Ordway, Colorado

Ordway is a Statutory Town in and the county seat of Crowley County, Colorado, United States, that is also the most populous community in the county.^[7] The population was 1,066 at the 2020 census.^[5]

Ordway, Colorado
Town
Main Street in Ordway, June 2017
Location of Ordway in Crowley County, Colorado.
Coordinates: 38°13′11″N 103°45′26″W
Country	United States
State	State of Colorado
County[1]	Crowley County Seat
Incorporated (town)	September 4, 1900[2]
Government
• Type	Statutory Town[1]
Area [3]
• Total	0.77 sq mi (2.00 km2)
• Land	0.77 sq mi (2.00 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [4]	4,311 ft (1,314 m)
Population  (2020)[5]
• Total	1,066
• Density	1,400/sq mi (530/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code[6]	81063
Area code	719
FIPS code	08-56145
GNIS feature ID	0203804
Website	townofordway.colorado.gov

History

A post office called Ordway has been in operation since 1890.^[8] The community was named after George N. Ordway, a Denver politician.^[9]

Geography

Ordway is located in south-central Crowley County at 38°13′11″N 103°45′26″W (38.219633, -103.757264).^[10] State Highway 96 runs along the southern edge of the town, leading west 49 miles (79 km) to Pueblo and east 60 miles (97 km) to Eads. Highway 71 runs along the eastern edge of the town and leads south 11 miles (18 km) to U.S. Route 50 near Rocky Ford and north 75 miles (121 km) to Interstate 70 at Limon.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Ordway has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²), all of it land.

Notable people

• Ella Mae Gallavan (1903–1966), pathologist

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1900	138		—
1910	705		410.9%
1920	1,186		68.2%
1930	1,139		−4.0%
1940	1,150		1.0%
1950	1,290		12.2%
1960	1,254		−2.8%
1970	1,017		−18.9%
1980	1,135		11.6%
1990	1,025		−9.7%
2000	1,248		21.8%
2010	1,080		−13.5%
2020	1,066		−1.3%
U.S. Decennial Census

See also

• Geography portal
• History portal
• North America portal
• United States portal
• Colorado portal

• Colorado
  • Bibliography of Colorado
  • Index of Colorado-related articles
  • Outline of Colorado
• List of municipalities in Colorado

References

1. "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. Archived from the original on December 12, 2009. Retrieved September 1, 2007.
2. "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
3. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
4. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
5. United States Census Bureau. "Ordway town; Colorado". Retrieved April 25, 2023.
6. "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 4, 2010. Retrieved November 28, 2007.
7. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
8. "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
9. 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. 38.
10. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.

External links

• Official website
• CDOT map of the Town of Ordway