Rocky Ford, Colorado
In Rocky Ford
Rocky Ford was also most likely founded as a railroad town/agricultural center. Today, the town is billed as the "Melon Capitol of the World" because of the prolific cantaloupe production in the area. There's a lot of truck farms around: in mid and late summer you can find some of the smaller local farmers scattered all over the countryside with trucks and stands displaying lots of beautiful veggies and melons for sale.
This is another town that shows evidence of having been more prosperous in the past, although Rocky Ford doesn't seem to be doing too badly these days.
Looking east at eastbound US 50
The Rocky Ford Boys & Girls Club
I think this is a Methodist Church
Another church in Rocky Ford
Built in the 1890's in what was downtown Rocky Ford
Another church in Rocky Ford
The original Rocky Ford Carnegie Library, now a museum
The modern Rocky Ford Library
A former church in Rocky Ford (1st Church of Christ, Scientist), now a private residence
Rocky Ford Depot Square
Back in today's downtown Rocky Ford
Fast Facts about Rocky Ford, Colorado
Rocky Ford, Otero County, CO 81067
Latitude: 38.051°N
Longitude: 103.7214°W
Incorporated: August 19, 1887
Elevation: 4,180'
Education:
High School or Higher: 63.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher: 13.3%
Graduate or Professional Degree: 3.5%
2011 Cost of Living Index for Rocky Ford: 81.4
Latitude: 38.051°N
Longitude: 103.7214°W
Incorporated: August 19, 1887
Elevation: 4,180'
Education:
High School or Higher: 63.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher: 13.3%
Graduate or Professional Degree: 3.5%
2011 Cost of Living Index for Rocky Ford: 81.4
2009 Estimates:
Estimated Median Household Income: $26,100
Estimated Median Home Value: $56,000
Median Resident Age: 36.9 Years
Major Industries:
Educational Services, Health Care, Government, Agriculture, Lodging & Food Services, Retail Services, Construction, Transportation Services, Finance & Insurance Services, Waste Management Services
Unemployed (March 2011): 10.4%
Estimated Median Household Income: $26,100
Estimated Median Home Value: $56,000
Median Resident Age: 36.9 Years
Major Industries:
Educational Services, Health Care, Government, Agriculture, Lodging & Food Services, Retail Services, Construction, Transportation Services, Finance & Insurance Services, Waste Management Services
Unemployed (March 2011): 10.4%
Population Demographics: 2010
| Total Population | 3,957 |
| Males | 1,927 |
| Females | 2,030 |
| Population by Age | |
| Under 18 | 1,005 |
| 18 & over | 2,952 |
| 20-24 | 217 |
| 25-34 | 410 |
| 35-49 | 681 |
| 50-64 | 793 |
| 65 & over | 755 |
| Population by Ethnicity | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2,338 |
| Non Hispanic or Latino | 1,619 |
| Population by Race | |
| White | 2,964 |
| African-American | 20 |
| Asian | 48 |
| Native American | 80 |
| Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| Other | 692 |
| Two or more | 153 |
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