Pueblo, Colorado | |
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| Nickname(s): Home of Heroes, Steel City | |
| Motto: "A City Of Excellence"[3] | |
 Location of the City of Pueblo in Pueblo County, Colorado | |
  Pueblo Location of Pueblo in the United States  Pueblo Pueblo (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 38°16′1″N 104°37′13″W / 38.26694°N 104.62028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Pueblo[2] |
| City | Pueblo[1] |
| Incorporated | November 15, 1885[4] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Home rule municipality[1] |
| • Body | Pueblo City Council |
| • Mayor | Heather Graham[5] |
| Area | |
• Total | 56.083 sq mi (145.254 km2) |
| • Land | 55.382 sq mi (143.439 km2) |
| • Water | 0.701 sq mi (1.815 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,692 ft (1,430 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 111,876 |
| • Rank | 9th in Colorado 273rd in the United States |
| • Density | 2,000/sq mi (770/km2) |
| • Metro | 168,162 (257th) |
| • CSA | 217,690 (186th) |
| • Front Range | 5,055,344 |
| Demonym | Puebloan |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 81001-81012 |
| Area code | 719 |
| FIPS code | 08-62000 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0204798 |
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| Website | pueblo.us |
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Pueblo (/ˈpwɛbloʊ/ PWEB-loh)[9] is a home rule municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Pueblo County, Colorado, United States.[1] The city population was 111,876 at the 2020 United States Census, making Pueblo the ninth most populous city in Colorado. Pueblo is the principal city of the Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and a major city of the Front Range Urban Corridor.
Pueblo is situated at the confluence of the Arkansas River and Fountain Creek, 112 miles (180 km) south of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver. The area is considered semi-arid desert land, with approximately 12 inches (304.80 mm) of precipitation annually. With its location in the "Banana Belt", Pueblo tends to get less snow than the other major cities in Colorado.
Pueblo is one of the largest steel-producing cities in the United States,[10] for which reason Pueblo is referred to as the "Steel City". The Historic Arkansas River Project (HARP) is a riverwalk in the Union Avenue Historic Commercial District, and shows the history of the devastating Pueblo Flood of 1921.
- ^ a b c d "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Colorado Department of Local Affairs, Division of Local Government. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- ^ "Colorado Counties". State of Colorado, Colorado Department of Local Affairs, Division of Local Government. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- ^ "Official Website of Pueblo Colorado". Official Website of Pueblo Colorado. Retrieved September 22, 2012.
- ^ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
- ^ Evans, Ty (February 1, 2024). "Heather Graham sworn in as the new Mayor of Pueblo". KRDO. Colorado Springs, Colorado. Archived from the original on February 1, 2024. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
- ^ a b "Decennial Census P.L. 94-171 Redistricting Data". United States Census Bureau, United States Department of Commerce. August 12, 2021. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Vail Hotel, Pueblo, Colorado". waymarking.com. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
- ^ Pueblo County Sheriff's Union files unfair labor practice claim against sheriff. KOAA5. May 1, 2024. Event occurs at 00:00. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Pueblo, Colorado: Official Community Website". Pueblo.org. April 1, 2012. Retrieved April 26, 2012.