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Durango is located at 385km southwest of Denver.
This town serves as a base for visitors to southwestern Colorado
and the beautiful San Juan Mountains, one of our favorite parts
of the state. Durango retains a lot of Victorian architecture
and an Old West feel. One of the area's most popular attractions
is the historic Durango-Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. It
offers a 40km trip through spectacular mountain, valley and
wooded scenery, pulled by a coal-fired steam engine. The train
can be boarded in either Durango or Silverton , and a round-trip
ride will return you to the town from which you started.
Population (year 2000): 13,922. Estimated
population in July 2005: 15,501 (+11.3% change)
Males: 7,102 (51.0%), Females: 6,820 (49.0%)
La Plata County
Zip codes:
81301.
Median resident age: 29.2 years
Median household income: $34,892 (year 2000)
Median house value: $185,200 (year 2000)
Races in Durango:
- White Non-Hispanic (81.7%)
- Hispanic (10.3%)
- American Indian (6.5%)
- Other race (4.1%)
- Two or more races (2.2%)
- Black (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (21.6%), Irish (14.1%),
English (14.0%), Italian (5.0%), United States (4.0%), Scottish
(4.0%).
Elevation: 6523 feet
Land area: 6.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Durango
- High school or higher: 90.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 43.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 14.6%
- Unemployed: 7.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 13.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Durango city
- Never married: 43.6%
- Now married: 38.6%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 4.8%
- Divorced: 11.4%
2.7% Foreign born (1.3% Latin America, 0.5%
Europe, 0.5% Asia, 0.3% Africa).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,161 (+9.1%).
Hospital/medical center in Durango:
- MERCY MEDICAL CENTER OF DURANGO (375 E PARK
AVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Durango:
- LIFECOURSE CENTER FOR REHAB SERVICES (about 51
miles; FARMINGTON, NM)
- SAN JUAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 51
miles; FARMINGTON, NM)
- SOUTHWEST HEALTH SYSTEM INC (about 51 miles; CORTEZ,
CO)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Durango:
- DURANGO-LA PLATA COUNTY (about 13 miles; DURANGO,
CO; ID: DRO)
- FOUR CORNERS REGIONAL (about 45 miles; FARMINGTON,
NM; ID: FMN)
- TELLURIDE REGIONAL (about 47 miles; TELLURIDE, CO;
ID: TEX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Durango:
- ANIMAS AIR PARK (about 6 miles; DURANGO, CO; ID:
00C)
- AZTEC MUNI (about 33 miles; AZTEC, NM; ID: Q19)
- NAVAJO STATE PARK (about 37 miles; NAVAJO DAM, NM;
ID: 1V0)
Colleges/Universities in Durango:
- FORT LEWIS COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment:
4,051; Location: 1000 RIM DRIVE; Public; Website:
www.fortlewis.edu)
- JONES REAL ESTATE COLLEGES INC (Location: 172
RIVERVIEW DR; Private, for-profit)
- DURANGO AIR SERVICE INC (Location: 1340
AIRPORT RD; Private, for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Durango:
- SAN JUAN COLLEGE (about 39 miles; FARMINGTON, NM;
Full-time enrollment: 2,837)
- WESTERN STATE COLLEGE COLORADO (about 118 miles;
GUNNISON, CO; FT enrollment: 2,199)
- MESA STATE COLLEGE (about 132 miles; GRAND JUNCTION,
CO; FT enrollment: 4,415)
- ADAMS STATE COLLEGE (about 139 miles; ALAMOSA, CO;
FT enrollment: 4,147)
- COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE (about 159 miles; GLENWOOD
SPRINGS, CO; FT enrollment: 3,400)
- UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ALBUQUERQUE NM CAMPUS (about
172 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 3,261)
- ALBUQUERQUE TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE (about
175 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 9,188)
Public high school in Durango:
- DURANGO HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,510;
Location: 2390 MAIN AVENUE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Durango:
- COLORADO TIMBERLINE ACADEMY (Students: 26;
Location: 35554 US HIGHWAY 550; Grades: 9 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Durango:
- MILLER MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 531;
Location: 2608 JUNCTION STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
- ESCALANTE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 502;
Location: 141 BAKER LANE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- NEEDHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 467;
Location: 2425 WEST THIRD AVENUE; Grades: PK - 05)
- RIVERVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 365;
Location: 2900 MESA AVENUE; Grades: PK - 05)
- PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 325;
Location: 623 EAST 5TH STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
- FLORIDA MESA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
303; Location: 216 HIGHWAY 172; Grades: PK - 05)
- ANIMAS VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
207; Location: 373 HERMOSA MEADOWS ROAD; Grades: PK -
05)
- THE EXCEL CHARTER SCHOOL (Students: 112;
Location: 215 EAST 12TH STREET; Grades: 06 - 12)
- SUNNYSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 111;
Location: 75 CR 218; Grades: PK - 05)
- DURANGO SECOND CHANCE (Students: 48;
Location: 301 EAST 12TH STREET; Grades: 06 - 12)
Private primary/middle schools in Durango:
- ST COLUMBA (Students: 253; Location: 1801
EAST THIRD AVE; Grades: PK - 8)
- DURANGO EARLY LEARNING CENTER (Students: 67;
Location: 890 EAST THIRD AVE; Grades: PK - 3)
- NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 60;
Location: 860 PLYMOUTH DRIVE; Grades: KG - 8)
- COLUMBINE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 37;
Location: 1775 COUNTY ROAD 240; Grades: KG - 8)
Library in Durango:
- DURANGO PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$1,029,986; Location: 1188 E SECOND AVE; 82,548 books;
2,720 audio materials; 1,231 video materials; 168 serial
subscriptions)
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