Profile for Grand Junction, Colorado, CO

Former and merged names include:
· Ute

Once part of the Northern Ute Indian reservation

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 233. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 5.3 per 1,000 people.

Rated No. 3 on Healthy Cities list, by Organic Style magazine, September/October 2003

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Starbucks

Local festivals include:

• Country Jam USA Music Festival - June 21-24, 2007
• Downtown Art & Jazz Festival - May 11-13, 2007

Performing arts: Grand Junction Symphony Orchestra

Nearby parks & recreation: Colorado National Monument, Glenwood Canyon, Rifle Gap Falls, Hanging Lake

Grand Junction attractions: Western Colorado Botanical Gardens

Historic sites and museums: Museum of Western Colorado, Cross Orchards Historic Site, Rimrocker Western Museum, Dinosaur Valley Museum, Western Colorado Center for the Arts

Colleges and universities: Mesa State College

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

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 78

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Airports (1)

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Cemeteries (5)

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Hotels (17)

Libraries (3)

Museums (2)

Wineries (4)

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20% of Grand Junction residents report German ancestry, and 11% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Grand Junction ancestry & family history guide.

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• Mesa County Ancestry forum
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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Grand Junction was $19,692, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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26% of Grand Junction residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Grand Junction festival dates:

• Country Jam USA Music Festival - June 21-24, 2007
• Downtown Art & Jazz Festival - May 11-13, 2007

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

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Historic districts in Grand Junction include North Seventh Street Historic Residential District ... View historic districts

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Median rent in Grand Junction, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $451.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $902.

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Libraries in Grand Junction include MCPLD-Orchard Mesa Branch, Mesa County Public Library District ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Grand Junction include Grand Junction Sentinel

TV stations in Grand Junction include KFQX, KJCT, KKCO, KREX, KRMJ.

National Public Radio programming is carried locally by KPRN.

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Mesa County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Grand Junction political report.

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The average commute time for Grand Junction workers is 15 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 14 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Grand Junction between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 3.3 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

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