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Population (year 2000): 817. Estimated
population in July 2005: 802 (-1.8% change)
Males: 411 (50.3%), Females: 406 (49.7%)
Conejos County
Zip code:
81151
Median resident age: 28.1 years
Median household income: $25,625 (year 2000)
Median house value: $50,600 (year 2000)
Races in Sanford:
- White Non-Hispanic (57.6%)
- Hispanic (40.5%)
- Other race (16.6%)
- Two or more races (5.6%)
- American Indian (2.2%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: English (13.7%), Danish (12.9%),
German (6.6%), United States (4.7%), Irish (3.3%), French
(1.8%).
Elevation: 7603 feet
Land area: 1.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Sanford
- High school or higher: 80.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.8%
- Unemployed: 5.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Sanford town
- Never married: 26.2%
- Now married: 58.4%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 7.8%
- Divorced: 6.7%
0.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +60 (+7.9%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Sanford:
- CONEJOS COUNTY HOSPITAL - CAH (about 11 miles; LA
JARA, CO)
- SAN LUIS VALLEY REGIONAL MED CTR (about 16 miles;
ALAMOSA, CO)
- RIO GRANDE HOSPITAL - CAH (about 48 miles; DEL
NORTE, CO)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Sanford:
- SAN LUIS VALLEY REGIONAL/BERGMAN FIELD (about 13
miles; ALAMOSA, CO; ID: ALS)
- GUNNISON-CRESTED BUTTE REGIONAL (about 113 miles;
GUNNISON, CO; ID: GUC)
- PUEBLO MEMORIAL (about 121 miles; PUEBLO, CO; ID:
PUB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Sanford:
- MONTE VISTA MUNI (about 21 miles; MONTE VISTA, CO;
ID: MVI)
- BLANCA (about 27 miles; BLANCA, CO; ID: 05V)
- LEACH (about 38 miles; CENTER, CO; ID: 1V8)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Sanford:
- ADAMS STATE COLLEGE (about 16 miles; ALAMOSA, CO;
Full-time enrollment: 4,147)
- PUEBLO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 109 miles; PUEBLO,
CO; FT enrollment: 2,587)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN COLORADO (about 116 miles;
PUEBLO, CO; FT enrollment: 4,275)
- WESTERN STATE COLLEGE COLORADO (about 123 miles;
GUNNISON, CO; FT enrollment: 2,199)
- NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS UNIVERSITY (about 128 miles;
LAS VEGAS, NM; FT enrollment: 2,278)
- PIKES PEAK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 129 miles;
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; FT enrollment: 5,307)
- UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT COLORADO SPRINGS (about
131 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; FT enrollment: 4,953)
Public high school in Sanford:
- SANFORD JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
187; Location: 1 WEST STREET; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Sanford:
- SANFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 197;
Location: 1ST WEST STREET; Grades: PK - 06)
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