Profile for Fruita, Colorado, CO

Former and merged names include:
· Mesa
· Fruitdale

Local legend celebrates "Mike the Headless Chicken" who survived for 18 months after his head was chopped off

Local festivals include:

• Mike the Headless Chicken Days - May 18-19, 2007
• Fall Festival - September 27-30, 2007
• Fat Tire Festival - April 26-29, 2007

Nearby parks & recreation: Colorado National Monument, Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area, Colorado River State Park

Popular site for mountain biking

Historic sites and museums: Dinosaur Journey Museum

Listed places near Fruita

Cemeteries (3)

Communities (1)

Hotels (3)

Libraries (1)

Museums (1)

Parks (1)

Wineries (1)

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• Fruita population
• Ancestry of people in Fruita
• Housing in Fruita
• Income in Fruita
• Marital status of adults in Fruita
• Place of birth of people in Fruita
• Residence in 1995, of people in Fruita
• School enrollment & education levels in Fruita
• Transportation & commute times in Fruita
• Mesa 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 Fruita demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Mesa County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Grand Junction area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 81524 ZIP code.

(Also see local map below.)

• Fruita city government
• Mesa County government
• Fruita Chamber of Commerce

19% of Fruita residents report German ancestry, and 12% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Fruita ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Fruita
• Cemeteries in Mesa County
• Libraries in or near Fruita

Post a query on a message board:

• Mesa 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

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

• Add a local cemetery to our listings
• Fruita area cemeteries
• Cemeteries in Mesa County
• Cemetery record compendium
• Colorado cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Fruita
• Nearby cities of 10,000 or more
• Nearby cities of 50,000 or more
• Communities in Mesa County

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

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

• Crime in Mesa County
• Arrests in Mesa 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 Fruita was $16,024, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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

16% of Fruita residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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

• Movies playing in or near Fruita
• YouTube videos about Fruita

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

Fruita festival dates:

• Mike the Headless Chicken Days - May 18-19, 2007
• Fall Festival - September 27-30, 2007
• Fat Tire Festival - April 26-29, 2007

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

Fruita festival web sites:

• Mike the Headless Chicken Days

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

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

• Fruita items now on sale

• Fruita local government Web site
• Mesa County government
• Colorado state government
• Driver's licenses
• Motor vehicles
• Passports
• 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

• Fruita medical services & health statistics

• State historical society

• Historic sites in or near Fruita
• Historic sites in Colorado
• Museums in or near Fruita
• 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 Mesa County genealogy forum

Median rent in Fruita, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $427.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $877.

• Research Fruita Apartments
• Find Foreclosure in Fruita
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• Check Colorado mortgage rates
• Property and neighborhood reports
• Mortgage calculator

• Jobs in the Fruita area
• Job services in Colorado
• Minimum wage laws by state

Libraries in Fruita include MCPLD-Fruita Branch Library ... View libraries

• Libraries near Fruita

• Colorado library

• Get directions from Fruita
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• Census map of Fruita area
• Historic maps of CO cities - Library of Congress
• Historic maps of Colorado
• Topographic map of Fruita

• Daily newspapers in or near Fruita
• AM radio stations in or near Fruita
• Commercial FM radio stations in or near Fruita
• Public & educational radio stations in or near Fruita
• TV stations in or near Fruita
• Media ownership in the Fruita area
• Search historic newspaper articles
• Search recent news archives in Colorado

• Military bases in Colorado
• American Legion post locator
• Veterans of Foreign Wars post locator

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

• Fruita Chamber of Commerce
• Community foundations (by state)
• Foundations (by name)
• Kiwanis clubs in Colorado
• Lions clubs in Colorado
• Nonprofit groups
• Nonprofit guide for Fruita
• Rotary club search
• Volunteer opportunities in or near Fruita

• Parks near Fruita
• National forests in Colorado
• Ski areas near Fruita
• Ski areas in Colorado
• State parks in Colorado

• Find friends & family

• Find a local animal shelter
• Report animal cruelty

• Aerial photo of Fruita
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Mesa County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Fruita political report.

• Colorado Democratic party
• Colorado Republican party
• Mesa County elections board
• Colorado elections board

• ZIP codes (by street address)
• ZIP codes (by city)
• ZIP code reverse lookup (find cities in a ZIP code)

• Churches, other places of worship in or near Fruita
• Total membership by faith, in Mesa County

• Chowhound message boards for CO

The average commute time for Fruita workers is 18 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

Hotels in Fruita include Comfort Inn Fruita, La Quinta Inn.

• Fruita travel guide
• Airports near Fruita
• Hotels near Fruita
• 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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