2013 Rotomill Project - Request for Proposal

Friday, February 15, 2013 - The Town of Hot Sulphur Springs, Colorado has issued a Request for Proposal for rotomill work on designated streets as outlined on the map to the left and in the RFP document which may be obtained on the Town Bids web page above or by clicking here.
March 16th, 2013 Contractors meeting notes here.

If you have any questions, please contact the Town Clerk Sandy White at 970-725-3933 ext. 1 or project coordinator Trustee Ken Anderson at 970-531-3514.

Gilbert Photo Collection Update

Feburary 21, 2013 - The last phase of the photo collection have been rehund with identifying labels.  Please stop by the Town Hall and have a new look or a first look at our outstanding collection.

February 10, 2013 - All fifty-three photographs from the Town of Hot Sulphur Springs Paul Gilbert Photo Collection have now been scanned and posted to this website under the History page above.  The last remaining eighteen photographs are in the process of being reframed and will be rehung in the town hall with identifying labels in the near future.

One of these photograps is the image to the right which was the awarding of the winnings after the annual Hot Sulphur Days horse race from Parshal to Hot Sulphur Springs, date unknown.  Pictured along with winner Cindy Brandt are the race organizers Eugene Angelo on the left and one time town fire chief Bill Capello on the right.

To begin viewing this outstanding collection of photographs that hightlight much of Hot Sulphur's history and its town folk, please click here.

New Trustee + Vacant P&Z Commission Positions

January 19, 2013 - Lucy Meirose was sworn in as a new trustee by Mayor Hershal Deputy at the regularly scheduled Town of Hot Sulphur Springs Board of Trustees meeting on Thursday evening, January 17, 2013.

Lucy was a previous trustee and mayor pro tem who was not reseated at the last town election in April 2012.  She replaces Trustee Robert Shirley who vacated his position to retire to the Denver metro area and was the only person to show an interest in the vacant position.

The Board of Trustees also announced two vacant positions on the Town of Hot Sulphur Springs Planning & Zoning Commission.  If you are interested in either of these positions, please contact either the commission chair Bob McVay or the town clerk Sandy White.

Information about this commission may be found on the Town Boards and Commissions web page above or by clicking here.

Hot Sulphur Springs Demographics

Hot Sulphur Springs, Colorado is the county seat of Grand County located at an elevation of 7,680 feet above sea level at the mouth of Byers Canyon on the Colorado River in the central part of the county.

The 2010 U.S. Census shows Hot Sulphur Springs with 663 citizens, 27.26 percent more than it was in 2000 (521).  The median age of these 663 citizens is 36.8 years and 188 of those residents or 28 percent are under the age of 20.  The gender of the population in 2010 was 50.83 percent male (337) and 49.17 percent female (326).  There were 309 housing units inventoried with 253 of them occupied.    For a copy of the U.S. Census 2010 Demographic Profile Data page as a printable pdf file, please click here.

     

East Grand School District 2 covers the town of Hot Sulphur Springs.  The East Grand School District web site is located here.The zip code for Hot Sulphur Springs is 80451, the area code is 970, the time zone is Mountain Standard, the GPS coordinates are 40°4'24"N, 106°6'5"W, and the size of the town is 0.8 square miles.  The annual average temperature is 38.2°F and the average annual precipitation is 14.75 inches.

Hot Sulphur Springs is located in Township 8 North, Range 78 West of the sixth principal meridian, Grand County, Colorado.  Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) Online Transportaiton Information System (OTIS) for Hot Suphur Springs may be found by clicking here.  For a PDF file of the Grand County Atlas page showing Hot Suphur Springs, please click here.  For a PDF file of the Grand County Planning & Zoning Department zoning map of Hot Sulphur Springs, please click here.

As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Hot Sulphur Springs is $25,298, which is lower than the state average of $30,151 and is lower than the national average of $27,334. Hot Sulphur Springs median household income is $68,250, which has grown by 73.64% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 14.50% and is much higher than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Hot Sulphur Springs residents spend 17.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 24.0 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.3 minutes.

For Grand County demographic information in a PDF file format, please click here.

Some of the information above was obtained from a February 25, 2011 Sky-Hi Daily News article that can be read here in it's entirety.  Additional information was obtained from this web site, from the Colorado State Demography Office from the Grand County website as well as from other sources.  None of these organizations are affiliated with the Town of Hot Sulphur Springs.