Goldfield, Colorado

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Goldfield, Colorado
Census-designated place
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Goldfield City Hall and Fire Department.
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Location of the Goldfield CDP in Teller County, Colorado
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Goldfield
Location of the Goldfield CDP in the United States
Coordinates: 39°02′04″N104°17′58″W / 39.03444°N 104.29944°W / 39.03444; -104.29944 (Goldfield CDP, Colorado) [1]
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Colorado.svg Colorado
County Teller County
Founded1895
Government
[1]
 • Type unincorporated community
Area
[2]
 • Total
0.141 sq mi (0.365 km2)
 • Land0.141 sq mi (0.365 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0.000 km2)
Elevation
[1]
9,932 ft (3,027 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total
63
 • Density450/sq mi (170/km2)
Time zone UTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code [4]
Cripple Creek 80813
Area code 719
GNIS feature ID 2583241 [1]

Goldfield is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Teller County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Goldfield CDP was 63 at the United States Census 2020. [3] The Cripple Creek post office (Zip Code 80813) serves the area. [4]

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History

The Goldfield post office operated from May 5, 1895, until June 3, 1932. [5] The community was named for a gold mine near the original town site. [6]

Geography

The Goldfield CDP has an area of 90 acres (0.365 km2), all land. [2]

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Goldfield CDP for the United States Census 2010.

Goldfield CDP, Colorado
YearPop.±%
2010 49—    
2020 63+28.6%
Source: United States Census Bureau

Education

It is in the Cripple Creek-Victor School District RE-1. [7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Goldfield, Colorado
  2. 1 2 "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  3. 1 2 United States Census Bureau. "Goldfield CDP, Colorado" . Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Zip Code 80813 Map and Profile". zipdatamaps.com. 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  5. ↑ Bauer, William H.; Ozment, James L.; Willard, John H. (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989. Golden, Colorado: Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation. ISBN   0-918654-42-4.
  6. ↑ Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 24.
  7. ↑ Geography Division (December 17, 2020). 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Teller County, CO (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved August 4, 2025. - Text list
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