REACHING FORT COLLINS, LARIMER, 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	332-404 E Troutman Pkwy	GIS Latitude	40.529230	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-105.072460	
Zip Code	80525	Sitescape Category	Cityscape	
State Region	Front Range	Sitescape Group	Small Cities	
Association	Longs Peak			

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	0-0.5 MILES	0.5-1.5 MILES	1.5-3 MILES	
2010 Population	304,107	1,541	24,332	63,372	
2010 Households	120,042	689	9,560	25,018	
2010 Group Quarters	7,105	0	127	621	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is affluent, white-collar families. Approximately 601 households within the 0-0.5 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

COMMUNITY	0-0.5 MI BAND	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Upscale Communities	Affluent, White-collar Families	601	87.23%	
Aspiring Communities	Young Singles / Aspiring-Multihousing	44	6.39%	
Country Communities	Rural, Agri. & Mining Families	38	5.52%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Status Conscious Consumers segment. Approximately 270 households within the 0-0.5 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

LIFESTYLE	DESCRIPTOR	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Status Conscious Consumers
(70.14% unreached)	Middle-aged Baby Boomer households living in suburban neighborhoods within a manageable commute to well-paying city jobs	270	39.19%	
Small Town Success
(69.25% unreached)	White-collar, college educated, middle-aged working couples living in newly developed subdivisions outside the nation's beltways	113	16.4%	
Dream Weavers
(71.55% unreached)	Well-off families with school age children, living an affluent, suburban version of the American Dream 	111	16.11%	

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	84,354	70.27%	492	71.36%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	18,581	15.48%	99	14.4%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	15,862	13.21%	100	14.47%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	49,915	41.58%	293	42.49%	

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	12,307	10%	3,562	10%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	23,381	19%	6,768	19%	
# New Churches Needed	60	18	

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	599	87%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	588	85%	
Fast Food/Drive-In Restaurant-Visit Any	560	81%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	537	78%	
HH Uses Computer For Internet/E-mail	536	78%	
Movies-Attended Movie In Last 6 Months	524	76%	
Important To Respect Customs And Beliefs	523	76%	

This mission site is located in the Front Range of the Colorado Baptist General Convention.  For more information about this need, contact the regional Church Planting Strategist:  Jim Misloski (jmisloski@cbgc.org)