment: 4,330)
  • ADAMS STATE COLLEGE (about 80 miles; ALAMOSA, CO; FT enrollment: 4,147)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-COLORADO CAMPUS (about 84 miles; LONE TREE, CO; FT enrollment: 3,098)

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Notable locations in Coal Creek: Coal Creek Canyon Fire Department Station #1 (A), Coal Creek Canyon Fire Department Station #2 (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Coal Creek: First Baptist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Lake: Carter Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Creek: Beaver Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 
Drinking water stations with addresses in Coal Creek that have no violations reported:
  • COAL CREEK TOWN OF (Address: PO BOX 36, Population served: 343, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  67.5%
Whole state:  65.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  7.0%
Whole state:  5.5%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  18.6%
Whole state:  9.3%

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

Coal Creek compared to Colorado state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • House age below 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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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
Other and Unallocable 0$0 1$391
Water Supply 0$0 1$185
Other Government Administration 0$0 7$133
Streets and Highways 0$0 1$59
Financial Administration 0$0 1$1,376
Totals for Government 0$0 11$2,144



Coal Creek government finances in 2002:
  • Construction - Parks & Recreation: $1,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $64,000
    General - Other: $19,000
    Regular Highways: $15,000
    Financial Administration: $12,000
    Parks & Recreation: $2,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $6,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $4,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $40,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $58,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $13,000
    All Other: $2,000
  • Tax - Property: $12,000
    NEC: $9,000
    Public Utilities: $2,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $1,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $21,000

8.47% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,613 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.47%
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 El Paso County, CO  1.11% ($41,164 average AGI)
from Pueblo County, CO  0.71% ($25,629)
from Chaffee County, CO  0.38% ($33,904)


7.52% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,028 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.52%
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 El Paso County, CO  1.27% ($36,965 average AGI)
to Pueblo County, CO  0.86% ($33,974)
to Chaffee County, CO  0.33% ($31,773)


Strongest AM radio stations in Coal Creek:
  • KRLN (1400 AM; 1 kW; CANON CITY, CO; Owner: ROYAL GORGE BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • KCBR (1040 AM; daytime; 15 kW; MONUMENT, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
  • KOA (850 AM; 50 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
  • KCMN (1530 AM; 15 kW; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO)
  • 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.)
  • KWYD (1580 AM; 10 kW; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: PILGRIM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KGHF (1350 AM; 5 kW; PUEBLO, CO; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KFEL (970 AM; 3 kW; PUEBLO, CO; Owner: WELLSPRING HARVEST MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • KBZC (1300 AM; 5 kW; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KCUV (1510 AM; 25 kW; LITTLETON, CO; Owner: PEOPLE WIRELESS, INC.)
  • KKCS (1460 AM; 5 kW; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: WALTON STATIONS - COLORADO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Coal Creek:
  • K203AT (88.5 FM; WESTCLIFFE, ETC., CO; Owner: THE COLORADO COLLEGE)
  • KDZA-FM (107.9 FM; PUEBLO, CO; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KKFM (98.1 FM; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KKCS-FM (101.9 FM; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: WALTON STATIONS - COLORADO, INC.)
  • KBIQ (102.7 FM; MANITOU SPRINGS, CO; Owner: BISON MEDIA, 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.)
  • 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)
  • KMOM (96.1 FM; FOUNTAIN, CO; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • 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.)
  • KEPC (89.7 FM; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: PIKES PEAK COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • KTLC (89.1 FM; CANON CITY, CO; Owner: MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOUNDATION, INC.)
  • K239AE (95.7 FM; BUENA VISTA, ETC, CO; Owner: COLORADO COLLEGE)
  • K208DP (89.5 FM; NATHROP, CO; Owner: CHEYENNE MTN PUBLIC B/CAST HOUSE INC)

TV broadcast stations around Coal Creek:
  • K12ME (Channel 12; CANON CITY, CO; Owner: PIKES PEAK BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • K19DY (Channel 19; CANON CITY, CO; Owner: SANGRE DE CRISTO COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • K10LI (Channel 10; CANON CITY, CO; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)

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