Grand Lake, CO

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Grand Lake, Colorado

Grand Lake, Colorado, in Grand county, is 33 miles NW of Boulder, Colorado (center to center) and 56 miles NW of Denver, Colorado. About 447 people people live in Grand Lake.

The People and Families of Grand Lake

In Grand Lake, about 55% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Grand Lake had a median family income of $55,750.

Political Inclinations

In 2004, John Kerry garnered more political contributions ($1,000) in Grand Lake than did the other Presidential candidates. The Democratic party was the top fund-raiser among political parties in the town.

Grand Lake Housing

Of the houses, apartments, etc. in Grand Lake, about 60% are lived in by their owners, not renters.

Commuting

In Grand Lake, 69% of commuters drive to work.

Category	Value
Near Medium City	33 miles NW of Boulder, Colorado (center to center)
Nearest Large City	56 miles NW of Denver, Colorado
County	Grand
Standard Zip Codes	80447
Phone Area Codes	970
Time Zone	Mountain (-7 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	40.252
Longitude	-105.822

Station	GRAND LAKE 1 NW
Distance	1.2 miles
Jan Temp	4 to 32 F
Apr Temp	20 to 50 F
Jul Temp	39 to 76 F
Oct Temp	23 to 57 F
Annual Precip	20.7 inches

Station	ESTES PARK
Distance	20.1 miles
Jan Temp	18 to 39 F
Apr Temp	27 to 53 F
Jul Temp	47 to 79 F
Oct Temp	31 to 59 F
Annual Precip	13.9 inches

Station	HOURGLASS RESERVOIR
Distance	28.8 miles
Jan Temp	11 to 30 F
Apr Temp	20 to 45 F
Jul Temp	44 to 75 F
Oct Temp	27 to 54 F
Annual Precip	14.9 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	447	100%
Male	248	55.5%
Female	199	44.5%
Under 18	75	16.8%
18+	372	83.2%
65+	54	12.1%
Median Age	44.3
Average Family Size	2.6
White	430	96.2%
African-American	3	0.7%
Asian	3	0.7%
American Indian & Alaskan	4	0.9%
Other	1	0.2%
Mixed Race	6	1.3%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	12	2.7%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	438
Growth	-9
Growth %	-1.99%

Ancestry	Percent
German	30%
Irish	15.3%
English	13.6%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	7.9%
Dutch	5.1%
Polish	4.2%
US/American	3.4%
Scotch-Irish	3.1%
Swedish	2.3%
British	2.3%
Scandinavian	2%
Italian	1.7%
French Canadian	1.7%
Hungarian	1.1%
Welsh	0.8%
Lebanese	0.8%
Scottish	0.6%
Russian	0.6%
French (except Basque)	0.6%
Swiss	0.6%
Dutch West Indian	0.6%
Finnish	0.6%
Arab/Arabic	0.6%
Austrian	0.6%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Grand Lake	447	$55,750
Estes Park	5,413	$55,667
Fraser	910	$39,643
Granby	1,525	$55,250
Hot Sulphur Springs	521	$46,000
Jamestown	205	$73,250

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