Crowley, Colorado
Statutory Town[1]
Town of Crowley[1]
The Crowley County Heritage Center, formerly the Crowley School, is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.[2]
The Crowley County Heritage Center, formerly the Crowley School, is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.[2]
Location of the Town of Crowley in the Crowley County, Colorado.
Location of the Town of Crowley in the Crowley County, Colorado.
Crowley is located in the United States
Crowley
Crowley
Location of the Town of Crowley in the United States.
Coordinates: 38°11′37″N 103°51′35″W / 38.193506°N 103.859744°W / 38.193506; -103.859744[3]
Country United States
State Colorado
CountyCrowley County[1]
IncorporatedOctober 10, 1921[4]
Government
 • TypeStatutory Town[1]
Area
[5]
 • Total0.225 sq mi (0.584 km2)
 • Land0.225 sq mi (0.584 km2)
 • Water0.000 sq mi (0.000 km2)
Elevation
[6]
4,354 ft (1,327 m)
Population
 (2020)[5]
 • Total166
 • Density740/sq mi (280/km2)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP codes[7]
81033-81034
Area code719
FIPS code08-18750
GNIS feature ID0195382

The Town of Crowley is a Statutory Town in Crowley County, Colorado, United States.[1] The town population was 166 at the 2020 United States Census.[5]

Geography

A top-down, black-and-white photograph of Crowley.
Crowley as photographed by the Soil Conservation Service in 1936.

Crowley is located in southern Crowley County at 38°11′37″N 103°51′28″W / 38.19361°N 103.85778°W / 38.19361; -103.85778 (38.193614, -103.857802).[8] Colorado State Highway 96 leads east 6 miles (10 km) to Ordway, the county seat, and west 43 miles (69 km) to Pueblo. Highway 207 leads south 6 miles (10 km) to Manzanola and U.S. Route 50.

At the 2020 United States Census, the town had a total area of 144 acres (0.584 km2), all of it land.[5]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1920224—
193032344.2%
1940318−1.5%
195037919.2%
1960265−30.1%
1970216−18.5%
1980192−11.1%
199022517.2%
2000187−16.9%
2010176−5.9%
2020166−5.7%
U.S. Decennial Census

Notable people

Jonathan Almanzar (founder of Chick'nCone)[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Active Colorado Municipalities". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  2. ^ "Crowley County Heritage Center". Archived 2013-09-02 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2012-08-27.
  3. ^ "2014 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Places". United States Census Bureau. July 1, 2014. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
  4. ^ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
  5. ^ a b c d "Decennial Census P.L. 94-171 Redistricting Data". United States Census Bureau, United States Department of Commerce. August 12, 2021. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  6. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  7. ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 4, 2010. Retrieved September 6, 2007.
  8. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  9. ^ "Founders". Chick'nCone. Retrieved June 3, 2018.[permanent dead link]

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