Pritchett, Colorado

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Pritchett, Colorado
Town
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Looking north along Randolph Street (2019)
Baca County Colorado Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Pritchett Highlighted 0861315.svg
Location of Pritchett in Baca County, Colorado
Coordinates: 37°22′12″N102°51′32″W / 37.37000°N 102.85889°W / 37.37000; -102.85889 [1]
Country United States
State Colorado
County [2] Baca
Incorporated 1923 [3]
Government
 • Type Statutory Town [2]
Area
[4]
 • Total0.23 sq mi (0.60 km2)
 • Land0.23 sq mi (0.60 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[1]
4,826 ft (1,471 m)
Population
 (2020) [5]
 • Total112
 • Density490/sq mi (190/km2)
Time zone UTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−6 (MDT)
ZIP Code
81064 [6]
Area code 719
FIPS code 08-61315
GNIS ID 2412509 [1]
Website Town of Pritchett

Pritchett is a Statutory Town in Baca County, Colorado, United States. The population was 112 at the 2020 census. [5]

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History

A post office called Pritchett has been in operation since 1927. [7] The community was named after Henry S. Pritchett, a railroad official. [8]

Geography

Pritchett is located in western Baca County. U.S. Route 160 passes through the town, leading east 16 miles (26 km) to Springfield, the county seat, and west 106 miles (171 km) to Trinidad.

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.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1930 451—
1940 4959.8%
1950 286−42.2%
1960 247−13.6%
1970 170−31.2%
1980 1837.6%
1990 153−16.4%
2000 137−10.5%
2010 1402.2%
2020 112−20.0%
U.S. Decennial Census

The film The Hi-Lo Country , a 1998 drama/western film directed by Stephen Frears, starring Billy Crudup, Woody Harrelson, Cole Hauser, Sam Elliott, Patricia Arquette, Penélope Cruz and Enrique Castillo, was filmed in part in the town of Pritchett.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pritchett, Colorado
  2. 1 2 "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. Archived from the original on December 12, 2009. Retrieved September 1, 2007.
  3. ↑ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
  4. ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  5. 1 2 United States Census Bureau. "Pritchett town; Colorado" . Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  6. ↑ "ZIP Code Lookup" (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service . Retrieved December 16, 2007.
  7. ↑ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  8. ↑ 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. 42.
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