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Population (year 2000): 2,392. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,497 (+4.4% change)
Males: 1,191 (49.8%), Females: 1,201 (50.2%)
Saguache County
Zip code:
81125
Median resident age: 27.9 years
Median household income: $23,780 (year 2000)
Median house value: $55,800 (year 2000)
Races in Center:
- Hispanic (86.1%)
- Other race (47.8%)
- White Non-Hispanic (11.8%)
- American Indian (3.1%)
- Two or more races (2.2%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (3.6%), German (2.2%),
Irish (1.2%).
Elevation: 7645 feet
Land area: 0.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Center
- High school or higher: 41.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
- Unemployed: 8.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 15.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Center town
- Never married: 26.5%
- Now married: 54.0%
- Separated: 4.0%
- Widowed: 7.1%
- Divorced: 8.4%
28.8% Foreign born (28.3% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +435 (+22.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Center:
- RIO GRANDE HOSPITAL - CAH (about 20 miles; DEL
NORTE, CO)
- SAN LUIS VALLEY REGIONAL MED CTR (about 28 miles;
ALAMOSA, CO)
- CONEJOS COUNTY HOSPITAL - CAH (about 34 miles; LA
JARA, CO)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Center:
- SAN LUIS VALLEY REGIONAL/BERGMAN FIELD (about 29
miles; ALAMOSA, CO; ID: ALS)
- GUNNISON-CRESTED BUTTE REGIONAL (about 78 miles;
GUNNISON, CO; ID: GUC)
- ASPEN-PITKIN CO/SARDY FIELD (about 114 miles; ASPEN,
CO; ID: ASE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Center:
- LEACH (about 6 miles; CENTER, CO; ID: 1V8)
- DEL NORTE MUNI & CO (about 17 miles; DEL NORTE, CO;
ID: 8V1)
- MONTE VISTA MUNI (about 18 miles; MONTE VISTA, CO;
ID: MVI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Center:
- ADAMS STATE COLLEGE (about 25 miles; ALAMOSA, CO;
Full-time enrollment: 4,147)
- WESTERN STATE COLLEGE COLORADO (about 87 miles;
GUNNISON, CO; FT enrollment: 2,199)
- PUEBLO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 107 miles; PUEBLO,
CO; FT enrollment: 2,587)
- UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT COLORADO SPRINGS (about
112 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; FT enrollment: 4,953)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN COLORADO (about 113 miles;
PUEBLO, CO; FT enrollment: 4,275)
- PIKES PEAK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 114 miles;
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; FT enrollment: 5,307)
- UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY (about 123 miles;
USAFA, CO; FT enrollment: 4,330)
Public high schools in Center:
- CENTER HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 191; Location:
500 SOUTH BROADWAY; Grades: 09 - 12)
- THE ACADEMIC RECOVERY CENTER OF SAN LUIS VALLEY
(Students: 20; Location: 500 SOUTH BROADWAY; Grades: 09
- 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Center:
- HASKIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 313;
Location: 500 SOUTH BROADWAY; Grades: PK - 05)
- SKOGLUND MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 176;
Location: 500 SOUTH BROADWAY; Grades: 06 - 08)
Private primary/middle school in Center:
- HIGH VALLEY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 19;
Location: 45461 CO RD F P O BOX 905; Grades: 1 - 8)
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