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Population (year 2000): 7,568. Estimated
population in July 2005: 7,260 (-4.1% change)
Males: 3,568 (47.1%), Females: 4,000 (52.9%)
Otero County
Zip code:
81050
Median resident age: 35.8 years
Median household income: $29,002 (year 2000)
Median house value: $67,400 (year 2000)
Races in La Junta:
- White Non-Hispanic (52.6%)
- Hispanic (43.6%)
- Other race (18.3%)
- Two or more races (3.5%)
- American Indian (2.7%)
- Black (1.2%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (13.9%), Irish (9.4%),
English (7.1%), United States (4.3%), Italian (3.6%),
Scotch-Irish (2.2%).
Elevation: 4066 feet
Land area: 2.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in La Junta
- High school or higher: 76.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.0%
- Unemployed: 8.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 14.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in La Junta city
- Never married: 24.4%
- Now married: 53.6%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 10.0%
- Divorced: 10.8%
4.3% Foreign born (2.8% Latin America, 0.9%
Asia, 0.6% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: -117 (-1.5%).
Hospital/medical center in La Junta:
- ARKANSAS VALLEY REGIONAL MED CENTER (1100
CARSON AVENUE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near La Junta:
- WEISBROD MEMORIAL CTY HOSP - CAH (about 62 miles;
EADS, CO)
- PROWERS MEDICAL CENTER (about 65 miles; LAMAR, CO)
- LINCOLN COMM HOSP - CAH (about 72 miles; HUGO, CO)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to La
Junta:
- LAMAR MUNI (about 61 miles; LAMAR, CO; ID: LAA)
- PUEBLO MEMORIAL (about 68 miles; PUEBLO, CO; ID:
PUB)
- CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS MUNI (about 98 miles;
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; ID: COS)
Other public-use airports nearest to La Junta:
- LA JUNTA MUNI (about 6 miles; LA JUNTA, CO; ID: LHX)
- MELON FIELD (about 10 miles; ROCKY FORD, CO; ID:
2V8)
- CITY AND COUNTY (about 23 miles; LAS ANIMAS, CO; ID:
7V9)
Amtrak station:
LA JUNTA (1ST & COLORADO STS.). Services: ticket office,
fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free
short-term parking, free long-term parking.
College/University in La Junta:
- OTERO JUNIOR COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment:
931; Location: 1802 COLORADO AVE; Public)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
La Junta:
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN COLORADO (about 74 miles;
PUEBLO, CO; Full-time enrollment: 4,275)
- PUEBLO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 77 miles; PUEBLO,
CO; FT enrollment: 2,587)
- PIKES PEAK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 105 miles;
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; FT enrollment: 5,307)
- UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY (about 115 miles;
USAFA, CO; FT enrollment: 4,330)
- UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT COLORADO SPRINGS (about
121 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; FT enrollment: 4,953)
- METROPOLITAN STATE COLLEGE OF DENVER (about 135
miles; DENVER, CO; FT enrollment: 12,938)
- UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT DENVER (about 135 miles;
DENVER, CO; FT enrollment: 8,839)
Public high schools in La Junta:
- LA JUNTA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 474;
Location: 1817 SMITHLAND; Grades: 09 - 12)
- TIGER LEARNING CENTER (Students: 41;
Location: 1817 SMITHLAND; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in La Junta:
- LA JUNTA MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 401;
Location: 901 SMITHLAND; Grades: 06 - 08)
- LA JUNTA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (Students: 361;
Location: 1401 EAST SIXTH STREET; Grades: 03 - 05)
- LA JUNTA PRIMARY SCHOOL (Students: 327;
Location: 600 WEST TOPEKA; Grades: KG - 02)
- NEW HORIZON ACADEMY (Location: 315 SANTA FE
AVENUE; Grades: KG - 12)
Library in La Junta:
- LA JUNTA/WOODRUFF MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating
income: $307,200; Location: 522 COLORADO AVE; 35,426
books; 898 audio materials; 1,630 video materials; 186
serial subscriptions)
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