Profile for Dolores, Colorado, CO

Former and merged names include:
· Big Bend

Ranked No. 1 in the state, June 2001, in the ePodunk Historic Small Towns Index

Local festivals include:

• Dolores River Festival - June 2-7, 2007

Historic sites and museums: Anasazi Heritage Center

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was above the national average. (See library links below.)

Listed places near Dolores

Cemeteries (4)

Libraries (1)

Museums (1)

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• Residence in 1995, of people in Dolores
• School enrollment & education levels in Dolores
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• Montezuma County data
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• State data - Colorado
• Data by street address
• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Dolores demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Montezuma County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 81323 ZIP code.

(Also see local map below.)

• Montezuma County government
• Dolores Chamber of Commerce

18% of Dolores residents report German ancestry, and 9% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Dolores ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Dolores
• Cemeteries in Montezuma County
• Libraries in or near Dolores

Post a query on a message board:

• Montezuma County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - CO data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

• Dolores museums
• Dolores historic sites
• Dolores area parks
• Wineries near Dolores

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• Dolores area cemeteries
• Cemeteries in Montezuma County
• Cemetery record compendium
• Colorado cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Dolores
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• Communities in Montezuma County

• Dolores business guide
• Dolores Chamber of Commerce
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

• Courts in Colorado
• Local ordinances in Colorado (Partial selection)

• Crime in Montezuma County
• Arrests in Montezuma County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Colorado
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Dolores was $14,912, compared with $21,587 nationally.

• Banks
• Building permits
• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Montezuma County economic census
• Montezuma County economic summary
• Montezuma County employment growth
• Montezuma County unemployment rate
• Colorado economic data

22% of Dolores residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Dolores
• Colleges in Colorado
• Learning Disabilities Association in Colorado
• Schools in or near Dolores
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• Yearbooks (old) of Colorado high schools

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• Air pollution in Montezuma County
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• Land contamination in Montezuma County
• Nature Conservancy projects in Colorado
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Montezuma County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Colorado

Dolores festival dates:

• Dolores River Festival - June 2-7, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Dolores festival web sites:

• Dolores River Festival

• ePodunk festival listings
• Colorado county fairs
• Colorado festivals (Colorado tourism department)
• Send us festival info for Dolores

• Confluence of latitude & longitude near Dolores
• Geocaches in Colorado

• Montezuma County government
• Colorado state government
• Driver's licenses
• Motor vehicles
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• Social Security
• Veterans affairs
• Where to write for birth, death, marriage or divorce records

• Ancestry & family history
• Business
• Demographics
• Health
• Moving
• Nonprofit resources
• Sports & rec
• Travel

• Dolores medical services & health statistics

• State historical society

Historic districts in Dolores include Anasazi Archeological District ... View historic districts

• Historic sites in or near Dolores
• Historic sites in Colorado
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• Museums in Colorado
• Colorado state archives
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Montezuma County genealogy forum

Median rent in Dolores, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $434.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $760.

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Libraries in Dolores include Dolores Library District ... View libraries

• Libraries near Dolores

• Colorado library

• Census map of Dolores area
• Historic maps of CO cities - Library of Congress
• Historic maps of Colorado
• Topographic map of Dolores

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• Dolores Chamber of Commerce
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• Nonprofit guide for Dolores
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Montezuma County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Dolores political report.

• Colorado Democratic party
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The average commute time for Dolores workers is 23 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

• Dolores travel guide
• Airports near Dolores
• Hotels near Dolores
• Colorado tourism bureau

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