Rico, Colorado | |
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 Rico Town Hall, listed on the National Register of Historic Places | |
| Motto: "A Slice of Paradise" | |
 Location of Rico in Dolores County, Colorado. | |
| Coordinates: 37°41′21″N 108°01′54″W / 37.68917°N 108.03167°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  State of Colorado |
| County[1] | Dolores County |
| Incorporated (town) | February 25, 1880[2] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Home rule municipality[1] |
| • Mayor | Nicole Pieterse[3] |
| • State Representative | Marc Catlin[4] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.68 sq mi (1.76 km2) |
| • Land | 0.68 sq mi (1.76 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 8,773 ft (2,674 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 288 |
| • Density | 420/sq mi (160/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code[8] | 81332 |
| Area code | 970 |
| FIPS code | 08-64090 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2412550[6] |
| Website | townofrico |
Rico is a town in Dolores County, Colorado, United States. It was settled in 1879 as a silver mining center in the Pioneer Mining District; today it functions as a historic and tourism site. The population was 288 at the 2020 census.[7] Its current form of government is that of a home rule municipality.
Rico is a name derived from Spanish meaning "rich".[9]
- ^ a b "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. Archived from the original on February 2, 2007. Retrieved September 1, 2007.
- ^ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
- ^ "Town Hall". Rico Colorado. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
- ^ "State Representative". State of Colorado. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rico, Colorado
- ^ a b United States Census Bureau. "Rico town, Colorado". Retrieved April 5, 2023.
- ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on December 14, 2006. Retrieved December 24, 2007.
- ^ 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. 43.