Mount Crested Butte, Colorado
Mt. Crested Butte, Colorado | |
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 Welcome to Mt. Crested Butte, elevation 9,375 feet (2,858 m) | |
 Location of Mount Crested Butte in Gunnison County, Colorado. | |
| Coordinates: 38°54′30″N 106°57′38″W / 38.90833°N 106.96056°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Colorado |
| County[1] | Gunnison |
| Incorporated (town) | 1973[2] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Home rule municipality[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.05 sq mi (5.30 km2) |
| • Land | 2.05 sq mi (5.30 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 9,738 ft (2,968 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 941 |
| • Density | 460/sq mi (180/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code[6] | 81225 (Crested Butte PO Box) |
| Area code | 970 |
| FIPS code | 08-52570 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2413018[4] |
| Website | mtcb |
Mt. Crested Butte is a home rule municipality in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States. Mount Crested Butte is the home of the Crested Butte Mountain Resort. The population was 941 at the 2020 census.[5] ZIP code 81225 serves post office boxes for Mount Crested Butte and for neighboring Crested Butte; mail must be addressed to Crested Butte.[6]
Geography
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Mt. Crested Butte is in north-central Gunnison County in the Gunnison National Forest, 2 miles (3 km) north of the town of Crested Butte on Gothic Road. The town sits at the northern and western base of Crested Butte, a 12,162-foot (3,707 m) summit that is the site of the Crested Butte Mountain Resort.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Mt. Crested Butte covers a total area of 2.22 square miles (5.75 km2), all of it land.[7]
Demographics
[edit]| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1980 | 272 | — | |
| 1990 | 264 | −2.9% | |
| 2000 | 707 | 167.8% | |
| 2010 | 801 | 13.3% | |
| 2020 | 941 | 17.5% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. Archived from the original on December 12, 2009. Retrieved September 1, 2007.
- ^ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Crested Butte, Colorado
- ^ a b United States Census Bureau. "Mount Crested Butte town; Colorado". Retrieved April 23, 2023.
- ^ a b "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 4, 2010. Retrieved November 22, 2007.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Mount Crested Butte town, Colorado". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved November 18, 2016.[dead link]
External links
[edit]- Town of Mt. Crested Butte official website
Media related to Mount Crested Butte, Colorado at Wikimedia Commons- CDOT map of the Town of Mt. Crested Butte
- Gunnison-Crested Butte Tourism Association
- Crested Butte Resort
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