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Granada

Total population

447

Elevation1062 m
Land area1.83 km²
Coordinates38.06°, -102.31°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Elevation
1062 m
Area
1.83 km²

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Overview

Granada is a statutory town in Prowers County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 445 at the 2020 United States census.

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History & geography

History

A post office called Granada has been in operation since 1873. The community most likely takes its name from nearby Granada Creek. During World War II, the Granada War Relocation Center (known to internees as Camp Amache) was located west of Granada as a Japanese American internment camp. It opened in August 1942 and housed a maximum population of 7,318 citizens.

Geography

At the 2020 United States census, the town had a total area of , all of it land.

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Demographics & economy

Geography

Latitude
38.0630
Longitude
-102.3116
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Industrial & pollution facilities

Natural hazard risk

Health (adults)

High blood pressure
29.3%
Diabetes
13.1%
Adult obesity
32.2%
Binge drinking
16.3%
Adult smoking
14.5%
No leisure activity
30%

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Schools

Total
2
Elementary
1
Middle
0
High
1
Other
0

Largest nearby schools

  • Granada Elementary School
    Elementary · GRANADA · 119 students · 11.9:1 ratio
  • Granada Undivided High School
    High · GRANADA · 94 students · 9.4:1 ratio

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

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Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.04
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,840

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
317
Avg daily Wikipedia views
11
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

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Events

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
  • • CDC PLACES
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API