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Telluride is located at 320 km southwest of
Denver. It is located in Colorado's southwestern corner, the ski
resort of Telluride was for years relatively inaccessible and
undiscovered. But then the airport -the second highest in the
nation was built in the late 1980s.Telluride has a wide range of
conditions, and the choices have gotten even better with the
opening of the new Prospect Bowl area.
Population (year 2000): 2,221. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,303 (+3.7% change)
Males: 1,224 (55.1%), Females: 997 (44.9%)
San Miguel County
Zip code:
81435
Median resident age: 31.0 years
Median household income: $51,937 (year 2000)
Median house value: $566,500 (year 2000)
Races in Telluride:
- White Non-Hispanic (89.6%)
- Hispanic (7.2%)
- Other race (4.1%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
- American Indian (1.3%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: English (15.0%), German (14.5%),
Irish (12.9%), United States (7.6%), Italian (7.2%), Scottish
(4.5%).
Elevation: 8792 feet
Land area: 0.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Telluride
- High school or higher: 95.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 58.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 13.3%
- Unemployed: 1.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 13.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Telluride town
- Never married: 55.3%
- Now married: 29.8%
- Separated: 2.9%
- Widowed: 0.6%
- Divorced: 11.4%
5.7% Foreign born (2.7% Europe, 2.3% Latin
America).
Population change in the 1990s: +850 (+62.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Telluride:
- MONTROSE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 35 miles;
MONTROSE, CO)
- MERCY MEDICAL CENTER OF DURANGO (about 45 miles;
DURANGO, CO)
- DELTA COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 58 miles;
DELTA, CO)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Telluride:
- TELLURIDE REGIONAL (about 6 miles; TELLURIDE, CO;
ID: TEX)
- MONTROSE REGIONAL (about 39 miles; MONTROSE, CO; ID:
MTJ)
- DURANGO-LA PLATA COUNTY (about 55 miles; DURANGO,
CO; ID: DRO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Telluride:
- ANIMAS AIR PARK (about 51 miles; DURANGO, CO; ID:
00C)
- CRAWFORD (about 54 miles; CRAWFORD, CO; ID: 99V)
- HOPKINS FIELD (about 55 miles; NUCLA, CO; ID: 6V6)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Telluride:
- FORT LEWIS COLLEGE (about 45 miles; DURANGO, CO;
Full-time enrollment: 4,051)
- WESTERN STATE COLLEGE COLORADO (about 81 miles;
GUNNISON, CO; FT enrollment: 2,199)
- SAN JUAN COLLEGE (about 83 miles; FARMINGTON, NM; FT
enrollment: 2,837)
- MESA STATE COLLEGE (about 93 miles; GRAND JUNCTION,
CO; FT enrollment: 4,415)
- COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE (about 114 miles; GLENWOOD
SPRINGS, CO; FT enrollment: 3,400)
- ADAMS STATE COLLEGE (about 138 miles; ALAMOSA, CO;
FT enrollment: 4,147)
- UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT COLORADO SPRINGS (about
206 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; FT enrollment: 4,953)
Public high school in Telluride:
- TELLURIDE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 151;
Location: 725 WEST COLORADO; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Telluride:
- TELLURIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 283;
Location: 447 WEST COLUMBIA; Grades: KG - 05)
- TELLURIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 131;
Location: 725 WEST COLORADO; Grades: 06 - 08)
Library in Telluride:
- SAN MIGUEL LIBRARY DISTRICT # 1/TELLURIDE
(Operating income: $1,074,657; Location: 100 W. PACIFIC
AVE.; 29,510 books; 2,771 audio materials; 3,915 video
materials; 194 serial subscriptions)
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