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Population (year 2000): 3,653. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,685 (+0.9% change)
Males: 1,750 (47.9%), Females: 1,903 (52.1%)
Fremont County
Zip codes:
81226.
Median resident age: 36.1 years
Median household income: $29,628 (year 2000)
Median house value: $87,200 (year 2000)
Races in Florence:
- White Non-Hispanic (81.4%)
- Hispanic (15.7%)
- Two or more races (2.8%)
- Other race (2.6%)
- American Indian (2.2%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (16.0%), Irish (10.5%),
English (8.8%), Italian (7.1%), United States (5.9%), Dutch
(2.9%).
Elevation: 5191 feet
Land area: 4.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Florence
- High school or higher: 80.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
- Unemployed: 2.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Florence city
- Never married: 21.9%
- Now married: 53.9%
- Separated: 2.0%
- Widowed: 9.3%
- Divorced: 13.0%
2.8% Foreign born (2.0% Latin America, 0.5%
Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +627 (+20.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Florence:
- CENTURA HLTH-ST THOMAS MORE HOSPITAL (about 13
miles; CANON CITY, CO)
- CEDAR SPRINGS BEH HLTH SYSTEM INC (about 35 miles;
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO)
- CMHIP - FORENSIC HOSPITAL (about 35 miles; PUEBLO,
CO)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Florence:
- CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS MUNI (about 41 miles;
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; ID: COS)
- PUEBLO MEMORIAL (about 45 miles; PUEBLO, CO; ID:
PUB)
- SAN LUIS VALLEY REGIONAL/BERGMAN FIELD (about 84
miles; ALAMOSA, CO; ID: ALS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Florence:
- FREMONT COUNTY (about 3 miles; CANON CITY, CO; ID:
1V6)
- SILVER WEST (about 32 miles; WESTCLIFFE, CO; ID:
C08)
- MEADOW LAKE (about 54 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO;
ID: 00V)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Florence:
- PIKES PEAK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles;
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Full-time enrollment: 5,307)
- PUEBLO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; PUEBLO,
CO; FT enrollment: 2,587)
- UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT COLORADO SPRINGS (about 39
miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; FT enrollment: 4,953)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN COLORADO (about 39 miles;
PUEBLO, CO; FT enrollment: 4,275)
- UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY (about 47 miles;
USAFA, CO; FT enrollment: 4,330)
- UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-COLORADO CAMPUS (about 81
miles; LONE TREE, CO; FT enrollment: 3,098)
- ADAMS STATE COLLEGE (about 83 miles; ALAMOSA, CO; FT
enrollment: 4,147)
Public high school in Florence:
- FLORENCE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 562;
Location: 215 NORTH MAPLE AVENUE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Florence:
- FLORENCE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 50;
Location: 303 E 3RD STREET; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Florence:
- FREMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 421;
Location: 500 WEST 5TH STREET; Grades: KG - 04)
- FREMONT MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 380;
Location: 500 WEST 5TH STREET; Grades: 05 - 08)
Library in Florence:
- FLORENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$40,369; Location: 100 W. SECOND; 18,575 books; 505
audio materials; 85 video materials; 26 serial
subscriptions)
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