Cimarron Hills, Colorado
Cimarron Hills is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by El Paso County, Colorado, United States.
Cimarron Hills is an enclave of the City of Colorado Springs. The CDP is a part of the Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Cimarron Hills CDP was 19,311 at the United States Census 2020. The Colorado Springs post office (Zip Codes 80914, 80915, and 80922) serves the area.
Cimarron Hills, Colorado | |
|---|---|
 Looking west along East Platte Avenue in Cimarron Hills. | |
 Location of the Cimarron Hills CDP in El Paso County, Colorado. | |
  Cimarron Hills Location of the Cimarron Hills CDP in the United States. | |
| Coordinates: 38°51′35″N 104°41′58″W / 38.8597457°N 104.6995546°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Colorado |
| County | El Paso County |
| Government | |
| • Type | unincorporated community |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.942 sq mi (15.391 km2) |
| • Land | 5.939 sq mi (15.382 km2) |
| • Water | 0.003 sq mi (0.009 km2) |
| Elevation | 6,463 ft (1,970 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 19,311 |
| • Density | 3,200/sq mi (1,300/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP Code | Colorado Springs 80914, 80915, and 80922 |
| Area code | 719 |
| GNIS feature | Cimarron Hills CDP |
Geography
The Cimarron Hills CDP has an area of 3,803 acres (15.391 km2), including 2.2 acres (0.009 km2) of water.
Demographics
The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Cimarron Hills CDP for the 1980 United States Census.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 6,597 | — |
| 1990 | 11,160 | +69.2% |
| 2000 | 15,194 | +36.1% |
| 2010 | 16,161 | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 19,311 | +19.5% |
| Source: United States Census Bureau | ||
Transportation
Highway: Cimarron Hills is 1.5 miles north of U.S. Highway 24. It is also 9 miles from Interstate 25.
Air: The community is three miles north of the Colorado Springs Airport.
Rail: (Historical information) In 1888, the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad began construction of a main line between Limon and Colorado Springs, passing through Cimarron Hills. The Rocky Mountain Rocket provided passenger service from 1939 to 1966. In later years, the Cadillac and Lake City Railroad provided service between Cimarron Hills and Limon. Although the tracks were removed in the 1980s, the railroad grade can still be seen as a prominent U-shape in aerial images of Cimarron Hills.
See also
References
External links
- Wiki English
Definitions from Wiktionary - Wiki English
Media from Commons - Wiki English
News from Wikinews - Wiki English
Quotations from Wikiquote - Wiki English
Texts from Wikisource - Wiki English
Textbooks from Wikibooks - Wiki English
Resources from Wikiversity
This article uses material from the Wikipedia English article Cimarron Hills, Colorado, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 license ("CC BY-SA 3.0"); additional terms may apply (view authors). Content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.
®Wikipedia is a registered trademark of the Wiki Foundation, Inc. Wiki English (DUHOCTRUNGQUOC.VN) is an independent company and has no affiliation with Wiki Foundation.