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Hotchkiss
Coloradotown
Hotchkiss
Total population
1,224
Median home value
$266,700
Bachelor's+
Median income
$54,545
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Hotchkiss is a statutory town in Delta County, Colorado, United States. The population was 875 at the 2020 census.
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Geography
Hotchkiss is located in eastern Delta County on the north side of the North Fork Gunnison River. Colorado State Highway 92 passes through the center of town as Bridge Street, leading west to Delta, the county seat, and southeast to U.S. Route 50 at Blue Mesa Reservoir. Colorado State Highway 133 starts at the east end of town and leads northeast over McClure Pass to Carbondale. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Hotchkiss has a total area of , all of it land.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Hotchkiss, CO from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Hotchkiss Elementary SchoolElementary · HOTCHKISS · 316 students · 17.6:1 ratio
- North Fork High SchoolHigh · HOTCHKISS · 296 students · 16.4:1 ratio
- Paonia K-8Elementary · PAONIA · 251 students · 15.7:1 ratio
- North Fork Montessori @ CrawfordElementary · CRAWFORD · 128 students · 16:1 ratio
- North Fork School of Integrated StudiesElementary · PAONIA · 114 students · 19:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
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Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Colorado
- Lazear3.9 mi away · pop. 196
- Crawford8.6 mi away
- Cedaredge13.2 mi away · pop. 2,398
- Orchard City13.7 mi away · pop. 3,221
- Somerset16.1 mi away · pop. 79
- Olathe19.6 mi away · pop. 1,793
- Delta20.4 mi away · pop. 9,421
- Marble33.8 mi away · pop. 309
- Redstone36.7 mi away · pop. 144
- Mount Crested Butte41.2 mi away · pop. 823
- De Beque44.1 mi away
- Clifton44.5 mi away · pop. 19,518
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Hotchkiss
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire 310, Garfield, ColoradoWildfires · 2026-08-06 · 47 mi
- Wildfire Swiss Roll, Archuleta, ColoradoWildfires · 2026-08-20 · 110 mi
- Wildfire Slough Canyon, Grand, UtahWildfires · 2026-08-15 · 125 mi
- Prescribed Fire West Fork RX, Wasatch, UtahWildfires · 2026-10-05 · 212 mi
- Wildfire Post, Las Animas, ColoradoWildfires · 2026-08-11 · 215 mi
- Wildfire Frijoles, Santa Fe, New MexicoWildfires · 2026-08-05 · 224 mi
- Wildfire LAUGHLIN, Colfax, New MexicoWildfires · 2026-08-25 · 238 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
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Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • iNaturalist
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET