Colorado City, Colorado
Census-designated place in the United States in Pueblo County · Not an incorporated municipality
About Colorado City
Colorado City is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) in 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). At the United States Census 2020, the CDP population was 2,237. The Colorado City Metropolitan District provides services.
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How Colorado City is governed
Colorado City appears to be an unincorporated community or a census-designated place, so it may have no city government of its own — services usually come from Pueblo County and its elected officials. The chart below is a generic template; readers can correct it if Colorado City does have local officials.
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Residents of Colorado City
Registered voters elect the officials below.
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Mayor
Executive
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The city's chief elected official. Presides over the executive branch, proposes the budget and represents the city.
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City Manager / Administrator
Executive
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The professional administrator who runs day-to-day operations (in some cities appointed by the council instead of the mayor).
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Police Chief
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Leads the police department.
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Fire Chief
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Leads the fire and emergency services department.
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Public Works Director
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Streets, water, sewer, and city buildings.
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Finance Director
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The budget, taxes, and city accounts.
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Planning & Zoning Director
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Land use, zoning, building permits.
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Parks & Recreation Director
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Parks, programs, and public facilities.
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City Council
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The elected body that passes ordinances, sets the tax rate and approves the budget.
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City Clerk
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Keeps the official records, runs meeting agendas and, often, local elections.
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City Attorney
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The city's lawyer; advises officials and prosecutes ordinance violations.
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Boards & Commissions
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Citizen advisory bodies, such as planning, zoning appeals and library boards.
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Municipal Court
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Hears traffic, ordinance and other minor cases.
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Municipal Judge
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Presides over the municipal court.
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Population over time
From 2,193 in 2010 to 2,237 in 2020 (+2.0%).
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| Year | Population |
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| 2020 | 2,237 |
| 2010 | 2,193 |
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."
The Greenhorn, Colorado Territory, post office operated from December 10, 1866, until December 15, 1911. The Colorado City, Colorado, post office opened on September 1, 1964.
Old Colorado City in Colorado Springs used to be Colorado City but was later renamed.
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