Towaoc, Colorado

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Towaoc, Colorado
Census Designated Place
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The Ute Mountain Ute Tribal Office Complex in Towaoc.
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Location of the Towaoc CDP in Montezuma County, Colorado. Colorado
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Towaoc
Towaoc (Colorado)
Coordinates: 37°12′16″N108°43′46″W / 37.2044°N 108.7295°W / 37.2044; -108.7295 (Towaoc, Colorado) [1]
Country United States
State Colorado
County Montezuma County [2]
Government
 • Type unincorporated community
 • Body Montezuma County [2]
Area
[3]
 • Total
3.585 sq mi (9.284 km2)
 • Land3.585 sq mi (9.284 km2)
 • Water0.000 sq mi (0.000 km2)
Elevation
[1]
5,912 ft (1,802 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total
1,120
 • Density310/sq mi (120/km2)
Time zone UTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP Code [4]
81334
Area code 970
GNIS pop ID 179166
GNIS CDP ID 2409343
FIPS code 08-78280

Towaoc [6] is a census-designated place (CDP), a post office, and the capital of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe located on the Ute Mountain Reservation in Montezuma County, Colorado, United States. The Towaoc post office has the ZIP Code 81334 (post office boxes). [4] At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Towaoc CDP was 1,120. [3]

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History

The Towaoc, Colorado, post office opened on April 1, 1915. [7] The Ute Mountain Reservation was created on June 6, 1940. [8]

Old Towaoc, located at the base of Ute Mountain, is approximately 2 miles (3 km) west of US Highways 491-160, and includes various tribal and BIA governmental buildings and housing areas, including the tribal offices of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe.[ citation needed ] In recent years, a small complex has been developed directly on US Highway 491–160 at the junction of the road into the original town.

Geography

Towaoc is located east of Sleeping Ute Mountain, a sacred mountain of the Ute people, and northeast of the Four Corners Monument.

At the 2020 United States Census, the Towaoc CDP had an area of 2,294 acres (9.284 km2), all land. [3]

Education

Towaoc is served by Montezuma-Cortez School District RE-1.

Demographics

Towaoc CDP, Colorado
YearPop.±%
1990 700—    
2000 1,097+56.7%
2010 1,087−0.9%
2020 1,120+3.0%
Source: United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Towaoc CDP for the 1990 United States Census.

Languages (2000) [9] Percent
Spoke English at home47.18%
Spoke Colorado River Numic at home45.99%
Spoke Navajo at home5.31%
Spoke Spanish at home1.08%
Spoke Cheyenne at home0.43%

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References

  1. 1 2 "Towaoc, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved February 1, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs . Retrieved February 1, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Look Up a ZIP Code". United States Postal Service . Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  5. ↑ Eichler, Geo. R. (1977). Colorado Place Names. Boulder: Johnson Publishing Company. ISBN   978-0-933472-26-6.
  6. ↑ Pronounced /tɔɪɔːk/ ⓘ . [5]
  7. ↑ Bauer, William H.; Ozment, James L.; Willard, John H. (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989. Golden, Colorado: Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation. ISBN   0-918654-42-4.
  8. ↑ Ute Mountain Tribe (June 6, 1940). "Constitution and Bylaws of the Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah" . Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Data Center Results".
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