Ignacio, Colorado

Ignacio, Colorado
Piinuu
Ignacio, Colorado Piinuu
Statutory Town
	Looking north along Goddard Avenue in Ignacio
	Location of Ignacio in La Plata County, Colorado.
	Ignacio Location of the Town of Ignacio, Colorado. Ignacio Ignacio (Colorado)
	Coordinates: 37°06′54″N107°37′59″W / 37.1150°N 107.6331°W
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	La Plata County
Tribe	Southern Ute Indian Tribe
Incorporated (town)	July 7, 1913
Government
• Type	Statutory Town
Area
• Total	0.43 sq mi (1.12 km2)
• Land	0.43 sq mi (1.12 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	6,454 ft (1,967 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	852
• Density	2,000/sq mi (760/km2)
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP code	81137
Area code	970
GNIS pop ID	184487
GNIS town ID	2412787
FIPS code	08-38535
Website	Town of Ignacio

Last updated August 04, 2025

The Town of Ignacio (Ute dialect: Piinuu) is a Statutory Town in La Plata County, Colorado, United States. The population was 852 at the 2020 United States census.^[6] Ignacio is the headquarters of the Southern Ute Indian Reservation.

History

On February 2, 1848, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ceded northern Mexico (including all of the future State of Colorado) to the United States.^[8]
On December 30, 1849, Chiefs of Ute signed the Peace Treaty of Abiquiú with the United States.^[9]
The Territory of Colorado was organized on February 28, 1861.
The Consolidated Ute Reservation was created on March 2, 1868.^[10]
On September 13, 1873, the Brunot Treaty removed the San Juan Mountains from the Consolidated Ute Reservation.^[11]
La Plata County was created on February 10, 1874.^[3]
The Territory of Colorado became a state on August 1, 1876.
On November 9, 1878, the Consolidated Ute Reservation was replaced by the much smaller Southern Ute Indian Reservation.^[12]
The Ignacio, Colorado, post office opened on Jan 31, 1882^[13]
The Town of Ignacio was incorporated on July 7, 1913.^[1]

Geography

At the 2020 United States census, the town had a total area of 0.273 square miles (0.71 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1920	290	—
1930	464	60.0%
1940	555	19.6%
1950	526	−5.2%
1960	609	15.8%
1970	613	0.7%
1980	667	8.8%
1990	720	7.9%
2000	669	−7.1%
2010	697	4.2%
2020	852	22.2%
U.S. Decennial Census^[14]

References

1 2 3 "Active Colorado Municipalities". Colorado Department of Local Affairs . Retrieved February 1, 2025.
1 2 "Ignacio, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved February 1, 2025.
1 2 "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs . Retrieved February 1, 2025.
↑ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Archived from the original on August 23, 2003. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
1 2 United States Census Bureau. "Ignacio town; Colorado" . Retrieved April 22, 2023.
↑ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service . Retrieved February 1, 2025.
↑ 9 Stat. 922
↑ The United States of America and the Capote and Mouache Utes (December 30, 1849). "Treaty with the Utah" . Retrieved March 16, 2022.
↑ The United States of America and the Ute Nation (March 2, 1868). "Treaty between the United States of America and the Tabeguache, Muache, Capote, Weeminuche, Tampa, Grand River, and Uintah Bands of Ute Indians" (PDF). Fortieth United States Congress. p. 619. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
↑ Forty-third United States Congress (April 29, 1874). "An act to ratify an agreement with certain Ute Indians in Colorado, and to make an appropriation for carrying out the same" (PDF). p. 36. Retrieved March 16, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
↑ United States of America and the Capote, Mouache, and Weeminuche Utes (November 9, 1878). "Agreement with the Capote, Muache, and Weeminuche Utes" (PDF). Pagosa Springs, Colorado. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
↑ 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.
↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.

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[COMun-1] 1 2 3 "Active Colorado Municipalities". Colorado Department of Local Affairs . Retrieved February 1, 2025.

[GNIS-2] 1 2 "Ignacio, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved February 1, 2025.

[COcounty-3] 1 2 "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs . Retrieved February 1, 2025.

[MuniIncCO-4] "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Archived from the original on August 23, 2003. Retrieved September 2, 2007.

[CenPopGazetteer2019-5] "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.

[Census_2020-6] 1 2 United States Census Bureau. "Ignacio town; Colorado" . Retrieved April 22, 2023.

[ZIPcode-7] "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service . Retrieved February 1, 2025.

[Guadalupe-8] 9 Stat. 922

[Abiquiú-9] The United States of America and the Capote and Mouache Utes (December 30, 1849). "Treaty with the Utah" . Retrieved March 16, 2022.

[Ute_Treaty_of_1868-10] The United States of America and the Ute Nation (March 2, 1868). "Treaty between the United States of America and the Tabeguache, Muache, Capote, Weeminuche, Tampa, Grand River, and Uintah Bands of Ute Indians" (PDF). Fortieth United States Congress. p. 619. Retrieved March 16, 2022.

[Brunot_Treaty-11] Forty-third United States Congress (April 29, 1874). "An act to ratify an agreement with certain Ute Indians in Colorado, and to make an appropriation for carrying out the same" (PDF). p. 36. Retrieved March 16, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[Southern_Ute-12] United States of America and the Capote, Mouache, and Weeminuche Utes (November 9, 1878). "Agreement with the Capote, Muache, and Weeminuche Utes" (PDF). Pagosa Springs, Colorado. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[CPO-13] 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.

[DecennialCensus-14] "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.

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