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Population (year 2000): 3,162. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,135 (-0.9% change)
Males: 1,548 (49.0%), Females: 1,614 (51.0%)
San Juan County
Zip code:
84511
Median resident age: 24.3 years
Median household income: $32,991 (year 2000)
Median house value: $86,500 (year 2000)
Races in Blanding:
- White Non-Hispanic (65.1%)
- American Indian (31.0%)
- Hispanic (4.0%)
- Two or more races (2.9%)
- Other race (1.8%)
Ancestries: English (22.2%), German (6.4%),
United States (5.8%), Danish (3.8%), Irish (3.8%), Welsh (3.2%).
Elevation: 6105 feet
Land area: 2.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Blanding
- High school or higher: 85.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.4%
- Unemployed: 8.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 15.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Blanding city
- Never married: 27.2%
- Now married: 59.4%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 6.1%
- Divorced: 6.4%
1.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -85 (-2.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Blanding:
- SAN JUAN HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; MONTICELLO, UT)
- SOUTHWEST HEALTH SYSTEM INC (about 64 miles; CORTEZ,
CO)
- ALLEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 66 miles; MOAB, UT)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Blanding:
- CORTEZ MUNI (about 64 miles; CORTEZ, CO; ID: CEZ)
- FOUR CORNERS REGIONAL (about 107 miles; FARMINGTON,
NM; ID: FMN)
- TELLURIDE REGIONAL (about 112 miles; TELLURIDE, CO;
ID: TEX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Blanding:
- BLANDING MUNI (about 4 miles; BLANDING, UT; ID: BDG)
- MONTICELLO (about 24 miles; MONTICELLO, UT; ID: U43)
- BLUFF (about 28 miles; BLUFF, UT; ID: 66V)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Blanding:
- SAN JUAN COLLEGE (about 109 miles; FARMINGTON, NM;
Full-time enrollment: 2,837)
- FORT LEWIS COLLEGE (about 115 miles; DURANGO, CO; FT
enrollment: 4,051)
- MESA STATE COLLEGE (about 119 miles; GRAND JUNCTION,
CO; FT enrollment: 4,415)
- SNOW COLLEGE (about 188 miles; EPHRAIM, UT; FT
enrollment: 2,632)
- NORTHLAND PIONEER COLLEGE (about 191 miles;
HOLBROOK, AZ; FT enrollment: 2,177)
- WESTERN STATE COLLEGE COLORADO (about 191 miles;
GUNNISON, CO; FT enrollment: 2,199)
- COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE (about 198 miles; GLENWOOD
SPRINGS, CO; FT enrollment: 3,400)
Public high school in Blanding:
- SAN JUAN HIGH (Students: 413; Location: 311 N
100 E; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Blanding:
- BLANDING ELEM SCH (Students: 522; Location:
302 S 100 W; Grades: KG - 05)
- ALBERT R LYMAN MIDDLE (Students: 319;
Location: 535 N 100 E; Grades: 06 - 08)
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