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Pritchett, Colorado

Coordinates: 37°22′12.03″N 102°51′31.5″W / 37.3700083°N 102.858750°W / 37.3700083; -102.858750
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Pritchett, Colorado
Looking north along Randolph Street (2019)
Looking north along Randolph Street (2019)
Location within Baca County and Colorado
Location within Baca County and Colorado
Coordinates: 37°22′12.03″N 102°51′31.5″W / 37.3700083°N 102.858750°W / 37.3700083; -102.858750[2]
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
County[1]Baca
Incorporated1923[3]
Government
 • TypeStatutory Town[1]
Area
 • Total0.23 sq mi (0.60 km2)
 • Land0.23 sq mi (0.60 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation4,826 ft (1,471 m)
Population
 • Total112
 • Density490/sq mi (190/km2)
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
ZIP Code
81064[6]
Area code719
FIPS code08-61315 [2]
GNIS ID2412509 [2]
WebsiteTown of Pritchett

Pritchett is a statutory town in Baca County, Colorado, United States.[2] The population was 112 at the 2020 census.[5]

History

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A post office called Pritchett has been in operation since 1927.[7] The community was named after Henry S. Pritchett, a railroad official.[8]

Geography

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Pritchett is located in western Baca County. U.S. Route 160 passes through the town, leading east 16 miles (26 km) to Springfield, the county seat, and west 106 miles (171 km) to Trinidad.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2), all of it land.

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1930451
19404959.8%
1950286−42.2%
1960247−13.6%
1970170−31.2%
19801837.6%
1990153−16.4%
2000137−10.5%
20101402.2%
2020112−20.0%
U.S. Decennial Census
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The film The Hi-Lo Country, a 1998 drama/western film directed by Stephen Frears, starring Billy Crudup, Woody Harrelson, Cole Hauser, Sam Elliott, Patricia Arquette, Penélope Cruz and Enrique Castillo, was filmed in part in the town of Pritchett.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. Archived from the original on December 12, 2009. Retrieved September 1, 2007.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Pritchett, Colorado", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  3. ^ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
  4. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  5. ^ a b United States Census Bureau. "Pritchett town; Colorado". Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  6. ^ "ZIP Code Lookup" (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 16, 2007.
  7. ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  8. ^ 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. 42.
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