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Population (year 2000): 698. Estimated
population in July 2005: 683 (-2.1% change)
Males: 344 (49.3%), Females: 354 (50.7%)
Dolores County
Zip code:
81324
Median resident age: 39.0 years
Median household income: $27,500 (year 2000)
Median house value: $57,600 (year 2000)
Races in Dove Creek:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.0%)
- Hispanic (3.9%)
- American Indian (2.9%)
- Two or more races (1.6%)
Ancestries: German (16.6%), Irish (13.0%),
English (12.8%), United States (7.4%), French (3.7%), Norwegian
(3.2%).
Elevation: 6840 feet
Land area: 0.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Dove Creek
- High school or higher: 73.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
- Unemployed: 7.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Dove Creek town
- Never married: 14.8%
- Now married: 60.3%
- Separated: 2.3%
- Widowed: 11.4%
- Divorced: 11.2%
1.1% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +45 (+6.9%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Dove Creek:
- SAN JUAN HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; MONTICELLO, UT)
- SOUTHWEST HEALTH SYSTEM INC (about 36 miles; CORTEZ,
CO)
- ALLEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 69 miles; MOAB, UT)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Dove
Creek:
- CORTEZ MUNI (about 38 miles; CORTEZ, CO; ID: CEZ)
- TELLURIDE REGIONAL (about 71 miles; TELLURIDE, CO;
ID: TEX)
- FOUR CORNERS REGIONAL (about 86 miles; FARMINGTON,
NM; ID: FMN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Dove Creek:
- DOVE CREEK (about 2 miles; DOVE CREEK, CO; ID: 8V6)
- MONTICELLO (about 32 miles; MONTICELLO, UT; ID: U43)
- HOPKINS FIELD (about 41 miles; NUCLA, CO; ID: 6V6)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Dove Creek:
- FORT LEWIS COLLEGE (about 80 miles; DURANGO, CO;
Full-time enrollment: 4,051)
- SAN JUAN COLLEGE (about 86 miles; FARMINGTON, NM; FT
enrollment: 2,837)
- MESA STATE COLLEGE (about 94 miles; GRAND JUNCTION,
CO; FT enrollment: 4,415)
- WESTERN STATE COLLEGE COLORADO (about 151 miles;
GUNNISON, CO; FT enrollment: 2,199)
- COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE (about 163 miles; GLENWOOD
SPRINGS, CO; FT enrollment: 3,400)
- ADAMS STATE COLLEGE (about 211 miles; ALAMOSA, CO;
FT enrollment: 4,147)
- NORTHLAND PIONEER COLLEGE (about 213 miles;
HOLBROOK, AZ; FT enrollment: 2,177)
Public high school in Dove Creek:
- DOLORES COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 96;
Location: 525 NORTH MAIN STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Dove Creek:
- SEVENTH STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
111; Location: 7TH & MAIN STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
Library in Dove Creek:
- DOLORES COUNTY SCHOOL/PUBLIC LIB / DOVE CREEK
(Operating income: $34,027; Location: 457 MAIN; 18,455
books; 143 audio materials; 132 video materials; 16
serial subscriptions)
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