Cripple Creek, Colorado

Cripple Creek, Colorado
Statutory City[1]
Entering Cripple Creek.
Entering Cripple Creek.
Motto(s): 
"Real Fun, Real Colorado."
Location of the City of Cripple Creek in Teller County, Colorado
Location of the City of Cripple Creek in Teller County, Colorado
Cripple Creek is located in the United States
Cripple Creek
Cripple Creek
Location of the City of Cripple Creek in the United States
Coordinates: 38°44′54″N 105°10′32″W / 38.74833°N 105.17556°W / 38.74833; -105.17556[3]
Country United States
State Colorado
CountyTeller County seat[2]
IncorporatedJune 9, 1892[4]
Government
 • TypeStatutory City[1]
Area
[5]
3.941 km2 (1.522 sq mi)
 • Land3.941 km2 (1.522 sq mi)
 • Water0.000 km2 (0.000 sq mi)
Elevation
[3]
2,882 m (9,456 ft)
Population
 (2020)[5]
1,155
 • Density290/km2 (760/sq mi)
 • Metro
755,105 (79th)
 • Front Range
5,055,344
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP Code[6]
80813
Area code719
FIPS code08-18530
GNIS feature ID204769[3]
Websitecityofcripplecreek.com

Cripple Creek is a statutory city that is the county seat of Teller County, Colorado, United States.[1] The city population was 1,155 at the 2020 United States Census.[5] Cripple Creek is a former gold mining camp located 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Colorado Springs near the base of Pikes Peak. The Cripple Creek Historic District, which received National Historic Landmark status in 1961, includes part or all of the city and the surrounding area. The city is now a part of the Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor.

  1. ^ a b c "Active Colorado Municipalities". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  2. ^ "Colorado Counties". State of Colorado, Colorado Department of Local Affairs, Division of Local Government. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cripple Creek, Colorado
  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 "Decennial Census P.L. 94-171 Redistricting Data". United States Census Bureau, United States Department of Commerce. August 12, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  6. ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 4, 2010. Retrieved March 11, 2010.