Pritchett, Colorado
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Pritchett, Colorado | |
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| Looking north along Randolph Street (2019) Looking north along Randolph Street (2019) | |
| Location within Baca County and Colorado Location within Baca County and Colorado | |
| Coordinates: 37°22′12.03″N 102°51′31.5″W / 37.3700083°N 102.858750°WCoordinates: 37°22′12.03″N 102°51′31.5″W / 37.3700083°N 102.858750°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County[2] | Baca |
| Incorporated | 1923[3] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Statutory Town[2] |
| Area | |
| • Total | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| • Land | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| • Water | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| Elevation | Template:Infobox settlement/lengthdisp |
| Population | |
| • Total | 112 |
| • Density | Template:Infobox settlement/densdisp |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| ZIP Code | 81064[6] |
| Area code | 719 |
| FIPS code | Template:FIPS [1] |
| GNIS ID | 2412509 [1] |
| Website | Town of Pritchett |
Pritchett is a statutory town in Baca County, Colorado, United States.[1] The population was 112 at the 2020 census.[5]
History
A post office called Pritchett has been in operation since 1927.[7] The community was named after Henry S. Pritchett, a railroad official.[8]
Geography
Pritchett is located in western Baca County. U.S. Route 160 passes through the town, leading east 16 miles (26 km) to Springfield, the county seat, and west 106 miles (171 km) to Trinidad.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2), all of it land.
Demographics
Popular culture
The film The Hi-Lo Country, a 1998 drama/western film directed by Stephen Frears, starring Billy Crudup, Woody Harrelson, Cole Hauser, Sam Elliott, Patricia Arquette, Penélope Cruz and Enrique Castillo, was filmed in part in the town of Pritchett.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Template:Cite gnis2
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. Archived from the original on December 12, 2009. Retrieved September 1, 2007.
- ↑ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Archived from the original on August 23, 2003. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
- ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 United States Census Bureau. "Pritchett town; Colorado". Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- ↑ "ZIP Code Lookup" (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 16, 2007.
- ↑ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
- ↑ Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 42.
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