| Green Mountain Falls, Colorado | |
| Official Name: | Town of Green Mountain Falls[1] |
| Settlement Type: | Statutory town |
| Motto: | “A Very Special Place” |
| Pushpin Map: | USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Green Mountain Falls |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the Town of Green Mountain Falls in the |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | El Paso County Teller County |
| Government Type: | Statutory town |
| Established Title2: | Incorporated (town) |
| Established Date2: | August 19, 1880[2] |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [3] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.851 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.847 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.004 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 646 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 588 |
| Population Metro: | 755,105 (79th) |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Front Range |
| Population Blank1: | 5,055,344 |
| Timezone1: | MST |
| Utc Offset1: | −07:00 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | −06:00 |
| Coordinates: | 38.935°N -105.0169°W |
| Elevation Ft: | 7756 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code[4] |
| Postal Code: | 80819 (PO Box) |
| Area Code: | 719 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 08-32650 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 191196 |
The Town of Green Mountain Falls is a statutory town located in El Paso and Teller counties of the U.S. of State of Colorado. The town population was 646 at the 2020 United States Census with 622 residents in El Paso County and 24 residents in Teller County.[3] Green Mountain Falls is a part of the Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor.
In 1968, officials in Green Mountain Falls conducted a resurvey of the 1890 legal description of the town's corporate limits and found "that the town hall, the magistrate's office, the post office, the community center, the civic swimming pool, and nearly half of the residents are located outside city limits"[5] and were forced to redraw the legal boundaries.[6]
At the 2020 United States Census, the town had a total area of 2.851km2 including 0.004km2 of water.[3]
As of the census[7] of 2000, there were 773 people, 372 households, and 203 families residing in the town. The population density was 677.9sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 600 housing units at an average density of 526.2sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 94.18% White, 0.13% African American, 1.55% Native American, 0.39% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 1.68% from other races, and 1.94% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.56% of the population.
There were 372 households, out of which 23.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.5% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.4% were non-families. 36.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.08 and the average family size was 2.74.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 19.1% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 33.2% from 25 to 44, 34.0% from 45 to 64, and 7.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.9 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $43,816, and the median income for a family was $55,268. Males had a median income of $34,000 versus $26,354 for females. The per capita income for the town was $24,892. About 4.3% of families and 7.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.1% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.
On April 5, 2016, Jane Newberry was elected mayor. She ran as a slate of candidates calling themselves Smoother Road Ahead for GMF. The group also included board of trustees candidates David Pearlman, Cameron Thorne, and Erin Kowal. The police force, which consisted of one full-time officer and three volunteer deputies, resigned in the days following an April 14, 2016, closed-door meeting of the outgoing town board and mayor.[8] [9] [10] [11]
Current 2024 Board of Trustees:
Tom Dixon-Mayor, Sunde King-Mayor Pro Tem, John Bell-Trustee, Don Walker-Trustee, Sean Ives-Trustee