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Manitou Springs, CO
Colorado · El Paso County · Colorado Springs Metro
Manitou Springs is a small town in Colorado with a population of 4,796. Residents earn $76,550 per year, which is 2% above the national average.
3.0
/5.0
B
Good
4,796
Population
1,523/sq mi density
$76,550
Median Income
$52,151 per capita
$545,800
Home Value
$538,184 Zillow
$1,175
Median Rent
34.6% income on rent
42°F
Avg Temperature
326 sunny days/yr
93
Violent Crime/100K
1,336 property/100K
B
Overall
3.0 / 5.0
Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education
B+
Economy
3.5 / 5.0
$76,550 median income, 8.5% unemployment
C+
Affordability
2.6 / 5.0
$545,800 home value, $1,175/mo rent
F
Safety
1.0 / 5.0
93 violent crimes/100K (76% below avg)
A+
Education
5.0 / 5.0
53.4% bachelor's degree or higher
Explore Near Manitou Springs
Haunted Places
11
Locations with documented reports of paranormal activity and sightings
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Historic Markers
1
Officially designated historical markers from the Historical Marker Database
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Mines
1
Active and inactive mining sites tracked by the Mine Safety and Health Administration
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Haunted Places Near Manitou Springs, CO
11 reported haunted locations found near Manitou Springs, CO.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Bath and Spa house | Indians were pushed out of there lands and were cut off from there sacred spring. The Indians put a curse on the land. The building was made over the spring and then as soon as it opened it caught on fire killing many people. They tried to open again and flooded, also killing many. Every time they try to open it something horrible happens and many die. It is fenced off but you can see in the windows. You can see the people walk by. And you can see lights flickering. |
| Cheyenne Canyon | Helen Hunt falls - The falls now bear her name. Her grave is up a little higher in the mountains in a place called Gold Camp Road. On the average of 5 people die around the Gold Camp area each year. If you drive through the tunnels there, something freaky ALWAYS happens. Handprints on the car, voices in the tunnels, etc. |
| Coronado High School | When the school first opened in the seventies, the pool was open to the public. Reportedly, a lifeguard invited his girlfriend and her little sister to do some swimming after hours. While the couple was making out in what is now the girl's coaches office, the little girl drowned in the pool. Early mornings in the pool, a little girl in a bathing suit can be seen sitting in the far corner of the pool area. Strange cold spots or things rubbing against swimmers have also been reported. |
| Garden of the Gods | There used to be a Indian Burial ground. Now when tourists come around they can feel a presence in the car with them. We have had reports of cars dieing in the middle of the road and being found the next day empty with the doors left completely open. The breaks on cars have been known to go out. Blue orbs have been seen. |
| Gold Camp Road | The tunnels along the road are haunted by the spirits who built the in the 1800's, the road was originally a railroad from Colorado Springs to cripple creek but was the tracks were later removed to allow for transportation by car. - March 2005 Update: The national Forest Service is talking about opening this tunnel and making it accessable for one way traffic. The people in the community have 60 dyas to let the forest service know what they want to do but the Forest Service will make a decisi... |
| Marmont Castle | is or was haunted by a little boy and his stepfather. The nuns and/or monks may be there still. The castle is and can be found in the local Colorado Springs phone book. |
| Mushroom Monday | At the shop downtown, called Mushroom Monday, that is still open today, there is a spirit of an old man. Multiple people, both employees and customers have seen him. He stands near a small fountain, but appears to be standing on a surface below the shop's floor, as he comes out of the ground at the knees. He only appears briefly then is gone, and those who have seen him say he is benevolent. The store is very close to the Bath House, so it is possible that the two are somehow connected. You c... |
| Rock Ledge Ranch | this was once a hospital for Tuberculosis patients in the 1800s. Lights turn on by themselves, footsteps can be heard in the upper levels. The antique rocking chair in the basement moves by itself. |
| The Cliff House | Manitou Springs - A noble couple from Europe came to the valley and met an untimely and gruesome deaths (she cheated on him and he murdered her and committed suicide.) The place is haunted. Voices (mumbled) and some have seen a white, translucent blur floating through walls. Steps being heard. |
| Wards | Wards what now is memorial hospital administration building many previous shoppers report hearing sounds coming from the walls and when they were in the women’s restroom the toilets and sinks flush and turn on lights turning off at night the previous security guard quit from those effects in the late 90's a young girl and boy were lost from there mother and father when they let there children go to the restroom and they never came out. to this day no one knows where the children went. Peopl... |
| Wendy’s | A few days after it opened, one of the workers was closing up and he went to empty the trash and found the body of a dead girl about the age of 16 in a ballerina costume. Late at night you can hear her calling the name "Tommy" and the sound of soft music. |