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Colorado City (/ ˌ k ɒ l ə ˈ r eɪ d ə / kahl-uh-RAH-dō) [5] is a city in and the county seat of Mitchell County, Texas, United States. [6] Its population was 3,991 at the 2020 census . History
Mitchell County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 8,990. [1] Its county seat is Colorado City. [2] The county was created in 1876 and organized in 1881. [3] It is named for Asa and Eli Mitchell, two early settlers and soldiers in the Texas Revolution.
The Scott-Majors House, at 425 Chestnut St. in Colorado City, Texas, was built in 1882 or 1883. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. It has also been known as Heritage House. [1] It was the first brick house in Colorado City, built by Colonel J.P. Hodgson.
Lake Colorado City State Park is a 500-acre state park southwest of Colorado City in Mitchell County, Texas, United States and is administered by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD). Lake Colorado City State Park is located on Lake Colorado City, a reservoir on Morgan Creek, a tributary of the Colorado River. The park opened in 1972. [2]
U.S. Route 85 (US 85) is a 1,479-mile-long (2,380 km) north–south United States Highway that travels in the Mountain and Northern Plains states of the United States. . The southern terminus of the highway is at the Mexican border in El Paso, Texas, connecting with Mexican Federal Highway
The Mitchell County Courthouse, built ca. 1924, is an historic 3-story redbrick Classical Revival style courthouse building located at 349 Oak Street in Colorado City, Texas. It was designed by David S. Castle, who has been called the Architect of Abilene, [1] and built by J.H. Reddick. It is Mitchell County's second courthouse and replaced the ...
The highway bypasses the city's downtown area with a business route, Bus. SH 208, providing access to the downtown and central parts of Colorado City. SH 208 has a brief overlap with I-20 before leaving Colorado City. State Highway 208 at US 380. Leaving Colorado City, the highway's route becomes rural again until intersecting FM 2763.
The Colorado River is an approximately 862-mile-long (1,387 km) river [5] in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the 11th longest river in the United States [ 5 ] and the longest river with both its source and its mouth within Texas.