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As of 2009, the median income for a household in the town was $40,903, and the median income for a family was $46,061. Males had a median income of $49,097 versus $31,615 for females. The ]per capita income
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for the town was $22,442. About 16.6% of families and 18.2% of the population were below the poverty line
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, including 25.5% of those under age 18 and 4.8% of those age 65 or over.
Economy
The Limon Correctional Facility is part of the Colorado Department of Corrections system and is a major employer in the area with employment of roughly 350.
Limon is the western terminus of the Kyle Railroad
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and it is here the regional interchanges with the Union Pacific Railroad
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. Trains previously stopped at Limon Railroad Depot.
Education
Limon Schools
Limon Schools has a new K-12 facility that opened in the fall of 2015. The $22.5 million project built two stories of new classrooms that accommodate up to 600 students.
Limon Elementary School is a public coed school with 240 students in grades K-5. According to state standards, 82% of students at this school are considered proficient in math or reading.
Limon Junior-Senior High School has 233 students in grades 6–12. According to state standards, 77% of students at this school are considered proficient in reading. Graduation rate is 90%.
Morgan Community College
Morgan Community College: Limon Center serves Arickaree, Flagler, Genoa-Hugo, Karval, Kit Carson, Limon, and Woodlin high schools. It currently offers A.A., A.S., A.A.S. & A.G.S. degrees; Transfer courses; Nursing pre-requisites; Agriculture & Business Management; GED preparation & testing; Specialty classes for teacher re-licensure; EMS training; and Computer classes.
Limon Child Development Center
Limon Child Development Center (Limon Head Start) offers a full-day, full-year preschool program for children ages 3–5. There are various funding programs available for children including Head Start, Colorado Preschool Program (CPP), CCCAP through the Lincoln County Department of Human Services, and private pay tuition.
Media
Print
''The Limon Leader'' is the city's weekly newspaper, published by Hoffman Publications, LLC and has a circulation of about 3,200 copies.
Radio
The following radio stations are license
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d to or broadcast from Limon:
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Television
Limon is in the Denver television market.
Transportation
Highways
Limon is connected by Interstate 70 east to Kansas
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and west to Denver
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. The Ports-to-Plains Corridor, including US 40/287 south and Colorado Highway 71 to the north, connects to Texas
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and South Dakota
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. US 287 southwards is planned to become Interstate 27
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then it follow the Heartland Expressway northwards.
Colorado State Highway 71 connects south from Limon to Pueblo
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. U.S. Route 24
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is a direct passage southwest from Limon to Colorado Springs
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.
Railroads
Limon is served by the Union Pacific Railroad
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and the Kyle Railroad
The Kyle Railroad is a regional railroad line that runs from North Central Kansas into Eastern Colorado. It is based in Phillipsburg, Kansas and runs on of track, mostly the former Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad's Chicago to Denve ...
, a short-line railroad owned by Genesee & Wyoming, Inc. The Kyle Railroad runs from North Central Kansas into Eastern Colorado with Limon as the western terminus where it interchanges with the Union Pacific Railroad.
Aviation
The Town of Limon is from Denver International Airport
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, the largest airport in the state. Colorado Springs Airport is located about from Limon.
Limon Municipal Airport is a public use airport located at the eastern edge of town. The two-runway airport encompasses approximately and is owned and operated by the town government. The general aviation airport utilized by a range of aircraft ranging from single-engine aircraft up to small sized multi-engine business jets.
See also
*Outline of Colorado
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** Index of Colorado-related articles
*State of Colorado
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** Colorado cities and towns
***Colorado municipalities
The U.S. State of Colorado has 273 active municipalities, comprising 198 towns, 73 cities, and two consolidated city and county governments. The City and County of Denver, the state capital, is the oldest municipality in Colorado. On Dece ...
** Colorado counties
*** Lincoln County, Colorado
* Cedar Point Village, an archaeological site
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References
External links
Town of Limon website
CDOT map of the Town of Limon
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Towns in Lincoln County, Colorado
Towns in Colorado