Ignacio, Colorado
Town in Colorado, United States
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Ignacio (Ute dialect: Piinuu) is a Statutory town in La Plata County, Colorado, United States. The population was 852 at the 2020 United States census.[6] Ignacio is the headquarters of the Southern Ute Indian Reservation.
Ignacio, Colorado
Piinuu | |
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Looking north along Goddard Avenue in Ignacio | |
 Location of Ignacio in La Plata County, Colorado. | |
  Ignacio Location of the Town of Ignacio, Colorado.  Ignacio Ignacio (Colorado) | |
| Coordinates: 37.1150°N 107.6331°W[2] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | La Plata County[3] |
| Tribe | Southern Ute Indian Tribe |
| Incorporated (town) | July 7, 1913[4] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Statutory town[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.43 sq mi (1.12 km2) |
| • Land | 0.43 sq mi (1.12 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 6,454 ft (1,967 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 852 |
| • Density | 1,970/sq mi (761/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| ZIP code[7] | 81137 |
| Area code | 970 |
| GNIS pop ID | 184487 |
| GNIS town ID | 2412787 |
| FIPS code | 08-38535 |
History
- On February 2, 1848, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ceded northern Mexico (including all of the future State of Colorado) to the United States.[8]
- On December 30, 1849, Chiefs of Ute signed the Peace Treaty of Abiquiú with the United States.[9]
- The Territory of Colorado was organized on February 28, 1861.
- The Consolidated Ute Reservation was created on March 2, 1868.[10]
- On September 13, 1873, the Brunot Treaty removed the San Juan Mountains from the Consolidated Ute Reservation.[11]
- La Plata County was created on February 10, 1874.[3]
- The Territory of Colorado became a state on August 1, 1876.
- On November 9, 1878, the Consolidated Ute Reservation was replaced by the much smaller Southern Ute Indian Reservation.[12]
- The Ignacio, Colorado, post office opened on Jan 31, 1882[13]
- The Town of Ignacio was incorporated on July 7, 1913.[1]
Geography
At the 2020 United States census, the town had a total area of 0.273 square miles (0.71 km2), all of it land.
