Orchard, Colorado
Census-designated place in the United States in Morgan County · Not an incorporated municipality
About Orchard
Orchard is an unincorporated town, a post office, and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Morgan County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Fort Morgan, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. The Orchard post office has the ZIP Code 80649. As of the 2020 census, the population of the Orchard CDP was 76.
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How Orchard is governed
Orchard 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 Morgan County and its elected officials. The chart below is a generic template; readers can correct it if Orchard does have local officials.
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Residents of Orchard
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
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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 90 in 2010 to 76 in 2020 (−15.6%).
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| Year | Population |
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| 2020 | 76 |
| 2010 | 90 |
History
The Orchard post office has been in operation since 1882. The community was named for a grove of cottonwood trees near the original town site.
Orchard is the town that was used to film James Michener's miniseries Centennial. Most if not all of the remnants of the production sets are now gone.
On August 2nd 2024 Orchard was renamed Centennial for one day in honor of the filming.
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