Pritchett, Colorado

Pritchett is a Statutory Town in Baca County, Colorado, United States. The population was 112 at the 2020 census.[5]

Pritchett, Colorado
Town
Looking north along Randolph Street (2019).
Looking north along Randolph Street (2019).
Location of Pritchett in Baca County, Colorado.
Location of Pritchett in Baca County, Colorado.
Coordinates: 37°22′9″N 102°51′36″W
Country United States
State Colorado
County[1]Baca
Incorporated (town)1923[2]
Government
 • TypeStatutory Town[1]
Area
[3]
 • Total0.23 sq mi (0.60 km2)
 • Land0.23 sq mi (0.60 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[4]
4,833 ft (1,473 m)
Population
 (2020)[5]
 • Total112
 • Density490/sq mi (190/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code[6]
81064
Area code719
FIPS code08-61315
GNIS feature ID0196216

History

A post office called Pritchett has been in operation since 1927.[7] The community was named after Henry S. Pritchett, a railroad official.[8]

Geography

Pritchett is located in western Baca County at 37°22′9″N 102°51′36″W (37.369081, -102.860122).[9] U.S. Route 160 passes through the town, leading east 16 miles (26 km) to Springfield, the county seat, and west 106 miles (171 km) to Trinidad.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2), all of it land.

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1930451—
19404959.8%
1950286−42.2%
1960247−13.6%
1970170−31.2%
19801837.6%
1990153−16.4%
2000137−10.5%
20101402.2%
2020112−20.0%
U.S. Decennial Census

The film The Hi-Lo Country, a 1998 drama/western film directed by Stephen Frears, starring Billy Crudup, Woody Harrelson, Cole Hauser, Sam Elliott, Patricia Arquette, Penélope Cruz and Enrique Castillo, was filmed in part in the town of Pritchett.

See also

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. "Pritchett town; Colorado". Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  6. "ZIP Code Lookup" (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 16, 2007.
  7. "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  8. 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. 42.
  9. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
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