Cripple Creek, Colorado
city in and county seat of Teller County, Colorado, United States
Cripple Creek is a city and county seat of Teller County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 1,155 at the 2020 United States Census.
Cripple Creek, Colorado | |
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 Entering Cripple Creek. | |
| Motto(s): "Real Fun, Real Colorado." | |
 Location of the City of Cripple Creek in Teller County, Colorado. | |
  Cripple Creek Location of the City of Cripple Creek in the United States. | |
| Coordinates: 38°44′46″N 105°11′03″W / 38.746149°N 105.184042°W[3] | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Colorado |
| County | Teller County seat[2] |
| Incorporated | June 9, 1892[4] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Statutory City[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.522 sq mi (3.941 km2) |
| • Land | 1.522 sq mi (3.941 km2) |
| • Water | 0.000 sq mi (0.000 km2) |
| Elevation | 9,494 ft (2,894 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,155 |
| • Density | 759/sq mi (293/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| ZIP Code[6] | 80813 |
| Area code | 719 |
| FIPS code | 08-18530 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0204769 |
| Website | cityofcripplecreek |
The town of Cripple Creek formed in the 1890s during a gold rush. By the mid-20th century, most of the mines closed and it became nearly a ghost town. Today, most money in the city comes from casinos.
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Active Colorado Municipalities". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
- ↑ "Colorado Counties". State of Colorado, Colorado Department of Local Affairs, Division of Local Government. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
- ↑ "2014 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Places". United States Census Bureau. July 1, 2014. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
- ↑ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Decennial Census P.L. 94-171 Redistricting Data". United States Census Bureau, United States Department of Commerce. August 12, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
- ↑ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 4, 2010. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
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