Cripple Creek, Colorado
Cripple Creek, Colorado | |
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Entering Cripple Creek. | |
| Motto(s): "Real Fun, Real Colorado." | |
Location of the City of Cripple Creek in Teller County, Colorado | |
| Coordinates: 38°44′54″N 105°10′32″W / 38.74833°N 105.17556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Teller County |
| Incorporated | June 9, 1892 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Statutory City |
| Area | |
| 3.941 km2 (1.522 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 3.941 km2 (1.522 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.000 km2 (0.000 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,882 m (9,456 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
| 1,155 | |
| • Density | 290/km2 (760/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 755,105 (79th) |
| • Front Range | 5,055,344 |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| ZIP Code | 80813 |
| Area code | 719 |
| FIPS code | 08-18530 |
| GNIS feature ID | 204769 |
| Website | cityofcripplecreek |
Cripple Creek is a statutory city that is the county seat of Teller County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 1,155 at the 2020 United States census. Cripple Creek is a former gold mining camp located 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Colorado Springs near the base of Pikes Peak. The Cripple Creek Historic District, which received National Historic Landmark status in 1961, includes part or all of the city and the surrounding area. The city is now a part of the Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor.