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719. FIPS code. 08-16000. GNIS feature ID. 2410198 [9] Website. coloradosprings .gov. Colorado Springs is a city in and the county seat of El Paso County, Colorado, United States. [6] It is the most populous city in El Paso County, with a population of 478,961 at the 2020 census, a 15.02% increase since 2010.
1880: 17,406 [10] 1879: 5,000-5,500 [11] Before it was founded, the site of modern-day Colorado Springs, Colorado, was part of the American frontier. Old Colorado City, built in 1859 [12] during the Pike's Peak Gold Rush was the Colorado Territory capital. The town of Colorado Springs was founded by General William Jackson Palmer as a resort town.
Elevation. 6,407 feet (1,953 m) [1] Created. 1902 (land donated) Operated by. City of Colorado Springs. Palmer Park is a regional park in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Located at 3650 Maizeland Road, the park is several miles northeast of the downtown area. [2] Elevation Outdoors Magazine named it Best Urban Park in its Best of Rockies 2017 list. [3]
157,414. Sources: Colorado Springs Airport [1] City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport ( IATA: COS, ICAO: KCOS, FAA LID: COS ), known as Colorado Springs Airport, is a city-owned public civil-military airport 6 miles (9.7 km) southeast of downtown Colorado Springs, in El Paso County, Colorado, United States. [2]
Lyons is a Statutory Town in Boulder County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 2,209 at the 2020 United States Census, up from 2,033 at the 2010 United States Census. [8] Lyons is located at the confluence of North St. Vrain Creek and South St. Vrain Creek, 20 miles (32 km) east of Rocky Mountain National Park.
Today it only serves the greater Denver Metropolitan Area. Area codes 720 and 983 are overlay codes for today's 303 numbering plan area (NPA). Area code 719 serves Colorado Springs and southeastern Colorado. Area code 970 serves northern and western Colorado. Area code 748 will be introduced to the northern and western areas of Colorado in 2026.
Website. www.cmzoo.org. The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo is a zoological park located southwest of downtown Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Cheyenne Mountain in the United States. At an elevation of 6,714 feet (2,046 m) above sea level, it is the highest zoo in the country. The zoo covers 140 acres (57 ha), 40 of which are in use.
November 1, 1996 [2] Designated CSRHP. November 1, 1996 [1] The Colorado Springs Public Library–Carnegie Building is a Neo-classical library building in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Funded by the Andrew Carnegie Library Fund. The building is on the National Register of Historic Places. It is associated with the City Beautiful movement.