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| Country |  United States |
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| State |  Colorado |
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| County[1] | Eagle County | ||
| Incorporated | 1966[2] | ||
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| - Type | Home Rule Municipality[1] | ||
| - Mayor | Dick Cleveland[3] | ||
| - Town Manager | Stan Zemler | ||
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| - Total | 4. Eagle County is the thirteenth most populous of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado in the United States. The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. See also Geography of Colorado State of Colorado|History of Colorado This is a list of the 64 counties of the U Eagle County is the thirteenth most populous of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado in the United States. A municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to cities, counties, Towns Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. See also State of Colorado The 271 incorporated municipalities of the State of Colorado operate under one of five types of municipal governing A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 5 sq mi (11. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 7 km²) | ||
| - Land | 4. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 5 sq mi (11. 7 km²) | ||
| - Water | 0 sq mi (0 km²) | ||
| Elevation | 8,150 ft (2,445 m) | ||
| Population (2000) | |||
| - Total | 4,531 | ||
| - Density | 1,006. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 9/sq mi (387. 3/km²) | ||
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) | ||
| ZIP code | 81657 | ||
| Area code(s) | 970 | ||
| FIPS code | 08-80040 | ||
| GNIS feature ID | 0202339 | ||
| Website: Town of Vail | |||
The Town of Vail is a Home Rule Municipality located in Eagle County, Colorado. The Mountain Time Zone of North America keeps time by subtracting seven hours from Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC-7) during the shortest days of autumn UTC−7 can be observed in Mountain Standard Time Zone Pacific Daylight Time Zone Canada Daylight saving time ( DST The Mountain Time Zone of North America keeps time by subtracting seven hours from Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC-7) during the shortest days of autumn Areas using UTC−6 Single zone countries Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks ImageArea_codes_COsvg|right|thumbs|Map of Colorado area codes in blue (with border states poly 67 8 381 26 380 108 356 107 352 131 343 130 340 107 326 102 320 104 301 104 Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout See also State of Colorado The 271 incorporated municipalities of the State of Colorado operate under one of five types of municipal governing Eagle County is the thirteenth most populous of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado in the United States. The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 4,589. [4] The town was established in 1966 at the base of Vail Ski Resort, which opened in December 1962. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. The Vail Ski Resort is located in Eagle County, Colorado next to the town of Vail. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The town is famous for its skiing and other winter sports in addition to being a year round destination for outdoor activities. Snow skiing is a group of sports utilizing Skis as primary equipment
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History
The town of Vail incorporated in 1966, four years after the opening of Vail Ski Resort. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. The Vail Ski Resort is located in Eagle County, Colorado next to the town of Vail. The ski area was founded by Pete Seibert and Earl Eaton in 1962, between the town of Eagle and Vail Pass. A ski area is a developed recreational facility usually on a Mountain or large Hill, containing ski trails and vital supporting services Peter W Seibert ( August 7, 1924 - July 15, 2002) was the founder of Vail Ski Resort and what would eventually become Vail Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A Statutory Town that is the County seat of Eagle County, Colorado, United States. Vail Pass (10662 feet 3249 m is a high Mountain pass in the Rocky Mountains of central Colorado. The pass was named after Charles Vail, the highway engineer that routed U.S. Highway 6 through the valley in 1940. US Route 6, also called the Grand Army of the Republic Highway, is a main route of the U Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Seibert, a New England native, served in the U.S. Army's 10th Mountain Division during World War II, which trained at Camp Hale, just southeast of Vail. History See also History of New England New England's earliest inhabitants were Algonquian -speaking Native Americans including the The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Camp Hale, between Red Cliff and Leadville in the Eagle River valley in Colorado, was a U He was seriously wounded in Italy and was told he would never ski again. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest
Geography
  Vail is near the eastern border of Eagle County, on I-70, within White River National Forest.
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Vail is located at (39. 635757, -106. 362984)[5]. Its average elevation is 8150 feet (2484 m) above sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The term above mean sea level ( AMSL) refers to the Elevation (on the ground or Altitude (in the Air) of any object relative to the
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 4. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 5 square miles (11. 8 km²), with no lakes (there is, however, at least one pond). Gore Creek flows from east to west through the center of town.
Mount of the Holy Cross is visible from the top of Vail mountain near the top of the Eagle Bahn Gondola. Mount of the Holy Cross is the northernmost fourteen thousand foot mountain in the Sawatch Range, part of the Rocky Mountains in the US state
Vail is surrounded by the White River National Forest. White River National Forest is a National Forest in northwest Colorado.
