Lake City, Colorado
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Lake City is a statutory town that is the county seat, the most populous community, and the only incorporated municipality in Hinsdale County, Colorado, United States.[1][8] The population was 432 at the 2020 census.[6] It is located in the San Juan Mountains in a valley formed by the convergence of Henson Creek and the headwaters of the Lake Fork of the Gunnison River about seven miles (11 km) east of Uncompahgre Peak, a Colorado fourteener. Lake City is named after nearby Lake San Cristobal.[9] This area lies at the southern end of the Colorado Mineral Belt and when rich mineral deposits were discovered the native population was pushed from their tribal lands and the town of Lake City was incorporated in 1873.
Lake City, Colorado | |
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Coordinates: 38°01′48″N 107°18′38″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Colorado |
County | Hinsdale County Seat[1] |
Incorporated (town) | September 19, 1884[2] |
Government | |
• Type | Statutory Town[1] |
• Mayor | Dave Roberts[3] |
• State Representative | Marc Catlin[citation needed] |
Area | |
• Total | 0.84 sq mi (2.17 km2) |
• Land | 0.83 sq mi (2.14 km2) |
• Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
Elevation | 8,672 ft (2,643 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 432 |
• Density | 510/sq mi (200/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
ZIP code[7] | 81235 |
Area code | 970 |
FIPS code | 08-42330 |
GNIS feature ID | 2412863[5] |
Website | www |