Profile for Rifle, Colorado, CO

Rifle is on the Colorado River, surrounded by the White River National Forest

Site of two inactive uranium-processing facilities

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

Nearby parks & recreation: Rifle Falls State Park, Rifle Gap State Park

Historic sites and museums: Rifle Creek Museum

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• Garfield County data
• Fastest-growing counties in Colorado
• State data - Colorado
• Data by street address
• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

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• Rifle city government
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• Rifle Chamber of Commerce

20% of Rifle residents report German ancestry, and 15% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Rifle ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Rifle
• Cemeteries in Garfield County
• Libraries in or near Rifle

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• Garfield 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

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• Rifle area parks
• Wineries near Rifle

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

• Communities near Rifle
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• Communities in Garfield County

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

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

• Crime in Garfield County
• Arrests in Garfield 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 Rifle was $17,376, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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

13% of Rifle residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Rifle
• Colleges in Colorado
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• Nature Conservancy projects in Colorado
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
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• Rifle local government Web site
• Garfield County government
• Colorado state government
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• Rifle medical services & health statistics

• State historical society

• Historic sites in or near Rifle
• Historic sites in Colorado
• Museums in or near Rifle
• 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 Garfield County genealogy forum

Median rent in Rifle, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $524.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $986.

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Libraries in Rifle include Rifle Branch Library ... View libraries

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• Rifle Chamber of Commerce
• Community foundations (by state)
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• Kiwanis clubs in Colorado
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• Nonprofit groups
• Nonprofit guide for Rifle
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• Volunteer opportunities in or near Rifle

• Parks near Rifle
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Garfield County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Rifle political report.

• Colorado Democratic party
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• Colorado elections board

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

The average commute time for Rifle workers is 30 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

• Rifle travel guide
• Airports near Rifle
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• Colorado tourism bureau

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