Ordway, Colorado

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Ordway, Colorado
Town
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Main Street in Ordway, June 2017
Crowley County Colorado Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Ordway Highlighted 0856145.svg
Location of Ordway in Crowley County, Colorado.
Coordinates: 38°13′11″N103°45′26″W / 38.21972°N 103.75722°W / 38.21972; -103.75722 Coordinates: 38°13′11″N103°45′26″W / 38.21972°N 103.75722°W / 38.21972; -103.75722
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Colorado.svg  State of Colorado
County [1] Crowley County Seat
Incorporated (town) September 4, 1900 [2]
Government
 • Type Statutory Town [1]
Area
[3]
 • Total0.77 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]
 • Total1,066
 • 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 www.townofordway.com

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

See also

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  2. ↑ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. 2004-12-01. Retrieved 2007-09-02.
  3. ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  4. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  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 2011-06-07.
  8. ↑ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 6 July 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. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.


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