Silt, Colorado

Silt, Colorado
Silt Town Hall.
Silt Town Hall.
Location of Silt in Garfield County, Colorado.
Location of Silt in Garfield County, Colorado.
Coordinates: 39°32′47″N 107°39′07″W / 39.54639°N 107.65194°W / 39.54639; -107.65194
Country United States
State Colorado
County[1]Garfield County
IncorporatedMay 1915[2]
Government
 • TypeStatutory Town[1]
Area
 • Total1.73 sq mi (4.47 km2)
 • Land1.66 sq mi (4.29 km2)
 • Water0.07 sq mi (0.18 km2)
Elevation5,456 ft (1,663 m)
Population
 • Total3,536
 • Density2,000/sq mi (790/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code[6]
81652
Area code970
FIPS code08-70195
GNIS feature ID2413284[4]
Websitewww.townofsilt.org

Silt is a statutory town in Garfield County, Colorado, United States. The population was 3,536 at the 2020 census,[7] up from 2,930 at the 2010 census. The town is part of the Glenwood Springs Micropolitan Area.

  1. ^ a b "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. Archived from the original on December 12, 2009. Retrieved September 1, 2007.
  2. ^ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
  3. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  4. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Silt, Colorado
  5. ^ United States Census Bureau. "Silt town; Colorado". Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  6. ^ "ZIP Code Lookup" (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service. Retrieved January 2, 2008.
  7. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved November 20, 2022.