Park Center

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Park Center

Total population

2,588

Median home value

$386,200

19.6%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$72,212

Park Center$72k

National$74k

Elevation5561 m

Weather69°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Coordinates38.49°, -105.23°

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

Park Center is a census-designated place (CDP) in and governed by Fremont County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Cañon City, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Park Center CDP was 2,953 at the United States Census 2020. The Cañon City post office serves the area.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Park Center, CO from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Emory S. Land

United States admiral

J

Jan Angel

American politician

S

Stan Blake

American politician

V

Virginia Linder

American judge

R

Roscoe M. Booth

music professor

J

John Zontini

football player in Boone County, West Virginia, USA (1909-1981)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Colorado

• Cañon City
  3 mi away · pop. 17,122
• Lincoln Park
  4.2 mi away · pop. 3,986
• Coal Creek
  9.6 mi away · pop. 324
• Florence
  10 mi away · pop. 3,885
• Midland
  25.3 mi away · pop. 182
• Rock Creek Park
  25.9 mi away · pop. 97
• Silver Cliff
  26.3 mi away · pop. 863
• Manitou Springs
  30.8 mi away · pop. 4,735
• Stratmoor
  31.3 mi away · pop. 5,412
• Colorado Springs
  36.4 mi away · pop. 493,540
• Woodland Park
  36.6 mi away · pop. 7,949
• Salt Creek
  38.5 mi away · pop. 832

Browse all places in Colorado →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Park Center

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Post, Las Animas, Colorado
  Wildfires · 2026-08-11 · 106 mi
• Wildfire Swiss Roll, Archuleta, Colorado
  Wildfires · 2026-08-20 · 114 mi
• Wildfire Rio Blanco, Archuleta, Colorado
  Wildfires · 2026-07-28 · 134 mi
• Wildfire LAUGHLIN, Colfax, New Mexico
  Wildfires · 2026-08-25 · 142 mi
• Wildfire Sheep Pen, Las Animas, Colorado
  Wildfires · 2026-08-12 · 144 mi
• Wildfire Rayado Mesa, Colfax, New Mexico
  Wildfires · 2026-07-27 · 151 mi
• Wildfire 310, Garfield, Colorado
  Wildfires · 2026-08-06 · 162 mi
• Wildfire Rabbit Ear East, Union, New Mexico
  Wildfires · 2026-08-24 · 178 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Kingcup Cactus

Echinocereus triglochidiatus triglochidiatus

Seen 2026-10-11

Colorado Pinyon

Pinus edulis

Seen 2026-10-11

California Brickellbush

Brickellia californica

Seen 2026-10-10

One-seed Juniper

Juniperus monosperma

Seen 2026-10-10

Greater Roadrunner

Geococcyx californianus

Seen 2026-10-10

redwhisker clammyweed

Polanisia dodecandra

Seen 2026-10-08

Sacred Datura

Datura wrightii

Seen 2026-10-08

Harlequin Bug

Murgantia histrionica

Seen 2026-10-06

American Wigeon

Mareca americana

Seen 2026-10-04

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).