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The location of the State of Colorado in the United States. This is a list of some notable ghost towns in the U.S. State of Colorado. A ghost town is a former community that now has no year-round residents or less than 1% of its peak population. Colorado has over 1,500 ghost towns, although visible remains of only about 640 still exist.
The Town of Center is a Statutory Town located in Saguache and Rio Grande counties in Colorado, United States. [1] The town's population was 1,929 at the 2020 United States Census with 1,885 residing in Saguache County and 44 residing in Rio Grande County.
Gillett, Colorado c. 1895. Gillett (sometimes misspelled Gillette [1]) is a ghost town located near Cripple Creek in Teller County, Colorado, United States. [2] The town underwent two name changes, first becoming known as West Beaver Park, then as Cripple City, and finally being named after W.K. Gillett, a railroad man.
Analyzing data from the Office of Postsecondary Education Campus Safety and Security, researchers at FindTheBest recently compiled a list of thetop 25 most dangerous colleges, determining the four ...
With a 2023 population estimate of 716,577 residents, the City and County of Denver remains the most populous municipality in Colorado as it has since its original incorporation on December 3, 1859. [a] The Town of Carbonate remains with no year-round residents as it has since the 1890 United States census.
Saint Elmo is a ghost town in Chaffee County, Colorado, United States. [2] Founded in 1880, Saint Elmo lies in the heart of the Sawatch Range, 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Buena Vista and sits at an elevation of 9,961 feet (3,036 m). Nearly 2,000 people settled in this town when mining for gold and silver started. The mining industry started ...
U.S. Highway 36, also known as the Denver-Boulder Turnpike, runs along the northeast boundary of the town, and Colorado Route 128A runs along the south. [ 30 ] According to the United States Census Bureau as of 2021, Superior has a total area of 3.972 sq mi (10.29 km 2 ), of which 3.933 sq mi (10.186 km 2 ) is land and 0.039 sq mi (0.101 km 2 ...
Preston is situated above Gold Run Gulch along Dry Gulch Road. The townsite is now National Forest property and is managed by the Breckenridge Heritage Alliance. About 375 feet (114 m) west of the townsite are the remains of the Jumbo mine–consisting of abandoned minecarts, several mounds of tailings, and a few largely collapsed wooden structures.