Goldfield, Colorado
Census Designated Place in Colorado, United States
![Flag of Goldfield, Colorado](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Flag_of_Goldfield%2C_Colorado.svg/100px-Flag_of_Goldfield%2C_Colorado.svg.png)
Flag
![Location of the Goldfield CDP in Teller County, Colorado.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Teller_County_Colorado_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Goldfield_Highlighted_0830890.svg/250px-Teller_County_Colorado_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Goldfield_Highlighted_0830890.svg.png)
Location of the Goldfield CDP in Teller County, Colorado.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Flag_of_Colorado.svg/23px-Flag_of_Colorado.svg.png)
(2020)[3]
Cripple Creek 80813
Goldfield is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Teller County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Goldfield CDP was 63 at the United States Census 2020.[3] The Cripple Creek post office (Zip Code 80813) serves the area.[4]
History
The Goldfield post office operated from May 5, 1895, until June 3, 1932.[5] The community was named for a gold mine near the original town site.[6]
Geography
The Goldfield CDP has an area of 90 acres (0.365 km2), all land.[1]
Demographics
The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Goldfield CDP for the United States Census 2010.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
---|---|---|
2010 | 49 | — |
2020 | 63 | +28.6% |
Source: United States Census Bureau |
See also
- Bibliography of Colorado
- Geography of Colorado
- History of Colorado
- Index of Colorado-related articles
- List of Colorado-related lists
- Outline of Colorado
References
- ^ a b c "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- ^ a b c "U.S. Board on Geographic Names: Domestic Names". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- ^ a b United States Census Bureau. "Goldfield CDP, Colorado". Retrieved April 12, 2023.
- ^ a b "Zip Code 80813 Map and Profile". zipdatamaps.com. 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- ^ Bauer, William H.; Ozment, James L.; Willard, John H. (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989. Golden, Colorado: Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation. ISBN 0-918654-42-4.
- ^ 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. 24.
External links
Colorado at Wikipedia's sister projects
Media from Commons
News from Wikinews
Quotations from Wikiquote
Travel information from Wikivoyage
- State of Colorado
- History Colorado
- History of Goldfield
- Goldfield @ WesternMiningHistory.com
- Goldfield @ GhostTowns.com
- Goldfield City Hall & Fire Station
- Goldfield, Colorado Mining Claims And Mines
- Teller County website
- v
- t
- e
Municipalities and communities of Teller County, Colorado, United States
County seat: Cripple Creek
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Map_of_Colorado_highlighting_Teller_County.svg/180px-Map_of_Colorado_highlighting_Teller_County.svg.png)
- Divide
- Florissant
- Goldfield
- Midland
community
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
- Colorado portal
- United States portal