Lake City (Colorado)
| Lake City | |||
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 Hinsdale County Court House |
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| Location in Colorado | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1884 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Colorado | ||
| County : | Hinsdale County | ||
| Coordinates : | 38 ° 2 ′ N , 107 ° 19 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Mountain ( UTC − 7 / −6 ) | ||
| Residents : | 394 (as of 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 184.1 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 2.17 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of which 2.14 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 2640 m | ||
| Postal code : | 81235 | ||
| Area code : | +1 970 | ||
| FIPS : | 08-42330 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0188715 | ||
 Lake City, Silver Street |
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Lake City is a small community in Hinsdale County in the US state of Colorado .
Lake City is the administrative seat of Hinsdale County. The community is located in the San Juan Mountains on the Lake Fork of the Gunnison River .
history
Before the place was founded in 1884, the Ute tribe settled the area. Silver and gold ore finds brought many people to the remote mountains around Lake City from 1874, which developed into the supply center of the area. In 1889, the place received a narrow-gauge (914 mm) rail connection by the Denver and Rio Grande Western railway company. In the surrounding mountain meadows, cattle and sheep were used for grazing. In 1905, mining largely ended and the population fell to around 400. From the 1920s, tourism developed into another branch of the economy. In 1978 the Lake City Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Asset Detail. Retrieved February 9, 2020 .