Vail Mountain
- See also: Vail Ski Resort
Vail Mountain has a maximum elevation of 11,570' (3526 m) and low of 8,120' (2475 m), a vertical drop of 3450' (1051 m). The Vail Ski Resort is located in Eagle County, Colorado next to the town of Vail. It has 5,289 acres (21 km²) skiable, 33 lifts, 193 marked trails on three faces: the front side, the back bowls, and Blue Sky Basin. The seven back bowls are Sun Down Bowl, Sun Up Bowl, Teacup Bowl, China Bowl, Siberia Bowl, Inner Mongolia Bowl, and Outer Mongolia Bowl. Vail was ranked as the top ski resort in SKI Magazine's reader's poll for the 2006-07 season. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. [6]
Demographics
As of the census[7] of 2000, there were 4,531 people, 2,165 households, and 762 families residing in the town. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 999. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 0 people per square mile (385. 3/km²). There were 5,389 housing units at an average density of 1,188. 1/sq mi (458. 3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 94. 13% White, 0. 29% African American, 0. 49% Native American, 1. 66% Asian, 0. 09% Pacific Islander, 1. 43% from other races, and 1. 92% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6. 20% of the population.
There were 2,165 households out of which 11. 8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 30. 0% were married couples living together, 3. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 64. 8% were non-families. 33. 2% of all households were made up of individuals and 2. 7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 09 and the average family size was 2. 62.
In the town the population was spread out with 9. 9% under the age of 18, 14. 8% from 18 to 24, 47. 9% from 25 to 44, 22. 6% from 45 to 64, and 4. 7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 140. 1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 143. 0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $56,680, and the median income for a family was $66,389. Males had a median income of $33,534 versus $32,065 for females. The per capita income for the town was $42,390. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 1. 8% of families and 6. 6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 9% of those under age 18 and 7. 2% of those age 65 or over.
Economy
The Vail economic community relies heavily upon tourism. Though the majority of the tourism industry revolves around seasonal winter activities like skiing and snowboarding, Vail has become increasingly popular as a summer vacation destination. Popular summer activities that take advantage of Vail's picturesque surroundings include hiking, mountain biking, and fishing.
Arts and culture
Annual cultural events
- Vail Film Festival world-class annual film festival taking place in March or early April
- Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival featuring the New York Philharmonic, The Philadelphia Orchestra & the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
Museums and other points of interest
- Betty Ford Alpine Gardens
- Steadman-Hawkins clinic world renowned clinic for knee injuries
- Colorado Ski Museum
- Vail Ski Resort
Parks and recreation
Government
Vail has a council-manager form of government and is led by a 7-member town council elected-at-large. The Vail Film Festival is a four-day Film festival that takes place annually in late March or early April in Vail Colorado. The Betty Ford Alpine Gardens are the world's highest Botanical garden, located at 183 Gore Creek Drive Vail Colorado, USA, at an 8200 feet altitude Dr Richard Steadman is a knee specialist surgeon practising in Vail, Colorado and a Clinical Professor at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center The Vail Ski Resort is located in Eagle County, Colorado next to the town of Vail.
Education
Vail's public schools are part of Eagle County School District RE-50 with high school students attending Battle Mountain High School. Battle Mountain High School is a Secondary school in Lander County, Nevada. Eagle County Schools also offers the Vail Ski & Snowboard Academy, a joint program with area ski programs for students in grades 8-12 that are involved in competitive skiing and snowboarding.
Private schools in Vail include Vail Mountain School (K-12), Vail Christian High School (9-12), St. Clare of Assisi Catholic School (K-8) and Eagle Valley Christian Academy (PK-8).
Higher education is offered through the Vail Eagle Valley campus of Colorado Mountain College. Colorado Mountain College (CMC is a network of seven Junior college campuses in western Colorado.
Transportation
Vail is served by Eagle County Airport, which is near Gypsum. Eagle County Regional Airport, sometimes referred to as Eagle County Airport, is a public Airport located four miles (6 km) west of the Central The Town of Gypsum is a Home Rule Municipality located in Eagle County, Colorado, United States. Native Americans used to call the area near this airport the "hole in the sky" because storms seemed to avoid it.
Vail is modeled after European ski towns, many of which are car-free, and the town is partially car-free. Vail hosts the largest zero-fare shuttle bus system in the USA and has one hybrid-electric bus (For schedules see Vail Transit, for estimated arrival times visit NextBus). Zero-fare Public transport services are funded in full by means other than collecting a Fare from passengers At each of the several bus stops a sign tells you how long until the next two buses arrive.
