Colorado City

History

The first settlement at the site of Colorado City was called Greenhorn after the name of an 18th-century Comanche chief (Cuerno Verde in Spanish). In 1845, mountain man John Brown, his wife Luisa Sandoval, and several children established a trading post where the Trapper's Trail to Taos, New Mexico crossed Greenhorn Creek. Brown and his family left Greenhorn for California in 1849. In 1853, Lt. Edward Griffin Beckwith, an army officer, said of Greenhorn, "six New Mexican families had built an irrigation system to divert the water from Greenhorn Creek to water their crops of corn, wheat, beans and watermelon. Their homes were built of adobe which stood shoulder to shoulder and were surrounded by a close fence of high pickets. They also had corrals for the safe keeping of their stock." The Greenhorn, Colorado Territory, post office operated from December 10, 1866, until December 15, 1911. Old Colorado City in Colorado Springs used to be Colorado City but was later renamed.

Geography

Colorado City is located in the Greenhorn Valley. The CDP has an area of , including of water.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  992
• Common Raven

  Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  886
• Eurasian Collared-Dove

  Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
  780
• Black-billed Magpie

  Pica hudsonia (Sabine, 1823) · Aves
  755
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  729
• House Finch

  Haemorhous mexicanus (P.L.Statius Müller, 1776) · Aves
  722
• Black-headed Grosbeak

  Pheucticus melanocephalus (Swainson, 1827) · Aves
  694
• White-breasted Nuthatch

  Sitta carolinensis Latham, 1790 · Aves
  681

Largest nearby schools

• Rye Elementary School
  Elementary · RYE · 315 students · 17.5:1 ratio
• Rye High School
  High · RYE · 266 students · 16.6:1 ratio
• Craver Middle School
  Middle · COLORADO CITY · 171 students · 14.3:1 ratio