REACHING HAYDEN, ROUTT, CO
This location has been identified as one of the top areas in Colorado in need of new churches.  This report has been written to assist you in gaining an understanding of where God has gathered concentrations of people in need of Him in order that your church can focus your efforts and resources where He is at work and the need is greatest.  May this report assist your church in hearing God’s invitation to join Him where He is calling.

During the night a vision appeared to Paul: a Macedonian man was standing and pleading with him, "Cross over to Macedonia and help us!"  After he had seen the vision, we immediately made efforts to set out for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to evangelize them.  Acts 10:9-10

LOCATION SUMMARY
The table below identifies the center of the smallest ring in the map above.  The location data provides various types of identification to better describe the location.  The GIS data can be used to map the location in Google maps or Google Earth.

Central Street Address	40406-40772 Routt City Rd	GIS Latitude	40.484830	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-107.235810	
Zip Code	81639	Sitescape Category	Countryscape	
State Region	Western Colorado	Sitescape Group	Distant Settlements	
Association	High Country			

POPULATION & HOUSEHOLD BAND COMPOSITION
Below are listed the total number of people and the total number of households corresponding to each of the 3 bands indicated on the map.

CATEGORY	COUNTY	0-7 MILES	7-10 MILES	10-15 MILES	
2010 Population	24,034	2,449	303	1,130	
2010 Households	10,899	1,037	137	469	
2010 Group Quarters	356	12	0	3	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is high density, inner-city neighborhoods. Approximately 851 households within the 0-7 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

COMMUNITY	0-7 MI BAND	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Urban Communities	High Density, Inner-city Neighborhoods	851	82.14%	
Country Communities	Rural, Agri. & Mining Families	83	8.01%	
Upscale Communities	Affluent, White-collar Families	71	6.85%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Academic Necessities segment. Approximately 851 households within the 0-7 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

LIFESTYLE	DESCRIPTOR	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Academic Necessities
(61.26% unreached)	Multi-ethnic campus communities dominated by young college-educated families and students living in gentrifying neighbourhoods 	851	82.06%	
America's Farmland
(57.09% unreached)	Remote farming communities scattered across the nation earning middle-class incomes living in older, single-family homes on large plots of land 	65	6.27%	
Urban Commuter Fam.
(67.14% unreached)	Upscale, college educated Baby Boomer families and couples living in comfortable, single detached homes in city neighborhoods on the metropolitan fringe	34	3.28%	

EVANGELSCAPE: SPIRITUAL INDICATORS
The numbers in this segment communicate the most compelling reasons why this community needs churches and believers to intercede in missional prayer and activity.  This community needs eternal transformation that only comes by way of the gospel and the working of the Holy Spirit.

SPIRITUALITY INDICATOR	COUNTY HHLDS	COUNTY %	BAND HHLDS	BAND %	
Unreached	7,687	70.53%	638	61.55%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	1,623	14.9%	178	17.14%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	1,494	13.71%	113	10.91%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	4,570	41.93%	348	33.51%	

CHURCHSCAPE: SPIRITUAL INDICATORS
The indicators below reveal a snapshot of the extent of evangelical presence in the focus community.  The last item in this section reveals how many churches are needed in order to have a minimum of one church for every 2000 hhlds (4000 –5000 people).

SPIRITUALITY INDICATOR	COUNTY	COUNTY %	3 MI RING	RING %	
Active Evangelical HHlds	503	5%	55	6%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	2,708	25%	295	33%	
# New Churches Needed	5	0	

MISSIONSCAPE: CULTURAL BRIDGES
Cultural bridges are those characteristics that could be used to build relationships with people in the lifestyle group. Various activities, interests, or opinions represented among the consumer behavior characteristics of the lifestyle group offer ways for believers to build relationships with people in the lifestyle group and through that relationship impact them for Christ.

CULTURAL BRIDGE	#HHlds	%HHlds	
Fast Food/Drive-In Restaurant-Visit Any	839	81%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	800	77%	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	777	75%	
Reading Books	756	73%	
Movies-Attended Movie In Last 6 Months	748	72%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	741	71%	
Listening To Music	734	71%	

This mission site is located in the Western Colorado of the Colorado Baptist General Convention.  For more information about this need, contact the regional Church Planting Strategist:  Steve Hoekstra (alpinerm@qwestoffice.net)