Colorado City, Colorado

Colorado City is a census-designated place (CDP) and post office in and governed by Pueblo County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Colorado City post office has the ZIP Code 81019 (post office boxes).<ref name=ZIPcode/> At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Colorado City CDP was 2,237.<ref name="Census 2020" /> The Colorado City Metropolitan District provides services.

Geography

Colorado City is located in the Greenhorn Valley.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

The Colorado City CDP has an area of Template:Convert, including Template:Convert of water.<ref name=CO_CDP_2020/>

History

The first settlement at the site of Colorado City was called Greenhorn after the name of an 18th century Comanche chief (Cuerno Verde in Spanish). In 1845, mountain man John Brown, his wife Luisa Sandoval, and several children established a trading post where the Trapper's Trail to Taos, New Mexico crossed Greenhorn Creek. Brown and his family left Greenhorn for California in 1849. In 1853, Lt. Edward Griffin Beckwith, an army officer, said of Greenhorn, "six New Mexican families had built an irrigation system to divert the water from Greenhorn Creek to water their crops of corn, wheat, beans and watermelon. Their homes were built of adobe which stood shoulder to shoulder and were surrounded by a close fence of high pickets. They also had corrals for the safe keeping of their stock."<ref name="Dodds">Template:Cite web</ref>

Demographics

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Government

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The Colorado City public library, May 2015

Colorado City is a metropolitan district, a type of special district established under Colorado law. It is governed by an elected, five-member board of directors<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and managed by an appointed district manager.

The metropolitan district operates Lake Beckwith, which provides recreational opportunities for residents and visitors. The lake also forms the Lake Beckwith State Wildlife Area, one of several hundred state wildlife areas in Colorado managed by Colorado Parks and Wildlife.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Colorado City also has a public golf course and club house.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>Template:Clear left

Infrastructure

Transportation

Colorado City is part of Colorado's Bustang network. It is on the Trinidad-Pueblo Outrider line.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

See also

• List of census-designated places in Colorado

External links

• Colorado City @ Colorado.com
• Colorado City @ UncoverColorado.com
• Colorado City Metropolitan District website
• Colorado City Parks and Recreation District website