Parachute (Colorado)
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | April 1, 1908 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Colorado |
| County : | Garfield County |
| Coordinates : | 39 ° 27 ′ N , 108 ° 3 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Mountain ( UTC − 7 / −6 ) |
| Residents : | 1,290 (as of 2008) |
| Population density : | 416.1 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 3.2 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of which 3.1 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) land |
| Height : | 1552 m |
| Postcodes : | 81635, 81636 |
| Area code : | +1 970 |
| FIPS : | 08-57400 |
| GNIS ID : | 0174253 |
| Website : | www.parachutecolorado.com |
| Mayor : | Judy Beasley |
Parachute is a so-called Statutory Town in Garfield County in the US state of Colorado .
According to a note from 1879, the name of the city goes back to a stream that is shaped like a parachute. Later the Indian word pahchouc for twins served as an explanation. In 1908, the place name was changed based on the nearby Grand Valley of the Colorado River , presumably to benefit from tourist flows. In the 1980s the place got its original name back.
Personalities
- Willard Libby (1908–1980), Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Web links
Commons : Parachute (Colorado) - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files
- Official website of the city of Parachute ( English )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Parachute in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed May 28, 2017