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Central City is located at 50km west of Denver.
It seems to be doing a better job of preserving the atmosphere
of the 1800s, but both towns are worth a look. It's Opera
presents top soloists performing English-language operas in the
town's restored opera house from the 1800s. The best way to get
to Central City and Black Hawk from Denver is to take one of the
economical coaches that depart from area hotels. parking tickets
are very expensive, and if visitors will be drinking, they won't
want to get back behind the wheel on those winding mountain
roads.
Population (year 2000): 515. Estimated
population in July 2005: 491 (-4.7% change)
Males: 276 (53.6%), Females: 239 (46.4%)
Gilpin County
Zip code:
80427
Median resident age: 39.4 years
Median household income: $30,921 (year 2000)
Median house value: $150,900 (year 2000)
Races in Central City:
- White Non-Hispanic (86.4%)
- Hispanic (9.3%)
- Other race (2.5%)
- American Indian (2.3%)
- Two or more races (1.6%)
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (1.2%)
- Filipino (1.0%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (27.6%), English (17.7%),
Irish (12.0%), French (6.2%), Italian (5.6%), Scotch-Irish
(5.2%).
Elevation: 8496 feet
Land area: 1.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Central City
- High school or higher: 89.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
- Unemployed: 3.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Central City city
- Never married: 33.1%
- Now married: 31.7%
- Separated: 3.4%
- Widowed: 6.1%
- Divorced: 25.6%
4.9% Foreign born (2.1% Europe, 2.1% Latin
America, 0.6% North America).
Population change in the 1990s: +179 (+53.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Central City:
- BOULDER COMM HOSP (about 27 miles; BOULDER, CO)
- CENTENNIAL PEAKS HOSPITAL (about 28 miles;
LOUISVILLE, CO)
- CENTURA HEALTH-AVISTA ADVENTIST HOSP (about 28
miles; LOUISVILLE, CO)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Central City:
- BUCKLEY AFB (about 54 miles; AURORA, CO; ID: BKF)
- FORT COLLINS-LOVELAND MUNI (about 58 miles; FORT
COLLINS/LOVELAND, CO; ID: FNL)
- DENVER INTL (about 59 miles; DENVER, CO; ID: DEN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Central City:
- BOULDER MUNI (about 27 miles; BOULDER, CO; ID: 1V5)
- JEFFCO (about 29 miles; DENVER, CO; ID: BJC)
- GRANBY-GRAND COUNTY (about 34 miles; GRANBY, CO; ID:
GNB)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Central City:
- UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER (about 22 miles;
BOULDER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 25,355)
- COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES (about 23 miles; GOLDEN,
CO; FT enrollment: 3,183)
- RED ROCKS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 27 miles;
LAKEWOOD, CO; FT enrollment: 3,835)
- FRONT RANGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles;
WESTMINSTER, CO; FT enrollment: 6,858)
- EMILY GRIFFITH OPPORTUNITY SCHOOL (about 35 miles;
DENVER, CO; FT enrollment: 3,083)
- REGIS UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; DENVER, CO; FT
enrollment: 5,898)
- COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; Fort
Collins, CO; FT enrollment: 22,684)
Public high school in Central City:
- GILPIN COUNTY ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL (Students:
15; Location: 107 EUREKA; Grades: 09 - 12)
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