Acequia, Colorado
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Acequia, Colorado | |
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  Acequia Location of Acequia, Colorado.  Acequia Acequia (Colorado) | |
| Coordinates: 39°31′25″N 105°01′41″W / 39.5236°N 105.0280°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Douglas[2] |
| Government | |
| • Type | unincorporated community |
| • Body | Douglas County[2] |
| Elevation | 5,554 ft (1,693 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| GNIS pop ID | 182621 |
Acequia is an unincorporated community located in Douglas County, Colorado, United States.[3]
The Acequia, Colorado Territory, post office operated from January 30, 1874, until June 9, 1881, and again from April 22, 1887, until July 14, 1900.[4][5] Acequia is a Spanish word, taken from Andalusī Arabic "السِّاقِيَة", meaning "canal" or "channel",[6] so the name was likely in reference to the nearby High Line Canal. Colorado became a state on August 1, 1876.[7]
