Colorado City

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Colorado City

Total population

3,976

Median home value

$69,500

12.6%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$53,448

Colorado City$53k

National$74k

Elevation630 m

Land area13.81 km²

Weather40°F · Mostly Clear

Coordinates32.40°, -100.86°

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

Colorado City is a city in and the county seat of Mitchell County, Texas, United States. Its population was 3,991 at the 2020 census.

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 Colorado City, TX from NOAA NWS API.

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

Martin Dies, Jr.

American politician (1900-1972)

C

Charles L. Harness

American science fiction writer (1915–2005)

James Moeser

ninth chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

M

Murry Bowden

American football player

M

Myra Crownover

American politician

R

Ritch Brinkley

actor (1944-2015)

Ruth Renick

American actress (1893-1984)

D

Dick Compton

American-football player (1940-)

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Aggie Ross

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

Nearby places in Texas

• Hermleigh
  17.8 mi away
• Fluvanna
  37.3 mi away
• Garden City
  51.8 mi away
• Hamlin
  54.1 mi away · pop. 2,011
• Grape Creek
  59.4 mi away
• Jayton
  61 mi away
• Girard
  67.6 mi away
• Clyde
  79 mi away · pop. 3,954
• Haskell
  83.9 mi away
• Baird
  85.3 mi away · pop. 1,642
• Guthrie
  89.9 mi away
• Gardendale
  91.7 mi away

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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 Colorado City

Colorado City, Texas

1976

The effect of the addition of heat from a powerplant on the thermal structure and evaporation of Lake Colorado City, Texas

Guy Earl Harbeck · 1959

Spur Double

Dirk Fletcher · 2013

The journey of Coronado, 1540-1542

George Parker Winship · 1904

Population. 1970

Donald G. Fowles · 1974

Facts about Texas

Fort Worth and Denver City Railway Company · 1880

Preliminary examination of Colorado River, Texas. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with letter of the Chief of Engineers, a report of a preliminary examination of Colorado River from the mouth to the City of Wharton, Tex

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Rivers and Harbors · 1894

Sale no. 728

N.Y.) City Book Auction (New York · 1956

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Prescribed Fire RX Tom Green 7105, Tom Green, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-08-20 · 89 mi
• Prescribed Fire RX Tom Green 6687, Tom Green, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-08-10 · 89 mi
• Wildfire Rustler, Motley, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-08-23 · 100 mi
• Wildfire Lobo, Eastland, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-09-15 · 112 mi
• Wildfire Harris, Throckmorton, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-08-31 · 113 mi
• Wildfire Bufford Creek, Stephens, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-08-10 · 122 mi
• Wildfire Dry River, Sutton, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-09-15 · 129 mi
• Wildfire West Fork, Sutton, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-08-28 · 146 mi

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

Recently spotted species

Lark Sparrow

Chondestes grammacus

Seen 2026-09-04

Western Spotted Orbweaver

Neoscona oaxacensis

Seen 2026-09-04

Limestone prickly ash

Zanthoxylum hirsutum

Seen 2026-08-25

Sleepy Daisy

Sideranthus texanus

Seen 2026-08-18

honey mesquite

Neltuma glandulosa

Seen 2026-08-15

redberry juniper

Juniperus pinchotii

Seen 2026-08-15

Agarita

Berberis trifoliolata

Seen 2026-08-15

Texas Horned Lizard

Phrynosoma cornutum

Seen 2026-08-15

Chihuahuan Raven

Corvus cryptoleucus

Seen 2026-08-13

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