Simla, Colorado - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	693
Male Share of the Population	44.4%
Female Share of the Population	55.6%
Senior Citizens	11.7%
Employed Population 16+	310
Age of the Population	38

Families

% of people married	49.7%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	17.3%
Median Earnings25+	$32,679
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$30,089
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$21,146

Wealth

Median Family Income	$40,694
% Above Poverty Level	82.7%
% Below Poverty Level	17.3%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	32 minutes
% Working from Home	7.1%
% Walking and Biking to Work	5.8%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	31.6%
Median Gross Rent	$719
Median House Value	$114,500

Ancestry

German	26.4%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	22.5%
Irish	15.7%
English	5.5%
French Except Basque	3.9%
Czech	3.2%
African	2.7%
South African	2.7%
Norwegian	2.3%
Dutch	2.3%
Slovak	2.2%
Swedish	2%
Italian	2%
Canadian	1.4%
Scottish	1%
Portuguese	0.9%
Polish	0.9%
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Simla Almanac

Category	Value
County	Elbert County
Standard Zip Codes	80835
Phone Area Codes	719
Time Zone	America/Denver
Approximate Latitude	39.14
Approximate Longitude	-104.08

Simla Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	RUSH 1 N
Distance	19 miles
Jan Temp	11 to 37 F
Apr Temp	28 to 56 F
Jul Temp	53 to 82 F
Oct Temp	31 to 61 F
Annual Precip	14.5 inches

Station	LIMON
Distance	21.4 miles
Jan Temp	14 to 40 F
Apr Temp	31 to 59 F
Jul Temp	55 to 86 F
Oct Temp	33 to 64 F
Annual Precip	14.5 inches

Station	PARKER 6 E
Distance	40.2 miles
Jan Temp	18 to 43 F
Apr Temp	32 to 60 F
Jul Temp	56 to 85 F
Oct Temp	36 to 66 F
Annual Precip	15.2 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Calhan	817	$69,643
Kiowa	809	$79,135
Limon	1,269	$68,542
Ramah	156	$53,889

Simla Public Schools

Simla Elementary School
619 Pueblo St
ZIP: 80835
Primary
Total Enrollment 136

Simla High School
619 Pueblo St
ZIP: 80835
High
Total Enrollment 97

Simla Junior High School
619 Pueblo St
ZIP: 80835
Middle
Total Enrollment 62

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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