Smeltertown, Colorado

Smeltertown, Colorado
Census Designated Place
The old Ohio-Colorado Smelting and Refining Company Smokestack is located in Smeltertown.
Location of the Smeltertown CDP in Chaffee County, Colorado.
Smeltertown Location of the Smeltertown CDP in the United States.
Coordinates: 38°33′08″N 106°00′30″W[1]
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Chaffee County
Government [1]
• Type	unincorporated community
Area [2]
• Total	0.146 sq mi (0.378 km^2)
• Land	0.146 sq mi (0.378 km^2)
• Water	0.000 sq mi (0.000 km^2)
Elevation [1]	7,143 ft (2,177 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	88
• Density	600/sq mi (230/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code[4]	Salida 81201
Area code	719
GNIS feature ID	2583297[1]

Smeltertown is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Chaffee County, Colorado, United States. The population of the Smeltertown CDP was 88 at the United States Census 2020.^[3] The Salida post office (Zip Code 81201) serves the area.^[4]

Geography

The Smeltertown CDP has an area of 93 acres (0.378 km²), all land.^[2]

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Smeltertown CDP for the United States Census 2010.

Smeltertown CDP, Colorado

Year	Pop.	±%
2010	120	—
2020	88	−26.7%
Source: United States Census Bureau

See also

• Colorado census designated places

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Smeltertown, Colorado
2. "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
3. United States Census Bureau. "Smeltertown CDP, Colorado". Retrieved April 17, 2023.
4. "Look Up a ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved January 13, 2021.

External links

• Ohio-Colorado Smelting & Refining Company Smokestack @ History Colorado
• Salida Smokestack
• Chaffee County website