| Ordway, Colorado | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Mapsize: | 250x200px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County[1] |
| Subdivision Name2: | Crowley County Seat |
| Government Type: | Statutory Town |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Established Title2: | Incorporated (town) |
| Established Date2: | September 4, 1900[2] |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [3] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.00 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.00 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.77 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.77 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [4] |
| Population Total: | 1066 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
| Utc Offset: | -7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
| Coordinates: | 38.2197°N -103.7572°W |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [5] |
| Elevation M: | 1314 |
| Elevation Ft: | 4311 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code[6] |
| Postal Code: | 81063 |
| Area Code: | 719 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 08-56145 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0203804 |
Ordway is a Statutory Town in and the county seat of Crowley County, Colorado, United States, that is also the most populous community in the county.[7] The population was 1,066 at the 2020 census.
A post office called Ordway has been in operation since 1890.[8] The community was named after George N. Ordway, a Denver politician.[9]
Ordway is located in south-central Crowley County at 38.2197°N -103.7572°W (38.219633, -103.757264).[10] State Highway 96 runs along the southern edge of the town, leading west to Pueblo and east to Eads. Highway 71 runs along the eastern edge of the town and leads south to U.S. Route 50 near Rocky Ford and north to Interstate 70 at Limon.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Ordway has a total area of 0.8sqmi, all of it land.