Ignacio, Colorado

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Town of Ignacio, Colorado
Ute language: Piinuu
Statutory Town
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Looking north along Goddard Avenue in Ignacio
La Plata County Colorado Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Ignacio Highlighted 0838535.svg
Location of Ignacio in La Plata County, Colorado.
Coordinates: 37°07′05″N107°38′15″W / 37.11806°N 107.63750°W / 37.11806; -107.63750
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Colorado.svg  Colorado
County [1] La Plata
Tribe Southern Ute Indian Tribe
Incorporated (town) July 7, 1913 [2]
Government
 • Type Statutory Town [1]
Area
[3]
 • Total0.43 sq mi (1.12 km2)
 • Land0.43 sq mi (1.12 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[4]
6,523 ft (1,988 m)
Population
 (2020) [5]
 • Total852
 • Density2,000/sq mi (760/km2)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code [6]
81137
Area code 970
FIPS code 08-38535
GNIS feature ID2412787 [4]
Website Town of Ignacio

The Town of Ignacio (Ute language: Piinuu) is a Statutory Town in La Plata County, Colorado, United States. The population was 852 at the 2020 United States Census. [5] It is the headquarters of the Southern Ute Indian Reservation.

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.273 square miles (0.71 km2), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1920 290—
1930 46460.0%
1940 55519.6%
1950 526−5.2%
1960 60915.8%
1970 6130.7%
1980 6678.8%
1990 7207.9%
2000 669−7.1%
2010 6974.2%
2020 85222.2%
U.S. Decennial Census [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. Archived from the original on December 12, 2009. Retrieved September 1, 2007.
  2. ↑ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
  3. ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  4. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ignacio, Colorado
  5. 1 2 United States Census Bureau. "Ignacio town; Colorado" . Retrieved April 22, 2023.
  6. ↑ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 4, 2010. Retrieved October 13, 2007.
  7. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
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