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Population (year 2000): 2,242. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,222 (-0.9% change)
Males: 1,089 (48.6%), Females: 1,153 (51.4%)
Rio Blanco County
Zip code:
81641
Median resident age: 38.9 years
Median household income: $34,479 (year 2000)
Median house value: $104,500 (year 2000)
Races in Meeker:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.9%)
- Hispanic (4.7%)
- Other race (1.9%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (26.3%), Irish (14.5%),
English (13.6%), United States (8.9%), French (3.9%), Scottish
(2.9%).
Elevation: 6239 feet
Land area: 2.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Meeker
- High school or higher: 86.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
- Unemployed: 6.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 15.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Meeker town
- Never married: 20.1%
- Now married: 61.4%
- Separated: 2.2%
- Widowed: 5.6%
- Divorced: 10.7%
3.4% Foreign born (1.9% Latin America, 1.1%
Europe, 0.4% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +145 (+6.9%).
Hospital/medical center in Meeker:
- PIONEERS HOSPITAL OF RIO BLANCO (345
CLEVELAND)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Meeker:
- CLAGETT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; RIFLE,
CO)
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, THE - CAH (about 42 miles; CRAIG,
CO)
- VALLEY VIEW HOSPITAL ASSN (about 54 miles; GLENWOOD
SPRINGS, CO)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Meeker:
- YAMPA VALLEY (about 57 miles; HAYDEN, CO; ID: HDN)
- EAGLE COUNTY REGIONAL (about 75 miles; EAGLE, CO;
ID: EGE)
- WALKER FIELD (about 77 miles; GRAND JUNCTION, CO;
ID: GJT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Meeker:
- MEEKER (about 2 miles; MEEKER, CO; ID: EEO)
- GARFIELD COUNTY REGIONAL (about 39 miles; RIFLE, CO;
ID: RIL)
- CRAIG-MOFFAT (about 41 miles; CRAIG, CO; ID: CAG)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Meeker:
- COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE (about 55 miles; GLENWOOD
SPRINGS, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,400)
- MESA STATE COLLEGE (about 80 miles; GRAND JUNCTION,
CO; FT enrollment: 4,415)
- WESTERN STATE COLLEGE COLORADO (about 114 miles;
GUNNISON, CO; FT enrollment: 2,199)
- COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 172 miles; Fort
Collins, CO; FT enrollment: 22,684)
- UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER (about 176 miles;
BOULDER, CO; FT enrollment: 25,355)
- UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING (about 187 miles; LARAMIE, WY;
FT enrollment: 9,665)
- FORT LEWIS COLLEGE (about 189 miles; DURANGO, CO; FT
enrollment: 4,051)
Public high school in Meeker:
- MEEKER HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 203; Location:
550 SCHOOL STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Meeker:
- MEEKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 293;
Location: 455 MAIN STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
- BARONE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 128;
Location: BOB TUCKER DRIVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
Library in Meeker:
- MEEKER REGIONAL LIBRARY DISTRICT (Operating
income: $158,386; Location: 200 MAIN STREET; 24,856
books; 1,072 audio materials; 1,037 video materials; 80
serial subscriptions)
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