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Population in July 2007: 4,019. Population change since 2000: -9.6%
 

Males: 1,911  (47.6%)
Females: 2,108  (52.4%)
Median resident age:  34.4 years
Colorado median age:  34.3 years

Zip codes: 81144.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $32,600 (it was $28,393 in 2000)
Monte Vista  $32,600
Colorado:  $55,212

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $103,100 (it was $75,500 in 2000)
Monte Vista  $103,100
Colorado:  $233,900

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Races in Monte Vista:

  • Hispanic (58.2%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (40.1%)
  • Other race (31.8%)
  • Two or more races (2.8%)
  • American Indian (2.2%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Monte Vista: 76.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (13.4%), English (5.7%), United States (5.5%), Irish (5.0%), French (2.1%), Scottish (1.6%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 7663 feet

Land area: 1.89 square miles.

Population density: 2121 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Monte Vista

  • High school or higher: 73.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
  • Unemployed: 8.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 14.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Monte Vista city

  • Never married: 21.6%
  • Now married: 53.9%
  • Separated: 2.3%
  • Widowed: 7.5%
  • Divorced: 14.7%

286 residents are foreign born (6.0% Latin America).

This city:  6.3%
Colorado:  8.6%



According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Monte Vista, Colorado in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Monte Vista to the number of sex offenders is 1340 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is smaller than the state average.

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

Monte Vista:  0.6% ($486)
Colorado:  0.7% ($1,132)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pueblo, CO (115.2 miles , pop. 102,121).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Colorado Springs, CO (128.7 miles , pop. 360,890).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (494.4 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Sargent, CO (7.7 miles ), Center, CO (12.4 miles ), Del Norte, CO (15.9 miles ), Alamosa, CO (20.1 miles ), Alamosa East, CO (21.3 miles ), Hooper, CO (21.9 miles) , La Jara, CO (24.5 miles ), Mosca-Hooper, CO (25.5 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 20 buildings, average cost: $54,300
  • 1997: 11 buildings, average cost: $71,500
  • 1998: 6 buildings, average cost: $75,700
  • 1999: 6 buildings, average cost: $73,500
  • 2000: 27 buildings, average cost: $57,600
  • 2001: 8 buildings, average cost: $136,800
  • 2002: 9 buildings, average cost: $136,800
  • 2003: 6 buildings, average cost: $60,700
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 10 buildings, average cost: $75,100
  • 2006: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 37.58 N, Longitude: 106.15 W


80 people in nursing homes

Area code: 719

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Population change in the 1990s: +182 (+4.2%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (6%)
  • Food (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (17%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Social assistance (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (14%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Other healthcare support occupations (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)


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Crime in Monte Vista by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 101212
    per 100,000 21.50.022.645.322.746.6
Robberies 210100
    per 100,000 43.021.10.022.60.00.0
Assaults 2412791115
    per 100,000 515.9252.8158.1203.7249.9349.5
Burglaries 446659413039
    per 100,000 945.81390.61332.4927.8681.5908.7
Thefts 130132125141104119
    per 100,000 2794.52781.32822.93190.82362.62772.6
Auto thefts 548126
    per 100,000 107.584.3180.722.645.4139.8
Arson 000001
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.023.3
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 319.9272.2270.3278.1214.0292.9

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 15 (11 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.74
US city average:  3.00

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Hospitals/medical centers near Monte Vista:
  • RIO GRANDE HOSPITAL - CAH (about 21 miles; DEL NORTE, CO)
  • CONEJOS COUNTY HOSPITAL - CAH (about 22 miles; LA JARA, CO)
  • SAN LUIS VALLEY REGIONAL MED CTR (about 23 miles; ALAMOSA, CO)

Political contributions by individuals in Monte Vista, CO

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Monte Vista:
  • SAN LUIS VALLEY REGIONAL/BERGMAN FIELD (about 23 miles; ALAMOSA, CO; ID: ALS)
  • GUNNISON-CRESTED BUTTE REGIONAL (about 85 miles; GUNNISON, CO; ID: GUC)
  • DURANGO-LA PLATA COUNTY (about 115 miles; DURANGO, CO; ID: DRO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Monte Vista:
  • MONTE VISTA MUNI (about 9 miles; MONTE VISTA, CO; ID: MVI)
  • LEACH (about 17 miles; CENTER, CO; ID: 1V8)
  • DEL NORTE MUNI & CO (about 17 miles; DEL NORTE, CO; ID: 8V1)

