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Population (year 2000): 4,182. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,946 (-5.6% change)
Males: 2,388 (57.1%), Females: 1,794 (42.9%)
Huerfano County
Zip code:
81089
Median resident age: 37.9 years
Median household income: $22,005 (year 2000)
Median house value: $62,600 (year 2000)
Races in Walsenburg:
- Hispanic (51.0%)
- White Non-Hispanic (40.8%)
- Other race (12.5%)
- American Indian (5.2%)
- Black (4.8%)
- Two or more races (3.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (5.1%), Italian (5.0%),
English (4.4%), Irish (4.3%), United States (2.6%), French
(2.1%).
Elevation: 6182 feet
Land area: 2.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Walsenburg
- High school or higher: 71.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
- Unemployed: 11.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Walsenburg city
- Never married: 20.2%
- Now married: 55.2%
- Separated: 4.1%
- Widowed: 10.3%
- Divorced: 10.1%
1.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +889 (+27.0%).
Hospital/medical center in Walsenburg:
- SPANISH PEAKS REG HLTH CTR - CAH (23500 US
HWY 160)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Walsenburg:
- MOUNT SAN RAFAEL HOSPITAL (about 37 miles; TRINIDAD,
CO)
- CENTURA HEALTH-ST MARY CORWIN MED CTR (about 41
miles; PUEBLO, CO)
- CMHIP - FORENSIC HOSPITAL (about 47 miles; PUEBLO,
CO)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Walsenburg:
- PUEBLO MEMORIAL (about 50 miles; PUEBLO, CO; ID:
PUB)
- SAN LUIS VALLEY REGIONAL/BERGMAN FIELD (about 75
miles; ALAMOSA, CO; ID: ALS)
- CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS MUNI (about 81 miles;
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; ID: COS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Walsenburg:
- SPANISH PEAKS AIRFIELD (about 4 miles; WALSENBURG,
CO; ID: 4V1)
- CUCHARA VALLEY AT LA VETA (about 17 miles; LA VETA,
CO; ID: 07V)
- PERRY STOKES (about 41 miles; TRINIDAD, CO; ID: TAD)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Walsenburg:
- PUEBLO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; PUEBLO,
CO; Full-time enrollment: 2,587)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN COLORADO (about 48 miles;
PUEBLO, CO; FT enrollment: 4,275)
- ADAMS STATE COLLEGE (about 77 miles; ALAMOSA, CO; FT
enrollment: 4,147)
- PIKES PEAK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 81 miles;
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; FT enrollment: 5,307)
- UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT COLORADO SPRINGS (about 92
miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; FT enrollment: 4,953)
- UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY (about 96 miles;
USAFA, CO; FT enrollment: 4,330)
- UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-COLORADO CAMPUS (about 132
miles; LONE TREE, CO; FT enrollment: 3,098)
Public high school in Walsenburg:
- JOHN MALL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 229;
Location: 335 PINE STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Walsenburg:
- WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 239;
Location: 201 EAST FIFTH STREET; Grades: PK - 04)
- WALSENBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 187;
Location: 415 WALSEN AVENUE; Grades: 05 - 08)
Library in Walsenburg:
- SPANISH PEAKS LIBRARY DISTRICT (Operating
income: $186,379; Location: 323 N MAIN STREET; 12,127
books; 563 audio materials; 18 serial subscriptions)
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