Cedaredge, Colorado
Town in the United States in Delta County
About Cedaredge
Cedaredge is a home rule municipality located in Delta County, Colorado, United States. It is a small, agricultural community with 2,279 residents as of 2020, producing beef cattle, elk, apples, and peaches. Cedaredge is also home to several of the 19 wineries in Delta County, produced from the region's few basic vineyards. Located beneath the southern slopes of the Grand Mesa in the Surface Creek Valley, Cedaredge has an elevated vantage point that affords southern views of the San Juan Mountains, the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, and the Coloradan communities of Delta, Olathe, and Montrose.
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Population over time
From 2,253 in 2010 to 2,279 in 2020 (+1.2%).
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| Year | Population |
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| 2020 | 2,279 |
| 2010 | 2,253 |
History
Early history
Up until 1880 much of central and western Colorado was inhabited by the Ute Indians. Under the Act of June 15, 1880, the Utes ceded a large portion of their land to the United States, including the Surface Creek Valley. On September 1, 1881, the last band of Utes made their exodus from western Colorado to the northeastern part of Utah under escort of troops from Fort Crawford. Settlers soon began arriving, building homesteads, barns, businesses, and ranches. Much of the land was carved up into cattle ranches, fruit orchards, and fields of alfalfa and grass, but the most successful business is cattle ranching to the west of the town.
The Cedaredge, Colorado, post office opened on Dec 05, 1894, and the Town of Cedaredge was incorporated on May 2, 1907.
Cedaredge is on the Loewen database of possible sundown towns.
On July 2, 2004, a lightning strike caught a tree on fire, smoldering until the following day when hot dry winds fanned the flames into a large wildfire. Dubbed the McGruder fire, it consumed an area of approximately 3,000 acres (12 km2), of which 1,467 acres (5.94 km2) was privately owned, the rest belonging to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the United States Forest Service. The Cedaredge volunteer fire department (VFD) and regional firefighting services worked to suppress the fire, containing it with fire lines by July 11 with no homes or lives being lost.
Cedaredge celebrated its centennial in 2007.
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