Cimarron Hills, Colorado Explained

Official Name:Cimarron Hills, Colorado
Settlement Type:Census Designated Place
Pushpin Map:USA
Pushpin Label:Cimarron Hills
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the Cimarron Hills CDP in the United States
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:El Paso County
Government Type:unincorporated community
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:15.391
Area Land Km2:15.382
Area Water Km2:0.009
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:19311
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Coordinates:38.8736°N -104.6939°W
Elevation Ft:6447
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code[3]
Postal Code:Colorado Springs 80914, 80915, and 80922
Area Code:719
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:2407622

Cimarron Hills is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by El Paso County, Colorado, United States. Cimarron Hills is an enclave of the City of Colorado Springs. The CDP is a part of the Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Cimarron Hills CDP was 19,311 at the United States Census 2020.

Geography

The Cimarron Hills CDP has an area of 15.391km2, including 0.009km2 of water.[1]

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the for the

Transportation

Highway: Cimarron Hills is 1.5 miles north of U.S. Highway 24. It is also 9 miles from Interstate 25.

Air: The community is three miles north of the Colorado Springs Airport.

Rail: (Historical information) In 1888, the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad began construction of a main line between Limon and Colorado Springs, passing through Cimarron Hills. The Rocky Mountain Rocket provided passenger service from 1939 to 1966. In later years, the Cadillac and Lake City Railroad provided service between Cimarron Hills and Limon. Although the tracks were removed in the 1980s, the railroad grade can still be seen as a prominent U-shape in aerial images of Cimarron Hills.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020. United States Census Bureau. December 21, 2020.
  2. Web site: Cimarron Hills CDP, Colorado . United States Census Bureau. April 16, 2023 .
  3. Web site: Look Up a ZIP Code. United States Postal Service. December 15, 2020.