Major Highways
Interstate 70 runs east-west through the middle of Vail and is the only road to Vail. Interstate 70 (I-70 is an Interstate highway in the United States that runs from Interstate 15 near Cove Fort Utah, to a Park and Ride East of Vail along the highway is Vail Pass and Denver, located 97 miles away. Vail Pass (10662 feet 3249 m is a high Mountain pass in the Rocky Mountains of central Colorado. The City and County of Denver (pronounced /ˈdɛnvɚ/ is the Capital and the most populous city of Colorado, in the United States To the west, it passes through Avon, Eagle, Grand Junction and reaches the State of Utah, where it ends at the intersection with Interstate 15. Avon is a Home Rule Municipality that is the most populous town in Eagle County, Colorado, United States. A Statutory Town that is the County seat of Eagle County, Colorado, United States. The City of Grand Junction is a Home Rule Municipality that is the County seat and the most populous city of Mesa County, Colorado, The State of Utah (ˈjuːtɔː or) is a western state of the United States. Interstate 15 (I-15 is the fourth-longest north-south transcontinental interstate highway in the United States, traveling through the states of California
Media
The Vail Daily and weekly papers Vail Trail and Mountain Weekly are all published by Colorado Mountain News Media. The Vail Daily is a free 15000 circulation newspaper in Eagle County Colorado, published seven days a week
A broadcast translator for public radio station KUNC allows listeners in the Eagle Valley to listen at 99. KUNC is a public radio station broadcasting from Greeley Colorado and billing itself as "Community Radio for Northern Colorado" 7 FM.
Two specialty television networks have stations in Vail, Plum TV and Resort Sports Network. Plum TV is a lifestyle Television channel launched in 2002 by Nantucket Nectars founder Tom Scott, along with producer Cary Woods RSN Television was established in 1986 as Resort Sports Network. The latter, branded as TV-8, also broadcasts on the low-powered UHF station K45IE. K45IE is a low-power Television station in Vail Colorado, broadcasting locally in analog on UHF channel 45 as an affiliate of Resort Sports
During the mid 70's Vail became known as the Western White House for President Gerald Ford. The Western White House is a term applied to additional residencies of the President of the United States. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr (July 14 1913 December 26 2006 was the thirty-eighth President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977 and the fortieth Vice President and he did a good bit of the nation’s business from The Lodge at Vail. Cabinet members and other high-ranking government officials were a common sight during this time. The national media followed Ford to Vail and almost daily they beamed television pictures of Vail’s slopes into living rooms all over the world. That media saturation, as much or more than anything else, put Vail on the map as an international destination ski resort. [8]
Sister cities
St. Moritz, Switzerland
See also
- Colorado municipalities
- Eagle County, Colorado
- Edwards Micropolitan Statistical Area
- State of Colorado
References
- ^ a b Active Colorado Municipalities (HTML). St Moritz ( German: Sankt Moritz, Romansh: San Murezzan) is an exclusive resort town in the Engadine valley in Switzerland See also State of Colorado The 271 incorporated municipalities of the State of Colorado operate under one of five types of municipal governing Eagle County is the thirteenth most populous of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado in the United States. The Edwards Micropolitan Statistical Area is a United States Census Bureau defined Micropolitan Statistical Area located in the Edwards area of the The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. HTML, an initialism of HyperText Markup Language, is the predominant Markup language for Web pages It provides a means to describe the structure State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. Retrieved on 2007-09-01. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle.
- ^ Colorado Municipal Incorporations (HTML). HTML, an initialism of HyperText Markup Language, is the predominant Markup language for Web pages It provides a means to describe the structure State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives (2004-12-01). The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Retrieved on 2007-09-02. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion.
- ^ Town of Vail * Town Council
- ^ Annual Estimates of the Population for All Incorporated Places in Colorado (CSV). The comma separated list (CSL is a Data Format originally known as comma-separated values (CSV in the oldest days of simple computers 2005 Population Estimates. U. S. Census Bureau, Population Division (June 21, 2006). Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Retrieved on November 17, 2006.
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
- ^ SKINET :: The Ultimate Online Resource for Ski Gear, Ski Travel, Ski Photos and Ski Video - Powered by Ski, Skiing, and Warren Miller Entertainment
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
- ^ Vail Colorado-Todays information & news from Vail Daily - News
External links
- Town of Vail website
- Vail Daily News Official Website
- Vail Valley Partnership The Chamber and Tourism Bureau
- Vail Mountain Information
- Vail, Colorado is at coordinates Coordinates:
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