Local government website: WWW.CI.MONTE-VISTA.CO.US

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Monte Vista:
  • ADAMS STATE COLLEGE (about 20 miles; ALAMOSA, CO; Full-time enrollment: 4,147)
  • WESTERN STATE COLLEGE COLORADO (about 95 miles; GUNNISON, CO; FT enrollment: 2,199)
  • PUEBLO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 113 miles; PUEBLO, CO; FT enrollment: 2,587)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN COLORADO (about 120 miles; PUEBLO, CO; FT enrollment: 4,275)
  • FORT LEWIS COLLEGE (about 120 miles; DURANGO, CO; FT enrollment: 4,051)
  • UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT COLORADO SPRINGS (about 123 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; FT enrollment: 4,953)
  • PIKES PEAK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 124 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; FT enrollment: 5,307)
Public high schools in Monte Vista:
  • MONTE VISTA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 311; Location: 349 PROSPECT; Grades: 09 - 12)
  • SARGENT JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 190; Location: 7090 NORTH ROAD 2 EAST; Grades: 07 - 12)
  • BYRON SYRING DELTA CENTER (Students: 104; Location: 345 PROSPECT; Grades: 07 - 12)
  • MONTE VISTA ON-LINE ACADEMY (Students: 88; Location: 345 EAST PROSPECT; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Monte Vista:
  • BILL METZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 328; Location: 545 SECOND; Grades: 02 - 05)
  • MONTE VISTA MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 288; Location: 3720 SHERMAN AVENUE; Grades: 06 - 08)
  • SARGENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 213; Location: 7090 NORTH ROAD 2 EAST; Grades: KG - 06)
  • MARSH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 207; Location: 215 LYELL; Grades: PK - 01)
Private elementary/middle school in Monte Vista:
  • ST PETER'S LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 38; Location: 330 FARADAY STREET; Grades: PK - 5)
Library in Monte Vista:
  • RIO GRANDE LIBRARY DISTRICT (Operating income: $198,943; Location: 120 JEFFERSON STREET; 52,004 books; 708 audio materials; 400 video materials; 118 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • KALQ FM RADIO STATION OF ALAMOSA, CO. HAS A VERY STRONG SIGNAL IN MONTE VISTA--BUT IS NOT LISTED. LIKE KGIW AM, KALQ IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY COMMUNITY BROADCSATING CORP. STATION IS ON THE DIAL AT 93.5
  • The picture that is labled "Library" is not the town library. It is a historical building and should probably be labled as such so that visitors do not get the mistaken impreshion that Monte Vista only has minute one room building for a library. The a corner of the actual library can be see in the picture, brick buliding to the right.
  • Transportation of the West Museum, 916 First Ave., Monte Vista, CO, open Monday-Friday 12 noon to 4 pm, 719-852-8864 displays a historic picture collection and artifacts about the development of transportation in the San Luis Valley and its affect on agriculture.
  • St. Peter's Lutheran School 25 students Grades K - 8th

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Church in Monte Vista: St Josephs Catholic Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attractions: Monte Vista Historical (Historical Places & Services; 110 Jefferson Street), San Luis Valley Information Center (947 1st Avenue).

Hotels: Best Western Movie Manor (2830 West US Highway 160), Comfort Inn (1519 Grande Ave), Comfort Inn Monte Vista (1519 Grande Avenue).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Monte Vista and their reported violations in the past:

MONTE VISTA, CITY OF (Address: 4 CHICO CAMINO, Population served: 4600, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In APR-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (2 times from APR-15-2005 to APR-15-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (2 times from APR-15-2005 to APR-15-2005), St Public Notif received (2 times from APR-27-2005 to APR-27-2005)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-18-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-18-2003), St Public Notif received (OCT-08-2003)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In APR-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-11-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-11-2003), St Public Notif received (APR-25-2003)
Past monitoring violations:
  • 5 regular monitoring violations
RESTAURANTE DOS RIOS (Address: 1635 N HWY 285, Population served: 164, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations
  • One regular monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Monte Vista that have no violations reported:
  • RIO GRANDE HACIENDAS (Population served: 48, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This city:  2.6 people
Colorado:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  70.7%
Whole state:  65.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.4%
Whole state:  5.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  15.1%
Whole state:  9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  5.5%
Whole state:  4.1%

