Woodland Park Community Profile

Co m m u n i t y Pro f i l e

Festivals and eventsWoodland Park and Teller County, Colorado

Year-round Colorado Wolf & Wildlife Center ToursRocky Mountain Wildlife Foundation – Wolf Tours MarchGreater Woodland Park Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner

april Greater Woodland Park Chamber of Commerce Spring Business ExpoTeller County Public Health Fair

april – noveMber Mountain Acoustic Music Association Concerts (monthly)

June Donkey Derby Days – Cripple Creek, CO

June – septeMberWoodland Park Farmers Market (weekly) Woodland Park Music Series (monthly)

JulY Old Fashion 4th of July Celebration Greater Woodland Park Chamber of Commerce Golf TournamentPikes Peak International Hill ClimbSymphony Above the Clouds

augustMountain Arts Festival CritterfestSalute to American Veterans Motorcycle Rally Teller County Fair – Cripple Creek, CO Vino and Notes Wine/Jazz FestivalPikes Peak Ascent and Marathon septeMberGreater Woodland Park Chamber of Commerce OktoberfestPlusCruise Above the Clouds Car Show Victor Celebrates the Arts – Victor, COMountain of the Sun Music Festival

october Halloween Spookfest

october – MarchWoodland Park Winter Farmers Market (monthly)

noveMberGreater Woodland Park Chamber of Commerce Fall Business Expo Christmas In Divide Craft Fair – Divide, COMountain Holiday Arts and Crafts Festival

deceMber Breakfast with SantaHoliday Home Tour Prospect Home Care & Hospice Lights of LoveThe Lighter Side of Christmas ParadeGold Camp Christmas---Cripple Creek, CO

FrequentlY requested phone nuMbers

EmErgEnciEs 911Woodland Park PolicE dEPt 719.687.9262tEllEr county shEriff dEPt 719.687.9652PikEs PEak rEgional hosPital 719.687.9999colorado statE hEalth dEPt 800.886.7689grEatEr Woodland Park chambEr of commErcE 719.687.9885bEttEr businEss burEau 719.636.1155Woodland Park city hall 719.687.9246Woodland Park Parks & rEcrEation 719.687.5225Woodland Park Post officE 719.687.6179Woodland Park motor VEhiclEs 719.686.8038PikEs PEak couriEr ViEW nEWsPaPEr 719.687.3006ramPart library district 719.687.9281tEllEr sEnior coalition 719.687.3330dinosaur rEsourcE cEntEr 719.686.1820utE Pass cultural cEntEr 719.687.5284

Welcome to Woodland Park and the Teller County region...Our piece of heaven! Surrounded by miles of the picturesque Pike National Forest, and boasting over 300 days of sunshine each year, our “City Above the Clouds” is a popular year-round destination for outdoor recreation and a thriving center for commerce. Just 18 easy miles west of Colorado Springs, Woodland Park has evolved from a bedroom community into a destination in its own right with Pikes Peak at its front door. With the natural splendor of Colorado and the Rocky Mountains surrounding it, the abundance of activities, healthy lifestyle and the friendliness of the people who live here, it’s the perfect place to live, work, raise a family, and enjoy life.

Learn more about Woodland Park and the Teller County region – our award-winning schools, vibrant arts community, growing economy and unparalleled quality of life – and you will learn why so many people fall in love with this mountain paradise and choose to call it home.

The Greater Woodland Park Chamber of Commercewww.woodlandparkchamber.com · 719.687.9885 · [email protected]

link to Map oF Woodland park area – www.woodlandparkchamber.com


deMographic snapshot

population

2010 Woodland Park - 7,200 teller County - 23,039

educational Facilities Daycare and Preschools – 5

Elementary Schools – 3Middle School – 1

High School – 1

2000 1990 1980 1970 1960

transportation

u.S. HigHWayS i-25 and u.S. 24State HigHWayS Co 67Colorado SPringS airPort

allegiant, ameriCan, Continental, delta, frontier & united airlineS

truCk ServiCe – 52 truCking ComPanieS

taxi and limouSine ServiCeS are available

Call tHe CHamber 719.687.9885 for more information

business resources

grEatEr Woodland Park chambEr of commErcE 719.687.9885 www.woodlandparkchamber.comPikEs PEak WorkforcE cEntEr 719.667.3700 www.ppwfc.orgramPart library district in Woodland Park 719.687.9281 rampart.colibraries.orgasPEn minE cEntEr in criPPlE crEEk, co 719.689.3584 www.aspenminecenter.org community PartnErshiP cEntEr in diVidE, co 719.686.0705 www.cpteller.orgscorE 719.636.3074 (call 719.687.9885 to makE an aPPointmEnt) www.coloradosprings.score.org

housing

numbEr of housEholds........... 2,919aVEragE housEhold sizE......... 2.47

oWn homE............................ 76%rEnt homE........................... 24%

Vacancy ratE........................... 8.6%

2010 average household incoMe $63,993

utilities

ElEctricityintErmountain rural ElEctric association (irEa)* 719.687.9277black hills EnErgy (south tEllEr county)* 800.303.0752

Natural Gasblack hills EnErgy* 800.303.0752colorado natural gas (criPPlE crEEk) 800.720.8193

