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Population (year 2000): 838. Estimated
population in July 2005: 951 (+13.5% change)
Males: 420 (50.1%), Females: 418 (49.9%)
Morgan County
Zip code:
80654
Median resident age: 30.3 years
Median household income: $33,438 (year 2000)
Median house value: $87,800 (year 2000)
Races in Wiggins:
- White Non-Hispanic (73.2%)
- Hispanic (25.1%)
- Other race (12.9%)
- American Indian (2.4%)
- Two or more races (1.6%)
- Black (1.2%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (35.9%), Irish (10.7%),
English (8.7%), Norwegian (6.2%), French (6.0%), United States
(4.9%).
Elevation: 4550 feet
Land area: 0.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Wiggins
- High school or higher: 77.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
- Unemployed: 5.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Wiggins town
- Never married: 21.3%
- Now married: 63.2%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 4.5%
- Divorced: 9.3%
10.0% Foreign born (10.0% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +316 (+60.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Wiggins:
- COLORADO PLAINS MEDICAL CTR (about 19 miles; FORT
MORGAN, CO)
- EAST MORGAN COUNTY HOSPITAL - CAH (about 33 miles;
BRUSH, CO)
- NORTH COLORADO MEDICAL CENTER (about 45 miles;
GREELEY, CO)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Wiggins:
- DENVER INTL (about 49 miles; DENVER, CO; ID: DEN)
- BUCKLEY AFB (about 60 miles; AURORA, CO; ID: BKF)
- COLORADO PLAINS REGIONAL (about 60 miles; AKRON, CO;
ID: AKO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wiggins:
- FORT MORGAN MUNI (about 21 miles; FORT MORGAN, CO;
ID: 3V4)
- BRUSH MUNI (about 36 miles; BRUSH, CO; ID: 7V5)
- EASTON/VALLEY VIEW/ (about 37 miles; GREELEY, CO;
ID: 11V)
Amtrak station near Wiggins:
- 19 miles: FORT MORGAN (S. ENSIGN ST.). Services:
partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area,
public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term
parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Wiggins:
- METROPOLITAN STATE COLLEGE OF DENVER (about 41
miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 12,938)
- UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT DENVER (about 41 miles;
DENVER, CO; FT enrollment: 8,839)
- UNIVERSITY OF DENVER (about 41 miles; DENVER, CO; FT
enrollment: 7,592)
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF DENVER (about 41 miles; DENVER,
CO; FT enrollment: 3,352)
- ARAPAHOE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles;
LITTLETON, CO; FT enrollment: 3,666)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO (about 45 miles;
GREELEY, CO; FT enrollment: 10,983)
- AIMS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; GREELEY, CO;
FT enrollment: 3,722)
Public high school in Wiggins:
- WIGGINS JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
271; Location: 320 CHAPMAN STREET; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Wiggins:
- WIGGINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 342;
Location: 415 MAIN STREET; Grades: PK - 06)
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