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Population (year 2000): 924. Estimated
population in July 2005: 887 (-4.0% change)
Males: 443 (47.9%), Females: 481 (52.1%)
Huerfano County
Zip code:
81055
Median resident age: 43.3 years
Median household income: $29,342 (year 2000)
Median house value: $110,100 (year 2000)
Races in La Veta:
- White Non-Hispanic (84.8%)
- Hispanic (11.5%)
- Two or more races (3.6%)
- American Indian (3.1%)
- Other race (2.1%)
- Other Asian (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (27.1%), English (14.5%),
Irish (12.2%), United States (10.8%), Italian (7.5%), Scottish
(5.0%).
Elevation: 7013 feet
Land area: 1.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in La Veta
- High school or higher: 88.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.7%
- Unemployed: 5.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in La Veta town
- Never married: 16.7%
- Now married: 54.3%
- Separated: 4.1%
- Widowed: 7.4%
- Divorced: 17.5%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +195 (+26.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near La Veta:
- SPANISH PEAKS REG HLTH CTR - CAH (about 17 miles;
WALSENBURG, CO)
- MOUNT SAN RAFAEL HOSPITAL (about 43 miles; TRINIDAD,
CO)
- CENTURA HEALTH-ST MARY CORWIN MED CTR (about 55
miles; PUEBLO, CO)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to La
Veta:
- SAN LUIS VALLEY REGIONAL/BERGMAN FIELD (about 59
miles; ALAMOSA, CO; ID: ALS)
- PUEBLO MEMORIAL (about 65 miles; PUEBLO, CO; ID:
PUB)
- CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS MUNI (about 92 miles;
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; ID: COS)
Other public-use airports nearest to La Veta:
- CUCHARA VALLEY AT LA VETA (about 1 miles; LA VETA,
CO; ID: 07V)
- SPANISH PEAKS AIRFIELD (about 20 miles; WALSENBURG,
CO; ID: 4V1)
- BLANCA (about 39 miles; BLANCA, CO; ID: 05V)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
La Veta:
- PUEBLO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; PUEBLO,
CO; Full-time enrollment: 2,587)
- ADAMS STATE COLLEGE (about 61 miles; ALAMOSA, CO; FT
enrollment: 4,147)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN COLORADO (about 62 miles;
PUEBLO, CO; FT enrollment: 4,275)
- PIKES PEAK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 90 miles;
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; FT enrollment: 5,307)
- UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT COLORADO SPRINGS (about 99
miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; FT enrollment: 4,953)
- UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY (about 104 miles;
USAFA, CO; FT enrollment: 4,330)
- NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS UNIVERSITY (about 132 miles;
LAS VEGAS, NM; FT enrollment: 2,278)
Public high school in La Veta:
- LA VETA JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
112; Location: 126 EAST GARLAND; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in La Veta:
- LA VETA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 140;
Location: 126 EAST GARLAND; Grades: PK - 06)
Library in La Veta:
- LA VETA PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT (Operating
income: $67,077; Location: 310 MAIN STREET; 10,151
books; 716 audio materials; 436 video materials; 38
serial subscriptions)
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