Cripple Creek, Colorado

Coordinates: 38°44′46″N 105°11′03″W / 38.746149°N 105.184042°W / 38.746149; -105.184042
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Cripple Creek, Colorado
City of Cripple Creek[1]
Entering Cripple Creek.
Entering Cripple Creek.
Motto(s): 
"Real Fun, Real Colorado."
Location of the City of Cripple Creek in Teller County, Colorado.
Location of the City of Cripple Creek in Teller County, Colorado.
Cripple Creek is located in the United States
Cripple Creek
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 / 38.746149; -105.184042[3]
Country United States
State Colorado
CountyTeller County seat[2]
IncorporatedJune 9, 1892[4]
Government
 • TypeStatutory City[1]
 • MayorBruce Brown[5]
Area
 • Total1.522 sq mi (3.941 km2)
 • Land1.522 sq mi (3.941 km2)
 • Water0.000 sq mi (0.000 km2)
Elevation
9,494 ft (2,894 m)
Population
 • Total1,155
 • Density759/sq mi (293/km2)
 • Metro
755,105 (79th)
 • Front Range
5,055,344
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP Code[7]
80813
Area code719
FIPS code08-18530
GNIS feature ID0204769
Websitecityofcripplecreek.com

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.

References[change | change source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Active Colorado Municipalities". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  2. "Colorado Counties". State of Colorado, Colorado Department of Local Affairs, Division of Local Government. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
  3. "2014 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Places". United States Census Bureau. July 1, 2014. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
  4. "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
  5. "Mayor and City Council". City of Cripple Creek. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved December 24, 2008.
  6. 6.0 6.1 "Decennial Census P.L. 94-171 Redistricting Data". United States Census Bureau, United States Department of Commerce. August 12, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  7. "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 4, 2010. Retrieved March 11, 2010.