Del Norte, Colorado

Del Norte, Colorado
Statutory Town[1]
Del Norte from the summit of Lookout Mountain with the Sangre de Cristo Range in the background.
Del Norte from the summit of Lookout Mountain with the Sangre de Cristo Range in the background.
Location of the Town of Del Norte in the Rio Grande County, Colorado.
Location of the Town of Del Norte in the Rio Grande County, Colorado.
Del Norte is located in the United States
Del Norte
Del Norte
Location of the Town of Del Norte in the United States.
Coordinates: 37°40′42″N 106°21′14″W / 37.678447°N 106.353931°W / 37.678447; -106.353931[2]
Country United States
State Colorado
Incorporated1895-11-15[3]
Government
 • TypeStatutory Town[1]
Area
[4]
 • Total
0.983 sq mi (2.547 km2)
 • Land0.983 sq mi (2.547 km2)
 • Water0.000 sq mi (0.000 km2)
Elevation
[5] (official)
7,884 ft (2,403 m)
Highest elevation
(At summit of Lookout Mountain)
8,475 ft (2,583 m)
Lowest elevation
(Rio Grande at east-end of town)
7,874 ft (2,400 m)
Population
 (2020)[4]
 • Total
1,458
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP code[6]
81132
Area code719
FIPS code08-19795
GNIS feature ID2412416[7]
Websitewww.delnortecolorado.com

Del Norte is a Statutory Town that is the county seat of Rio Grande County, Colorado, United States.[1] The town's name is most commonly pronounced /ˈdɛl nɔɹt/.[8] The town population was 1,458 at the 2020 United States Census.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d "Active Colorado Municipalities". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  2. ^ "2014 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Places". United States Census Bureau. July 1, 2014. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
  3. ^ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  6. ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 4, 2010. Retrieved September 6, 2007.
  7. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Del Norte, Colorado
  8. ^ "Colorado placenames". US Ends. Retrieved August 27, 2019.