Ordway, Colorado

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Ordway, Colorado
Town
Ordway, Colorado.JPG
Main Street in Ordway (2017)
Crowley County Colorado Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Ordway Highlighted 0856145.svg
Location within Crowley County and Colorado
Coordinates: 38°13′11″N103°45′26″W / 38.21972°N 103.75722°W / 38.21972; -103.75722
Country United States
State Colorado
County Crowley [1]
Incorporated September 4, 1900 [2]
Area
[3]
 • Total
0.77 sq mi (2.00 km2)
 • Land0.77 sq mi (2.00 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[4]
4,311 ft (1,314 m)
Population
 (2020) [5]
 • Total
1,066
 • Density1,400/sq mi (530/km2)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code [6]
81063
Area code 719
FIPS code 08-56145
GNIS feature ID 0203804
Website townofordway.colorado.gov

Ordway is a Statutory Town in and the county seat of Crowley County, Colorado, United States, that is also the most populous community in the county. [7] The population was 1,066 at the 2020 census. [5]

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History

A post office called Ordway has been in operation since 1890. [8] The community was named after George N. Ordway, a Denver politician. [9]

Geography

Ordway is located in south-central Crowley County at 38°13′11″N103°45′26″W / 38.21972°N 103.75722°W / 38.21972; -103.75722 (38.219633, -103.757264). [10] State Highway 96 runs along the southern edge of the town, leading west 49 miles (79 km) to Pueblo and east 60 miles (97 km) to Eads. Highway 71 runs along the eastern edge of the town and leads south 11 miles (18 km) to U.S. Route 50 near Rocky Ford and north 75 miles (121 km) to Interstate 70 at Limon.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Ordway has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1900 138—
1910 705410.9%
1920 1,18668.2%
1930 1,139−4.0%
1940 1,1501.0%
1950 1,29012.2%
1960 1,254−2.8%
1970 1,017−18.9%
1980 1,13511.6%
1990 1,025−9.7%
2000 1,24821.8%
2010 1,080−13.5%
2020 1,066−1.3%
U.S. Decennial Census

Notable people

See also

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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. 1 2 United States Census Bureau. "Ordway town; Colorado" . Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  6. ↑ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 4, 2010. Retrieved November 28, 2007.
  7. ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  9. ↑ 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. 38.
  10. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
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