Dove Creek, Colorado

Demographics

People

Total Population	673
Male Share of the Population	54.7%
Female Share of the Population	45.3%
Senior Citizens	27.6%
Employed Population 16+	278
Age of the Population	52

Families

% of people married	72%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	34.6%
Median Earnings25+	$35,357
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$23,750
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$36,100

Wealth

Median Family Income	$61,136
% Above Poverty Level	88.4%
% Below Poverty Level	11.6%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	17 minutes
% Working from Home	22.7%
% Walking and Biking to Work	1.4%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	20%
Median Gross Rent	$578
Median House Value	$86,800

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	21.5%
German	18%
Irish	13.8%
French Except Basque	7.9%
English	7.4%
Scottish	3.3%
Swedish	1.5%
Norwegian	1%
Portuguese	0.6%
Swiss	0.4%
Polish	0.4%
Italian	0.3%
Dutch	0.3%
Welsh	0.1%
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Dove Creek Almanac

Category	Value
County	Dolores County
Standard Zip Codes	81324
Phone Area Codes	970
Time Zone	America/Denver
Approximate Latitude	37.76
Approximate Longitude	-108.9

Dove Creek 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	NORTHDALE
Distance	7 miles
Jan Temp	10 to 36 F
Apr Temp	28 to 59 F
Jul Temp	51 to 86 F
Oct Temp	31 to 63 F
Annual Precip	12.2 inches

Station	CEDAR POINT
Distance	10.3 miles
Jan Temp	14 to 36 F
Apr Temp	31 to 57 F
Jul Temp	54 to 86 F
Oct Temp	35 to 62 F
Annual Precip	15.8 inches

Station	YELLOW JACKET 2 W
Distance	19.2 miles
Jan Temp	15 to 38 F
Apr Temp	31 to 60 F
Jul Temp	54 to 87 F
Oct Temp	36 to 64 F
Annual Precip	15.9 inches

Dove Creek Public Libraries

Dolores County School/public Library (dove Creek)
525 NORTH MAIN
Dove Creek, Colorado
(970) 677-2389

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Dove Creek Public Schools

Dove Creek High School
525 North Main Street
ZIP: 81324
Other
Total Enrollment 113

Seventh Street Elementary School
713 North Main Street
ZIP: 81324
Primary
Total Enrollment 136

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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