REACHING DURANGO, LA PLATA, 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	1123-1189 County Road 240	GIS Latitude	37.295310	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-107.856450	
Zip Code	81301	Sitescape Category	Townscape	
State Region	Western Colorado	Sitescape Group	Medium Towns	
Association	Mesa Verde			

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	52,363	17,328	10,085	7,464	
2010 Households	22,008	7,471	4,263	3,113	
2010 Group Quarters	1,832	1,595	109	9	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is affluent, white-collar families. Approximately 3029 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	3,029	40.54%	
Aspiring Communities	Young Singles / Aspiring-Multihousing	1,497	20.04%	
Mainstay Communities	Established, Diverse Households	1,087	14.55%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Young Cosmopolitans segment. Approximately 886 households within the 0-3 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

LIFESTYLE	DESCRIPTOR	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Young Cosmopolitans
(78.30% unreached)	Residents are young, single, college educated and earning upper-middle-class incomes as white-collar professionals, managers and executives living in luxury apartments and condos in fast growing cities 	886	11.86%	
College Town Communities
(82.95% unreached)	Young, single and college educated households and students living in and around college oriented communities  	736	9.85%	
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	534	7.15%	

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	15,100	68.61%	5,354	71.67%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	2,933	13.33%	1,072	14.35%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	2,912	13.23%	1,019	13.64%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	9,254	42.05%	3,263	43.68%	

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	1,299	6%	398	5%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	5,609	25%	1,718	23%	
# New Churches Needed	11	4	

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	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	6,130	82%	
Fast Food/Drive-In Restaurant-Visit Any	6,113	82%	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	6,021	81%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	5,384	72%	
Listening To Music	5,324	71%	
Movies-Attended Movie In Last 6 Months	5,166	69%	
Ailments Last Yr-Any Ailment	5,067	68%	

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)