REACHING STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, 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	163 Hillside Dr	GIS Latitude	40.477860	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-106.817250	
Zip Code	80487	Sitescape Category	Townscape	
State Region	Western Colorado	Sitescape Group	Small Towns	
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	0-3 MILES	3-7 MILES	7-10 MILES	
2010 Population	24,034	12,138	3,171	1,046	
2010 Households	10,899	5,635	1,340	464	
2010 Group Quarters	356	327	3	0	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is affluent, white-collar families. Approximately 3272 households within the 0-3 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

COMMUNITY	0-3 MI BAND	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Upscale Communities	Affluent, White-collar Families	3,272	58.07%	
Aspiring Communities	Young Singles / Aspiring-Multihousing	1,723	30.58%	
Mainstay Communities	Established, Diverse Households	611	10.84%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Small Town Success segment. Approximately 402 households within the 0-3 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

LIFESTYLE	DESCRIPTOR	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Small Town Success
(69.25% unreached)	White-collar, college educated, middle-aged working couples living in newly developed subdivisions outside the nation's beltways	402	7.13%	
Stable Careers
(72.13% unreached)	Young and ethnically diverse singles residing in low- and high-rise apartment buildings and living comfortable lifestyles in big-city metropolitan areas  	312	5.54%	
Successful Urban Sprawl
(75.11% unreached)	Middle-age, married couples with children who enjoy an upscale life far from the downtown hustle of city living	236	4.19%	

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%	4,111	72.96%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	1,623	14.9%	834	14.81%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	1,494	13.71%	826	14.65%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	4,570	41.93%	2,452	43.51%	

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%	239	4%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	2,708	25%	1,285	23%	
# New Churches Needed	5	3	

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	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	4,767	85%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	4,737	84%	
Fast Food/Drive-In Restaurant-Visit Any	4,565	81%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	4,315	77%	
Movies-Attended Movie In Last 6 Months	4,304	76%	
HH Uses Computer For Internet/E-mail	4,149	74%	
Listening To Music	4,140	73%	

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)