ProPaNEamErigas (tEllEr county)* 719.459-2606fErrEllgas (lakE gEorgE) 719.260.0363glasEr gas (diVidE) 719.687.1180mountain ProPanE (dEckErs) 303.647.1000

GarbaGE collEctioNtEllEr county WastE* 719.686.7517WastE managEmEnt* 719.687.9603

sEPticaboVE trEElinE construction* 719.687.0680absolutE sEPtic* 719.689.7867six Point construction* 719.687.6755

PhoNE & iNtErNEtcEntury link (formErly QWEst)* 800.244.1111baja broadband* 877.422.5282

WatEr DistrictstEllEr county WatEr & sanitation district 719.687.0761highland lakEs WatEr district 719.687.7937Woodland Park utilitiEs* 719.687.9246florissant WatEr & sanitation district 719.748.3565

*dEnotEs chambEr mEmbErshiP

population age

55 - 6414%

65 - 849%

19 and under26%

20 - 34 11%

35 - 54 39%

85 + 1%

6,5154,6102,6341,022

666

20,555124688,0343,3162,495

MaJor eMploYers

City of Woodland Park ..............................................Pikes Peak Regional Hospital.................................... Woodland Park School District RE-2 ......................Walmart .....................................................................Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Company............

80170319265500

educational attainMent

Graduate or professional degree....Bachelor’s degree or higher.............Associate degree................................Some College......................................

Total High School Graduate or Higher

16.0%22.5%8.8%

20.8%93.8%

71826617885

109140180217269340396

distance to MaJor cities - Miles

divide, CoColorado SPringS, Co CriPPle Creek, Co Canon City, Codenver, Co breCkenridge, Co monarCH, Co aSPen, CoglenWood SPringS, Co montroSe, Co grand JunCtion, Co Santa fe, nm albuquerque, nm

Co m m u n i t y Pro f i l e

Festivals and eventsWoodland Park and Teller County, Colorado

Year-round Colorado Wolf & Wildlife Center ToursRocky Mountain Wildlife Foundation – Wolf Tours MarchGreater Woodland Park Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner

april Greater Woodland Park Chamber of Commerce Spring Business ExpoTeller County Public Health Fair

april – noveMber Mountain Acoustic Music Association Concerts (monthly)

June Donkey Derby Days – Cripple Creek, CO

June – septeMberWoodland Park Farmers Market (weekly) Woodland Park Music Series (monthly)

JulY Old Fashion 4th of July Celebration Greater Woodland Park Chamber of Commerce Golf TournamentPikes Peak International Hill ClimbSymphony Above the Clouds

augustMountain Arts Festival CritterfestSalute to American Veterans Motorcycle Rally Teller County Fair – Cripple Creek, CO Vino and Notes Wine/Jazz FestivalPikes Peak Ascent and Marathon septeMberGreater Woodland Park Chamber of Commerce OktoberfestPlusCruise Above the Clouds Car Show Victor Celebrates the Arts – Victor, COMountain of the Sun Music Festival

october Halloween Spookfest

october – MarchWoodland Park Winter Farmers Market (monthly)

noveMberGreater Woodland Park Chamber of Commerce Fall Business Expo Christmas In Divide Craft Fair – Divide, COMountain Holiday Arts and Crafts Festival

deceMber Breakfast with SantaHoliday Home Tour Prospect Home Care & Hospice Lights of LoveThe Lighter Side of Christmas ParadeGold Camp Christmas---Cripple Creek, CO

FrequentlY requested phone nuMbers

EmErgEnciEs 911Woodland Park PolicE dEPt 719.687.9262tEllEr county shEriff dEPt 719.687.9652PikEs PEak rEgional hosPital 719.687.9999colorado statE hEalth dEPt 800.886.7689grEatEr Woodland Park chambEr of commErcE 719.687.9885bEttEr businEss burEau 719.636.1155Woodland Park city hall 719.687.9246Woodland Park Parks & rEcrEation 719.687.5225Woodland Park Post officE 719.687.6179Woodland Park motor VEhiclEs 719.686.8038PikEs PEak couriEr ViEW nEWsPaPEr 719.687.3006ramPart library district 719.687.9281tEllEr sEnior coalition 719.687.3330dinosaur rEsourcE cEntEr 719.686.1820utE Pass cultural cEntEr 719.687.5284

Welcome to Woodland Park and the Teller County region...Our piece of heaven! Surrounded by miles of the picturesque Pike National Forest, and boasting over 300 days of sunshine each year, our “City Above the Clouds” is a popular year-round destination for outdoor recreation and a thriving center for commerce. Just 18 easy miles west of Colorado Springs, Woodland Park has evolved from a bedroom community into a destination in its own right with Pikes Peak at its front door. With the natural splendor of Colorado and the Rocky Mountains surrounding it, the abundance of activities, healthy lifestyle and the friendliness of the people who live here, it’s the perfect place to live, work, raise a family, and enjoy life.

Learn more about Woodland Park and the Teller County region – our award-winning schools, vibrant arts community, growing economy and unparalleled quality of life – and you will learn why so many people fall in love with this mountain paradise and choose to call it home.


link to Map oF Woodland park area – www.woodlandparkchamber.com

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