| Official Name: | Olney Springs, Colorado |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County[1] |
| Subdivision Name2: | Crowley |
| Government Type: | Statutory Town |
| Established Title2: | Incorporated (town) |
| Established Date2: | May 27, 1912[2] |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [3] |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.62 |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.62 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.24 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.24 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [4] |
| Population Total: | 315 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
| Utc Offset: | -7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
| Coordinates: | 38.1658°N -103.9458°W |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [5] |
| Elevation M: | 1336 |
| Elevation Ft: | 4383 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code[6] |
| Postal Code: | 81062 |
| Area Code: | 719 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 08-55705 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0195368 |
Olney Springs is a Statutory Town in Crowley County, Colorado, United States. The population was 315 at the 2020 census.
A post office called Olney Springs has been in operation since 1909.[7] The town was named after one Mr. Olney, a railroad official.[8]
Olney Springs is located in southwestern Crowley County at 38.1658°N -103.9458°W (38.165844, -103.945723).[9] Colorado State Highway 96 leads east to Ordway, the county seat, and west to Pueblo.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.2sqmi, all of it land.
Slightly west of the town is the Crowley County Correctional Facility, owned by the Corrections Corporation of America. It has 1,794 prisoners from various states. Built as a speculative venture in 1998, it had a massive riot in 1999 when operated by the now-defunct Community Services Corporation. The builder, Dominion Ventures, took over its management, and in January 2003 ownership and operation transferred to CCA. Another devastating riot took place on July 20, 2004, once again requiring massive intervention by local and state law enforcement and correctional personnel.[10]