Craig

History

Craig was founded by William H. Tucker. The Craig, Colorado, post office opened on August 28, 1889. Craig was incorporated as a city on July 15, 1908. Craig became the county seat when Moffat County was created out of the western portion of Routt County on February 27, 1911. In the same area as Craig, at the confluence of the Yampa River (then known as the Bear River) and Fortification Creek, were previous towns known as Yampa (as early as 1885) and Windsor (as early as 1878). In 1878, the area consisted of a number of ranches and at least two businesses: Himley's Ferry (which allowed crossing of the Yampa River) and Peck's Store (a one-room trading post). In the 1970s and early 1980s, the largest power generation plant in Colorado and several coal mines were constructed near Craig. Craig is, according to the local chamber of commerce, "Elk Hunting Capital of the World".

Geography

At the 2020 United States census, the city had a total area of , all of which was land. |source 2 = National Weather Service }}

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,002
• Black-billed Magpie

  Pica hudsonia (Sabine, 1823) · Aves
  999
• Eurasian Collared-Dove

  Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
  934
• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  904
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  874
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  849
• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  738
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  681

Largest nearby schools

• Moffat County High School
  High · CRAIG · 560 students · 17.5:1 ratio
• Craig Middle School
  Middle · CRAIG · 464 students · 16.6:1 ratio
• Sandrock Elementary
  Elementary · CRAIG · 325 students · 14.8:1 ratio
• Sunset Elementary School
  Elementary · CRAIG · 301 students · 15.1:1 ratio
• Ridgeview Elementary School
  Elementary · CRAIG · 276 students · 13.8:1 ratio
• Early Childhood Center
  Other · CRAIG · 150 students · 150:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 2.5 — 2026-04-04
  30 km NNW of Dotsero, Colorado
• M 2.5 — 2025-10-21
  22 km NNW of New Castle, Colorado
• M 2.9 — 2024-10-18
  6 km NNE of Chacra, Colorado
• M 3.1 — 2024-09-02
  21 km NW of Steamboat Springs, Colorado
• M 2.6 — 2024-06-11
  20 km ENE of Maybell, Colorado
• M 2.5 — 2023-07-15
  7 km NNW of Chacra, Colorado