Profile for Fort Garland, Colorado, CO

Kit Carson commanded this fort in 1866-1867

Historic sites and museums: Fort Garland Museum

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• Place of birth of people in Fort Garland
• Residence in 1995, of people in Fort Garland
• School enrollment & education levels in Fort Garland
• Transportation & commute times in Fort Garland
• Costilla County data
• Fastest-growing counties in Colorado
• State data - Colorado
• Data by street address
• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Fort Garland demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Costilla 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 81133 ZIP code.

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• Costilla County government

10% of Fort Garland residents report German ancestry, and 1% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Fort Garland ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Fort Garland
• Cemeteries in Costilla County
• Libraries in or near Fort Garland

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• Costilla 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

• Fort Garland museums
• Fort Garland historic sites
• Fort Garland area parks
• Wineries near Fort Garland

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

• Communities near Fort Garland
• Nearby cities of 10,000 or more
• Nearby cities of 50,000 or more
• Communities in Costilla County

• Fort Garland business guide
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

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

• Crime in Costilla County
• Arrests in Costilla 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 Fort Garland was $9,470, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Costilla County economic census
• Costilla County economic summary
• Costilla County employment growth
• Costilla County unemployment rate
• Colorado economic data

10% of Fort Garland residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Fort Garland
• Colleges in Colorado
• Learning Disabilities Association in Colorado
• Schools in or near Fort Garland
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• School report cards
• Yearbooks (old) of Colorado high schools

• Movies playing in or near Fort Garland

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

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

• Confluence of latitude & longitude near Fort Garland
• Geocaches in Colorado

• Costilla County government
• Colorado state government
• Driver's licenses
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• Where to write for birth, death, marriage or divorce records

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

• Fort Garland medical services & health statistics

• State historical society

• Historic sites in or near Fort Garland
• Historic sites in Colorado
• Museums in or near Fort Garland
• 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 Costilla County genealogy forum

Median rent in Fort Garland, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $225.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $584.

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• Help wanted ads - newspapers
• Job services in Colorado
• Minimum wage laws by state

• Libraries near Fort Garland

• Colorado library

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

• Daily newspapers in or near Fort Garland
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• Military bases in Colorado
• American Legion post locator
• Veterans of Foreign Wars post locator

• Check daily newspapers in or near Fort Garland
• Search obituaries in Colorado
• Recent death notices - selected CO newspapers

• Chambers of commerce in Colorado
• Community foundations (by state)
• Foundations (by name)
• Kiwanis clubs in Colorado
• Lions clubs in Colorado
• Nonprofit groups
• Nonprofit guide for Fort Garland
• Rotary club search
• Volunteer opportunities in or near Fort Garland

• Parks near Fort Garland
• National forests in Colorado
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• Ski areas in Colorado
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• Aerial photo of Fort Garland
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Costilla County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Fort Garland political report.

• Colorado Democratic party
• Colorado Republican party
• Colorado elections board

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• Churches, other places of worship in or near Fort Garland
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• Chowhound message boards for CO

The average commute time for Fort Garland workers is 16 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

• Fort Garland travel guide
• Airports near Fort Garland
• Hotels near Fort Garland
• Colorado tourism bureau

• Monthly averages & records
• Major storms (searchable by county)
• National weather map

• Audubon centers
• Birding spots in Colorado
• Wildlife refuges in Colorado

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