The City of Pueblo is located in Pueblo County in southern Colorado. Its location at the junction of Interstate 25 and US Hwy 50 have historically made it a major hub of transportation in Colorado. Because it is located within the "banana belt", Pueblo real estate tends to have a milder climate than other cities in Colorado, with much less snowfall. Pueblo got its "Steel City" nickname because it used to be one of the biggest producers of steel in the country. Nowadays, however, aviation and electronics companies call Pueblo real estate home.
~ 2003 Demographics
Population:
149,386
Age Distribution: Under 18 18-64 65+
25.2% 60.3% 14.5%
Average Home Price:
$117,820
Average Income (2004):
$44,836
Taxes: City Sales Tax County Sales Tax State Sales Tax
3.5% 1% 2.9%
Climate: January - Low - High April - Low - High July - Low - High October - Low - High
14.7•F 45.5•F
36.9•F 66.4•F
61.6•F 91.1•F
37.7•F 67.9•F
Distance to Major Cities
Hwy Miles
Albuquerque Atlanta Chicago Dallas Denver Kansas City Los Angeles Miami New York City Phoenix Seattle Washington
The Pueblo public school system is comprised of two school districts: School District 60 and School District 70. School District 60 and the University of Southern Colorado created the Education Alliance of Pueblo to help the local students get more out of their educational careers in 1991. This included all students, from Kindergarten to college.
Secondary education in Pueblo includes Pueblo Community College, a two-year public college that provides associate degrees and certificates for vocational studies, Colorado State University at Pueblo, a four-year public school offering studies in variety of subjects that include math, social sciences, humanities, chemistry and computers, and the University of Phoenix, offering online courses.
~ Pueblo Chemical Depot
Situated in southeastern Colorado, the US Army Pueblo Chemical Depot was created to safely store and protect over 2600 tons of the national stockpile of mustard agent. They are stored here until they can properly be destroyed and disposed of.
The Department of Defense has concluded that the best form of destruction for these agents is to neutralize them with hot water (which destroys the molecules in the mustard agent). What is left is mostly water and a common biodegradable industrial chemical called thiodiglycol. Microbes are used to eat away the organics in the water/thiodiglycol mixture. This is the same method used in breaking down raw sewage at sewage treatment facilities.
The Pueblo Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant (PCAPP) was proposed to help facilitate the destruction of the chemical mustard agent. Its purpose is to provide agent processing, munitions storage, biotreatment, labs and other support tasks. In September 2002, the Bechtel Pueblo Team was awarded the contract to create, construct and close the facility. The Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives program (ACWA) is in charge of the destruction of the mustard agent stockpile and will supervise the contract with Bechtel.
The community is always kept informed of all issues regarding the destruction of these chemical weapons by the Public Affairs Office of the US Army Pueblo Chemical Depot and the Pueblo Chemical Stockpile Outreach Office. They are always willing to answer any questions and provide any information available to the public at any time. They believe it is the public's right to know what is going on in their neighborhood and that all avenues of safety are followed.
~ Pueblo Government
The city of Pueblo is governed under a council-manager system. Seven members are elected to the City Council. They serve four year terms that are staggered between the members so that the council isn't completely re-elected or replaced at the same time. The City Council then employs a City Manager to run the day to day operations of Pueblo. The City Manager in turn hires professional heads of departments to help in managing the services provided to the public by the City.
The Pueblo County Courthouse is comprised of three commissioners that are elected by the public and also serve four year terms that are staggered between them. Each commissioner is in charge of supervising different areas of the services provided by the County. Some of the other elected officials for the County include the district attorney, county sheriff, county coroner, county clerk, assessor and both the county and district judges.
City of Pueblo 1 City Hall Place Pueblo, CO 81003 (719) 584-0800
Pueblo County Courthouse 10th & Main Pueblo, CO 81003 (719) 583-6000
~ Pueblo Employment
Employment in Pueblo is made up primarily of education, medical, government and commercial companies. The four top employers in the Pueblo area are School District 60 (2400), Parkview Medical Center (1538), St. Mary Corwin Medical Center (1228) and School District 70 (1200). Here is a breakdown of other top employers in the area:
Employer
# Employees
Employer
# Employees
Loaf 'n Jug CO Inst of Mental Health Pueblo County Convergys Trane Company Rocky Mountain Steel Wal-Mart Stores City of Pueblo Target Distribution CO State Univ Pueblo Pueblo Community College
1100 1041 1020 1000 1000 780 755 710 700 647 540
Qwest Communications Safeway US Postal Service King Soopers Innotrac Corp Mission Foods Pueblo Pueblo Diversified Industries BF Goodrich American Assoc of Railroads Pueblo Chieftain Benesight
450 350 331 315 300 300 300 250 240 237 204
There are several employment agencies in the Pueblo area to help you find a job.
Express Personnel Services 830 N Main St #140 Pueblo, CO 81003 (719) 545-9120
Manpower 720 N Main Pueblo, CO 81003 (719) 543-6326
Per Diem/Medical Staffing 697 Citadel Dr East Colorado Springs, CO 80909 (800) 311-3803
Pro Drivers 5933 Delmonico Dr Colorado Springs, CO 80919 (719) 260-7085
Pueblo Work Link 201 Lamkin Pueblo, CO 81003 (719) 253-7800
Remedy Staffing 1310 Fortino Blvd Pueblo, CO 81008
SOS Staffing Services 517 W 5th St #108 Pueblo, CO 81003 (719) 546-0664
Westaff 517 W 5th St #102 Pueblo, CO 81003 (719) 543-8196
Hospitals
Area Services
Parkview Medical Center 400 W 16th St Pueblo, CO 81003 (719) 584-4000
Xcel Energy - Natural Gas 615 West St Pueblo, CO 81003 (719) 549-3611
Aquila - Electric 105 S Victoria Ave Pueblo, CO 81003 (719) 546-6468 (800) 303-0752
St Mary-Corwin Medical Center 1008 Minnequa Ave Pueblo, CO 81004 (719) 560-4000
San Isabel Electric PO Box 892 Pueblo, CO 81002 (719) 547-2160
Qwest Communications 308 E Pikes Peak Colorado Springs, CO 80903 (719) 584-6795 (800) 244-1111
Colorado Mental Health Institute 1600 W 24th St Pueblo, CO 81003 (719) 546-4000
Board of Water Works of Pueblo PO Box 400 Pueblo, CO 81002 (719) 584-0250
Comcast - Cable Services 807 N Greenwood Pueblo, CO 81003 (719) 564-3216
~ Pueblo News Media
The local news media in the Pueblo area include television, radio, newspapers and magazines.
KKTV - Channel 11 201 W 8th #460 Pueblo, CO 81003 (719) 542-6247
KTSC-TV 2200 N Bonforte Blvd Pueblo, CO 81001 (719) 543-8800
Bluesky Quarterly Magazine 140 W 29th #197 Pueblo, CO 81008 (719) 404-0151
KRDO AM/FM TV 24 Club Manor Dr Pueblo, CO 81008 (719) 544-1312
KOAA-TV PO Box 195 Pueblo, CO 81002 (719) 544-5781
KNKN 107.1 FM KRMX AM 690 Radio 30 N Electronic Dr Pueblo West, CO 81007 (719) 547-0411
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