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Population (year 2000): 7,282. Estimated
population in July 2005: 6,944 (-4.6% change)
Males: 3,538 (48.6%), Females: 3,744 (51.4%)
Colfax County
Zip code:
87740
Median resident age: 39.7 years
Median household income: $27,028 (year 2000)
Median house value: $68,400 (year 2000)
Races in Raton:
- Hispanic (57.0%)
- White Non-Hispanic (40.7%)
- Other race (16.2%)
- Two or more races (3.5%)
- American Indian (2.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (7.4%), Italian (6.8%),
United States (5.9%), English (5.3%), Irish (4.9%), French
(2.4%).
Elevation: 6680 feet
Land area: 7.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Raton
- High school or higher: 75.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
- Unemployed: 7.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 13.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Raton city
- Never married: 21.1%
- Now married: 54.0%
- Separated: 2.0%
- Widowed: 9.8%
- Divorced: 13.2%
2.1% Foreign born (1.1% Latin America, 0.5%
Asia, 0.5% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: -275 (-3.6%).
Hospital/medical center in Raton:
- MINERS' COLFAX MEDICAL CENTER (200 HOSPITAL
DRIVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Raton:
- MOUNT SAN RAFAEL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; TRINIDAD,
CO)
- SPANISH PEAKS REG HLTH CTR - CAH (about 56 miles;
WALSENBURG, CO)
- HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL (about 86 miles; TAOS, NM)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Raton:
- PUEBLO MEMORIAL (about 96 miles; PUEBLO, CO; ID:
PUB)
- SAN LUIS VALLEY REGIONAL/BERGMAN FIELD (about 105
miles; ALAMOSA, CO; ID: ALS)
- CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS MUNI (about 132 miles;
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; ID: COS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Raton:
- RATON MUNICIPAL/CREWS FIELD (about 12 miles; RATON,
NM; ID: RTN)
- PERRY STOKES (about 26 miles; TRINIDAD, CO; ID: TAD)
- SPRINGER MUNI (about 42 miles; SPRINGER, NM; ID:
Q42)
Amtrak station:
RATON (1ST ST. & COOK AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully
wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free
short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car
rental service, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Raton:
- PUEBLO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 91 miles; PUEBLO,
CO; Full-time enrollment: 2,587)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN COLORADO (about 96 miles;
PUEBLO, CO; FT enrollment: 4,275)
- NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS UNIVERSITY (about 100 miles;
LAS VEGAS, NM; FT enrollment: 2,278)
- ADAMS STATE COLLEGE (about 108 miles; ALAMOSA, CO;
FT enrollment: 4,147)
- PIKES PEAK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 133 miles;
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; FT enrollment: 5,307)
- UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT COLORADO SPRINGS (about
146 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; FT enrollment: 4,953)
- UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY (about 148 miles;
USAFA, CO; FT enrollment: 4,330)
Public high school in Raton:
- RATON HIGH (Students: 416; Location: 1535
TIGER CIRCLE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Raton:
- RATON MIDDLE (Students: 338; Location: 500
SOUTH THIRD STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
- COLUMBIAN ELEM (Students: 231; Location: 700
NORTH SECOND STREET; Grades: 02 - 03)
- LONGFELLOW ELEM (Students: 227; Location: 700
EAST FOURTH STREET; Grades: PK - 01)
- KEARNEY ELEM (Students: 207; Location: 800
SOUTH THIRD STREET; Grades: 04 - 05)
Private primary/middle school in Raton:
- RATON CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Students: 92;
Location: 401 S 4TH ST; Grades: PK - 5)
Library in Raton:
- ARTHUR JOHNSON MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating
income: $205,538; Location: 244 COOK AVENUE; 45,640
books; 577 audio materials; 678 video materials; 111
serial subscriptions)
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