Walsenburg, Colorado
La Plaza de los Leones (Plaza of the Leons) | |
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 Walsenburg with the Spanish Peaks in the background. | |
| Motto: "A great place to be! Welcome!" | |
 Location of the City of Walsenburg in Huerfano County, Colorado. | |
  Walsenburg Location of the City of Walsenburg in the United States. | |
| Coordinates: 37°37′36″N 104°46′44″W / 37.62667°N 104.77889°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Colorado |
| County | Huerfano County[2] |
| City | Walsenburg[1] |
| Incorporated | June 16, 1873[3] |
| Named for | Fred Walsen |
| Government | |
| • Type | Statutory City[1] |
| • Mayor | Gary M. Vezzani[4] |
| • City administrator | Roger Tinklenberg[4] |
| • City clerk | Stephanie Barr[4] |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.99 sq mi (7.74 km2) |
| • Land | 2.99 sq mi (7.74 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 6,300 ft (1,900 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 3,049 |
| • Density | 1,000/sq mi (390/km2) |
| Demonym | Walsenburger |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code[8] | 81089 |
| Area code | 719 |
| FIPS code | 08-82350 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2412176[6] |
| Website | www |
Walsenburg is the statutory city that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Huerfano County, Colorado, United States.[9][10] The city population was 3,049 at the 2020 census,[11] down from 3,068 in 2010.
- ^ a b c "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Colorado Department of Local Affairs, Division of Local Government. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
- ^ "Colorado Counties". State of Colorado, Colorado Department of Local Affairs, Division of Local Government. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
- ^ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
- ^ a b c "Walsenburg municipal code". Municode. 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Walsenburg, Colorado
- ^ United States Census Bureau. "Walsenburg city; Colorado". Retrieved April 23, 2023.
- ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 22, 2010. Retrieved January 8, 2008.
- ^ "Colorado County Seats". State of Colorado, Department of Public Health and Environment. Retrieved December 31, 2007.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Decennial Census P.L. 94-171 Redistricting Data". United States Census Bureau, United States Department of Commerce. August 12, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2022.