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Welcome to Basalt ...The town of Basalt is primarily located in Eagle County<1>. A portion of Basalt extends into Pitkin County. While we don't have a date for the founding of Basalt, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895. The town was incorporated August 26, 1901. From Place Names in Colorado,<2> the origin of Basalt is described as "Named for Basalt Peak, a lava formation in the area" From the Census Estimates for 2019, Basalt has a population of 4,192 people<3> (see below for details). Basalt is 6,660 feet [2,030 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Basalt is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level. Time Zone: Basalt lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time The area code for Basalt: (970) The ZIP code for Basalt: 81621<5> The town of Basalt was previously named Aspen Junction. Websites for Basalt ...Official Website: www.basalt.net/ Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Basalt had an population of 4,192 people. This is an increase of 8.69% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 56.36% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Basalt had a population of 3,857 people (or 7.39% of the total population of Eagle County). This makes Basalt the county's 5th most populous community. The population of Basalt represents 0.08% of the population of Colorado (which has 5,029,196 people), making it the state's 87th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 3,857 people, the population of Basalt increased 43.86% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,681 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Basalt. Communities Also Named Basalt ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Basalt - they are located in Idaho and Nevada (2). For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Basalt. Communities near Basalt ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Basalt.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Basalt. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Basalt. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Basalt. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Basalt. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Basalt. See our Newspapers Page for Basalt. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Basalt ...Looking for more information about Basalt? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Basalt, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Basalt. Adding Basalt to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Basalt in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Basalt was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). We also found Basalt on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Colorado (1947). For more details, see References and Mentions for Basalt. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Basalt: www.basalt.net/ The official website for Eagle County: www.eagle-county.com/ The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/ Footnotes ...
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