Monte Vista compared to Colorado state average:

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  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Monte Vista (2007 data):
  • Rio Grande Savings and Loan Association: Rio Grande Savings And Loan Associat at 901 1st Avenue, branch established on 1905-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $87.5 mil, Deposits: $72.4 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 3 total offices
  • Sunflower Bank, National Association: Monte Vista Branch at 101 Adams Street, branch established on 1936-08-27. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,432.2 mil, Deposits: $1,009.9 mil, headquarters in Salina, KS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 34 total offices, Holding Company: Sunflower Banks, Inc.
  • Community Banks of Colorado: Monte Vista Branch at 59 North Broadway, branch established on 1993-12-13. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,251.3 mil, Deposits: $1,065.4 mil, headquarters in Greenwood Village, CO, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 33 total offices, Holding Company: Community Bankshares, Inc.
  • San Luis Valley Federal Bank: 2nd & Madison Streets Branch at 1106 2nd Avenue, branch established on 1899-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $178.9 mil, Deposits: $144.1 mil, headquarters in Alamosa, CO, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 2 total offices



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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
Parks and Recreation 3$6,210$24,84013$6,850
Water Supply 6$14,278$28,5560$0
Other and Unallocable 5$11,176$26,8220$0
Streets and Highways 5$7,815$18,7560$0
Police - Other 5$10,293$24,7032$2,424
Police Protection - Officers 13$36,332$33,5370$0
Judicial and Legal 1$2,052$24,6240$0
Financial Administration 5$11,756$28,2140$0
Other Government Administration 9$15,888$21,1840$0
Solid Waste Management 6$12,009$24,0180$0
Sewerage 2$4,344$26,0641$554
Totals for Government 60$132,154$26,43116$9,828



6.34% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,389 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.34%
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 Alamosa County, CO  1.04% ($24,080 average AGI)
from Adams County, CO  0.27% ($27,077)
from El Paso County, CO  0.25% ($22,750)


9.09% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,918 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.09%
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 Alamosa County, CO  1.41% ($29,371 average AGI)
to El Paso County, CO  0.38% ($26,000)
to Pueblo County, CO  0.36% ($31,278)


Strongest AM radio stations in Monte Vista:
  • KSLV (1240 AM; 1 kW; MONTE VISTA, CO; Owner: SAN LUIS VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • 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.)
  • KKZN (760 AM; 50 kW; THORNTON, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
  • KGIW (1450 AM; 1 kW; ALAMOSA, CO; Owner: COMMUNITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KMXA (1090 AM; 50 kW; AURORA, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KNZZ (1100 AM; 50 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: M B C GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KTNN (660 AM; 50 kW; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Owner: THE NAVAJO NATION)
  • KCBR (1040 AM; daytime; 15 kW; MONUMENT, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
  • KHAC (880 AM; 43 kW; TSE BONITO, NM; Owner: WESTERN INDIAN MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • KLMO (1060 AM; 30 kW; LONGMONT, CO; Owner: PILGRIM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KCUV (1510 AM; 25 kW; LITTLETON, CO; Owner: PEOPLE WIRELESS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Monte Vista:
  • KSLV-FM (95.3 FM; MONTE VISTA, CO; Owner: SAN LUIS VALLEY B/CNG, INC.)
  • K244DO (96.7 FM; ALAMOSA, ETC., CO; Owner: SAN LUIS VALLEY TELEVISION, INC.)
  • K219CF (91.7 FM; DEL NORTE, ETC., 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)
  • KSBV (93.7 FM; SALIDA, CO; Owner: ARKANSAS VALLEY BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • KRZA (88.7 FM; ALAMOSA, CO; Owner: EQUAL REPRESENTATION/MEDIA ADVOCACY)

TV broadcast stations around Monte Vista:
  • K07KB (Channel 7; DEL NORTE, CO; Owner: PARKER HILL TV ASSOCIATION)
  • K41DJ (Channel 41; DEL NORTE-SOUTH FORK, CO; Owner: SOUTH FORK TV ASSOCIATION)




Monte Vista fatal accident list for 1989:
Jun 28, 1989 06:38 AM, Calle Unid, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1


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