Olney Springs, Colorado

Olney Springs, Colorado
Town
Olney Springs' town hall and welcome sign.
Location of Olney Springs in Crowley County, Colorado.
Coordinates: 38°9′57″N103°56′45″W / 38.16583°N 103.94583°W / 38.16583; -103.94583
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County [1]	Crowley
Incorporated (town)	May 27, 1912 [2]
Government
• Type	Statutory Town [1]
Area [3]
• Total	0.24 sq mi (0.62 km2)
• Land	0.24 sq mi (0.62 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [4]	4,383 ft (1,336 m)
Population  (2020) [5]
• Total	315
• Density	1,300/sq mi (510/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code [6]	81062
Area code	719
FIPS code	08-55705
GNIS feature ID	0195368
Website	townofolneysprings.colorado.gov

Olney Springs is a Statutory Town in Crowley County, Colorado, United States. The population was 315 at the 2020 census. ^[5]

Description

A post office called Olney Springs has been in operation since 1909. ^[7] The town was named after one Mr. Olney, a railroad official. ^[8]

Geography

Olney Springs photographed from above in 1937 by the Soil Conservation Service.

Olney Springs is located in southwestern Crowley County at 38°9′57″N103°56′45″W / 38.16583°N 103.94583°W / 38.16583; -103.94583 (38.165844, -103.945723). ^[9] Colorado State Highway 96 leads east 11 miles (18 km) to Ordway, the county seat, and west 38 miles (61 km) to Pueblo.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.52 km²), all of it land.

Slightly west of the town is the Crowley County Correctional Facility, owned by the Corrections Corporation of America. It has 1,794 prisoners from various states. Built as a speculative venture in 1998, it had a massive riot in 1999 when operated by the now-defunct Community Services Corporation. The builder, Dominion Ventures, took over its management, and in January 2003 ownership and operation transferred to CCA. Another devastating riot took place on July 20, 2004, once again requiring massive intervention by local and state law enforcement and correctional personnel. ^[10]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1920	240		—
1930	228		−5.0%
1940	260		14.0%
1950	279		7.3%
1960	263		−5.7%
1970	264		0.4%
1980	253		−4.2%
1990	340		34.4%
2000	389		14.4%
2010	345		−11.3%
2020	315		−8.7%
U.S. Decennial Census

See also

• Colorado portal

• List of municipalities in Colorado

References

1. "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. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
5. United States Census Bureau. "Olney Springs town; Colorado" . Retrieved April 25, 2023.
6. "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on January 1, 2008. Retrieved November 27, 2007.
7. "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
8. Dawson, John Frank (1954). 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. 38.
9. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
10. "AFTER ACTION REPORT - Inmate Riot: Crowley County Correctional Facility - July 20, 2004" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 1, 2006.

External links

• Official website
• CDOT map of the Town of Olney Springs
• United States Census Bureau profile page for Olney Springs