Lake City, Colorado | |
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 Baptist Church in Lake City, Colorado. | |
 Location in Hinsdale County and the state of Colorado | |
| Coordinates: 38°01′48″N 107°18′38″W / 38.03000°N 107.31056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Hinsdale County Seat[1] |
| Incorporated (town) | September 19, 1884[2] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Statutory Town[1] |
| • Mayor | Dave Roberts[3] |
| • State Representative | Marc Catlin[citation needed] |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.84 sq mi (2.17 km2) |
| • Land | 0.83 sq mi (2.14 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 8,672 ft (2,643 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 432 |
| • Density | 510/sq mi (200/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code[7] | 81235 |
| Area code | 970 |
| FIPS code | 08-42330 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2412863[5] |
| Website | www |
Lake City is a statutory town that is the county seat, the most populous community, and the only incorporated municipality in Hinsdale County, Colorado, United States.[1][8] The population was 432 at the 2020 census.[6] It is located in the San Juan Mountains in a valley formed by the convergence of Henson Creek and the headwaters of the Lake Fork of the Gunnison River about seven miles (11 km) east of Uncompahgre Peak, a Colorado fourteener. Lake City is named after nearby Lake San Cristobal.[9] This area lies at the southern end of the Colorado Mineral Belt and when rich mineral deposits were discovered the native population was pushed from their tribal lands and the town of Lake City was incorporated in 1873.
- ^ a b c "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. Archived from the original on December 12, 2009. Retrieved September 1, 2007.
- ^ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
- ^ "Board of Trustees". Town of Lake City. Archived from the original on October 16, 2007. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake City, Colorado
- ^ a b United States Census Bureau. "Lake City town, Colorado". Retrieved April 5, 2023.
- ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 4, 2010. Retrieved October 26, 2007.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Bright, William (2004). Colorado Place Names (3 ed.). Big Earth Publishing. p. 100. ISBN 1-55566-333-8.