Cimarron Hills, Colorado

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Cimarron Hills, Colorado
Census-designated place
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Looking west along East Platte Avenue in Cimarron Hills.
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Location of the Cimarron Hills CDP in El Paso County, Colorado.
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Cimarron Hills
Location of the Cimarron Hills CDP, Colorado.
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Cimarron Hills
Cimarron Hills (Colorado)
Coordinates: 38°51′31″N104°41′56″W / 38.8586°N 104.6989°W / 38.8586; -104.6989 (Cimarron Hills, Colorado) [1]
Country United States
State Colorado
County El Paso [2]
Government
 • Type unincorporated community
 • Body El Paso County [2]
Area
[3]
 • Total
5.942 sq mi (15.391 km2)
 • Land5.939 sq mi (15.382 km2)
 • Water0.0035 sq mi (0.009 km2)
Elevation
[1]
6,447 ft (1,965 m)
Population
 (2020) [4]
 • Total
19,311
 • Density3,251.5/sq mi (1,255.4/km2)
Time zone UTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP code [5]
Colorado Springs 80914, 80915, and 80922
Area code 719
GNIS place ID 1867079
GNIS CDP ID 2407622
FIPS code 08-14587

Cimarron Hills is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by El Paso County, Colorado, United States. Cimarron Hills is an enclave of the City of Colorado Springs. The CDP is a part of the Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Cimarron Hills CDP was 19,311 at the United States Census 2020. [4]

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Geography

The Cimarron Hills CDP has an area of 3,803 acres (15.391 km2), including 2.2 acres (0.009 km2) of water. [3]

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Cimarron Hills CDP for the 1980 United States census.

Cimarron Hills CDP, Colorado
YearPop.±%
1980 6,597—    
1990 11,160+69.2%
2000 15,194+36.1%
2010 16,161+6.4%
2020 19,311+19.5%
Source: United States Census Bureau

Transportation

Highway: Cimarron Hills is 1.5 miles north of U.S. Highway 24. It is also 9 miles from Interstate 25.

Air: The community is three miles north of the Colorado Springs Airport.

Rail: (Historical information) In 1888, the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad began construction of a main line between Limon and Colorado Springs, passing through Cimarron Hills. The Rocky Mountain Rocket provided passenger service from 1939 to 1966. In later years, the Cadillac and Lake City Railroad provided service between Cimarron Hills and Limon. Although the tracks were removed in the 1980s, the railroad grade can still be seen as a prominent U-shape in aerial images of Cimarron Hills.

Education

The CDP is divided between School District 49 to the north (with most of the CDP) and the Colorado Springs School District 11 to the south. [6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Cimarron Hills, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs . Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  4. 1 2 United States Census Bureau. "Cimarron Hills CDP, Colorado" . Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  5. ↑ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service . Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  6. ↑ Geography Division (December 17, 2020). 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: El Paso County, CO (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved 2025-08-04. - Text list
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