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Moving to Ordway, Colorado

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Population: 1,248. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,178 (-5.6% change)
Males: 593 (47.5%), Females: 655 (52.5%)

Crowley County

Zip code: 81063

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.1 years
Median household income: $23,967
Median house value: $56,500

Population by Race

Races in Ordway:

  • White Non-Hispanic (65.5%)
  • Hispanic (31.3%)
  • Other race (9.2%)
  • American Indian (4.3%)
  • Two or more races (2.7%)

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

Ancestries: German (19.7%), English (9.3%), Irish (9.1%), United States (6.7%), Scotch-Irish (2.8%), French (2.2%).

Elevation: 4312 feet

Land area: 0.8 square miles

Map of Ordway, CO

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Ordway

  • High school or higher: 74.7%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
  • Unemployed: 5.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ordway town

  • Never married: 21.2%
  • Now married: 52.1%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 10.7%
  • Divorced: 14.7%

2.4% Foreign born (1.8% Latin America, 0.4% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +221 (+21.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Ordway:

  • ARKANSAS VALLEY REGIONAL MED CENTER (about 22 miles; LA JUNTA, CO)
  • LINCOLN COMM HOSP – CAH (about 59 miles; HUGO, CO)
  • CMHIP – FORENSIC HOSPITAL (about 61 miles; PUEBLO, CO)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ordway:

  • PUEBLO MEMORIAL (about 51 miles; PUEBLO, CO; Abbreviation: PUB)
  • LAMAR MUNI (about 76 miles; LAMAR, CO; Abbreviation: LAA)
  • CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS MUNI (about 77 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Abbreviation: COS)

Other public-use airports nearest to Ordway:

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ordway:

  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN COLORADO (about 57 miles; PUEBLO, CO; Full-time enrollment: 4,275)
  • PUEBLO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles; PUEBLO, CO; Full-time enrollment: 2,587)
  • PIKES PEAK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 84 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Full-time enrollment: 5,307)
  • UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY (about 93 miles; USAFA, CO; Full-time enrollment: 4,330)
  • UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT COLORADO SPRINGS (about 100 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Full-time enrollment: 4,953)
  • METROPOLITAN STATE COLLEGE OF DENVER (about 114 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 12,938)
  • UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT DENVER (about 114 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 8,839)

Schools

Public high school in Ordway:

  • CROWLEY COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 169; Location: 602 MAIN; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Ordway:

  • CROWLEY COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 283; Location: 630 MAIN; Grades: PK – 05)
  • CROWLEY COUNTY WARD MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 151; Location: 1001 MAIN; Grades: 06 – 08)

Libraries

Library in Ordway:

  • ORDWAY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $17,820; Location: 105 E 4TH STREET; 6,840 books; 422 audio materials; 27 video materials; 8 serial subscriptions)

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