Florence, Colorado | |
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| City of Florence | |
 Entering Florence from the east onColorado State Highway 115. | |
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 Location of the City of Florence inFremont County, Colorado. | |
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| Coordinates:38°23′25″N105°07′07″W / 38.3903°N 105.1186°W /38.3903; -105.1186 (Florence, Colorado)[3] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Fremont[2] |
| Incorporated | September 13, 1887[4] |
| Government | |
| • Type | statutory city[1] |
| • Mayor | Steve Wolfe, Mayor-elect[5] |
| • City Manager | Amy Nasta[5] |
| • City Clerk | Cortlyne Huppe[5] |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.282 sq mi (11.091 km2) |
| • Land | 4.276 sq mi (11.076 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0058 sq mi (0.015 km2) |
| Elevation | 5,181 ft (1,579 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 3,822 |
| • Density | 894/sq mi (345/km2) |
| • Metro | 48,939 |
| • CSA | 217,101 |
| • Front Range | 5,055,344 |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| ZIP codes[7] | 81226 & 81290 |
| Area code | 719 |
| GNIS place ID | 204775 |
| GNIS city ID | 2410510 |
| FIPS code | 08-7040 |
| Website | cityofflorence |
Florence is astatutory city located inFremont County,Colorado, United States. The city population was 3,822 at the2020 United States census.[6] Florence is a part of theCañon City, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area and theFront Range Urban Corridor.
The city lies along theArkansas River in eastern Fremont County. It is nearFederal Correctional Complex, Florence, a major U.S.federal prison complex that includes asupermax prison,ADX Florence.
Florence was built as a transportation center, with three railroads including a small railroad depot for the trains that hauled coal from the neighboring towns ofRockvale andCoal Creek. After a small oil discovery north of Canon City atOil Spring, commercial quantity oil was discovered near Florence in 1862, Florence became the first significant oil center west of theMississippi.
The Florence, Colorado Territory, post office opened on May 8, 1873,[8] and the Town of Florence was incorporated on September 13, 1887.[1] The city was named after Florence, the daughter of local settler James McCandless.[9] After incorporation, the town grew rapidly.[10]
TheDowntown Florence Historic District was listed on theNational Register of Historic Places in 2017.
Florence is located in eastern Fremont County, on the south side of theArkansas River. It is bordered to the west by the town ofWilliamsburg, and the town of Coal Creek is 3 miles (5 km) to the southwest.Colorado State Highway 115 runs northwest 9 miles (14 km) toCañon City and northeast 6 miles (10 km) toPenrose, intersectingU.S. Route 50 in each direction.Colorado State Highway 67 leads north 3.5 miles (5.6 km) to US 50 and south 11 miles (18 km) toWetmore.Pueblo is 33 miles (53 km) to the east via CO 115 and US 50.
At the2020 United States census, the town had a total area of 2,741 acres (11.091 km2) including 3.7 acres (0.015 km2) of water.[6]
Florence sits in the semi-arid high desert lands of southern Colorado.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1900 | 3,728 | — | |
| 1910 | 2,712 | −27.3% | |
| 1920 | 2,629 | −3.1% | |
| 1930 | 2,475 | −5.9% | |
| 1940 | 2,632 | 6.3% | |
| 1950 | 2,773 | 5.4% | |
| 1960 | 2,821 | 1.7% | |
| 1970 | 2,846 | 0.9% | |
| 1980 | 2,987 | 5.0% | |
| 1990 | 2,990 | 0.1% | |
| 2000 | 3,653 | 22.2% | |
| 2010 | 3,881 | 6.2% | |
| 2020 | 3,822 | −1.5% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
As of thecensus[11] of 2000, there were 3,653 people, 1,488 households, and 973 families residing in the city. The population density was 897.7 inhabitants per square mile (346.6/km2). There were 1,622 housing units at an average density of 398.6 per square mile (153.9/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 92.77%White, 0.30%African American, 1.23%Native American, 0.30%Asian, 2.63% fromother races, and 2.76% from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino of any race were 15.66% of the population.
There were 1,488 households, out of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.4% weremarried couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.6% were non-families. 30.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.5% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $29,628, and the median income for a family was $39,276. Males had a median income of $33,750 versus $22,042 for females. Theper capita income for the city was $14,969. About 12.5% of families and 17.6% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 23.0% of those under age 18 and 11.3% of those age 65 or over.
Federal Correctional Complex, Florence, includingUSP Florence ADMAX, the only federalsupermax prison in the United States, is located near Florence inunincorporatedFremont County.[12][13]
Fremont RE-2 School District operates public schools, including Penrose Elementary School, Florence Elementary School andFlorence Junior/Senior High School.
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