Moving to Limon, Colorado

Population: 2,071. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,879 (-9.3% change)
Males: 976 (47.1%), Females: 1,095 (52.9%)

Lincoln County

Zip codes: 80828.

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.0 years
Median household income: $33,565
Median house value: $87,700

Population by Race

Races in Limon:

  • White Non-Hispanic (90.2%)
  • Hispanic (7.2%)
  • Other race (2.8%)
  • Two or more races (2.4%)
  • American Indian (2.0%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (32.9%), Irish (13.6%), English (12.3%), United States (7.7%), French (5.0%), Scotch-Irish (4.5%).

Elevation: 5365 feet

Land area: 1.9 square miles

Map of Limon, CO

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Limon

  • High school or higher: 84.8%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.3%
  • Unemployed: 2.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 13.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Limon town

  • Never married: 20.2%
  • Now married: 57.4%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 8.7%
  • Divorced: 12.1%

4.6% Foreign born (3.0% Latin America, 0.8% Asia, 0.8% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +184 (+9.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Limon:

  • LINCOLN COMM HOSP – CAH (about 23 miles; HUGO, CO)
  • COLORADO PLAINS MEDICAL CTR (about 67 miles; FORT MORGAN, CO)
  • EAST MORGAN COUNTY HOSPITAL – CAH (about 67 miles; BRUSH, CO)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Limon:

  • COLORADO PLAINS REGIONAL (about 71 miles; AKRON, CO; Abbreviation: AKO)
  • CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS MUNI (about 77 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Abbreviation: COS)
  • DENVER INTL (about 79 miles; DENVER, CO; Abbreviation: DEN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Limon:

  • LIMON MUNI (about 3 miles; LIMON, CO; Abbreviation: LIC)
  • CALHAN (about 44 miles; CALHAN, CO; Abbreviation: 5V4)
  • COLORADO SPRINGS EAST (about 57 miles; ELLICOTT, CO; Abbreviation: A50)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Limon:

  • METROPOLITAN STATE COLLEGE OF DENVER (about 60 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 12,938)
  • UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT DENVER (about 60 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 8,839)
  • UNIVERSITY OF DENVER (about 60 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 7,592)
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF DENVER (about 60 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,352)
  • ARAPAHOE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; LITTLETON, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,666)
  • UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY (about 82 miles; USAFA, CO; Full-time enrollment: 4,330)
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF AURORA (about 85 miles; AURORA, CO; Full-time enrollment: 2,219)

Public primary/middle schools in Limon:

  • LIMON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 326; Location: 874 F AVENUE; Grades: 06 – 12)
  • LIMON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 300; Location: 874 F AVENUE; Grades: PK – 05)

Libraries

Library in Limon:

  • LIMON MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $60,476; Location: 205 E AVE; 17,482 books; 517 audio materials; 132 video materials; 27 serial subscriptions)