Dove Creek, Colorado

Dove Creek, Colorado
Nickname: 
Pinto Bean Capital of the World
Location of the Town of Dove Creek in Dolores County, Colorado.
Location of the Town of Dove Creek in Dolores County, Colorado.
Dove Creek is located in the United States
Dove Creek
Dove Creek
Location of the Town of Dove Creek in the United States.
Coordinates: 37°46′01″N 108°54′26″W / 37.76694°N 108.90722°W / 37.76694; -108.90722[2]
Country United States
State Colorado
CountyDolores County seat[1]
IncorporatedJune 15, 1939[3]
Government
 • TypeStatutory Town[1]
 • State RepresentativeMarc Catlin[4]
Area
 • Total0.573 sq mi (1.483 km2)
 • Land0.573 sq mi (1.483 km2)
 • Water0.000 sq mi (0.000 km2)
Elevation6,841 ft (2,085 m)
Population
 • Total635
 • Density1,109/sq mi (428/km2)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP code[6]
81324
Area code970
FIPS code08-21265
GNIS feature ID2412446[2]
Websitetownofdovecreek.colorado.gov

Dove Creek is a statutory town that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Dolores County, Colorado, United States.[1][7] The town population was 635 at the 2020 United States Census.[5] The community takes its name from the nearby Dove Creek.[8] Dove Creek is the self-proclaimed Pinto Bean Capital of the World.

Dolores County High School
  1. ^ a b c d "Active Colorado Municipalities". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dove Creek, Colorado
  3. ^ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
  4. ^ "State Representative". State of Colorado. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  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 September 8, 2007.
  7. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  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. 18.