Welcome to Hugo ...

The town of Hugo is located in Lincoln County<1> and is the County Seat for Lincoln County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hugo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

The town was incorporated June 21, 1909.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hugo has a population of 776 people<2> (see below for details).

Hugo is 5,040 feet [1,536 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Hugo is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Hugo lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Hugo is located in the (719) area code.

The ZIP code for Hugo: 80821<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hugo had an population of 776 people. This is an increase of 6.3% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 12.32% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hugo had a population of 730 people (or 13.35% of the total population of Lincoln County). This makes Hugo the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Hugo represents 0.01% of the total population of Colorado (which has 5,029,196 people), making it the state's 167th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 730 people, the population of Hugo decreased 17.51% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 885 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Hugo.

Communities Also Named Hugo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Hugo - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Manitoba, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hugo.

Communities near Hugo ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Hugo.

• Limon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limon
  • Limon is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Limon <5>
• Arriba
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arriba
  • Arriba is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arriba <5>
• Genoa
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
  • Genoa is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Genoa <5>
• Boyero
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyero
  • Boyero is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyero <5>
• Flagler
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagler
  • Flagler is located in Kit Carson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flagler <5>
• Karval
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karval
  • Karval is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Karval <5>
• Matheson
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matheson have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matheson
  • Matheson is located in Elbert County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matheson <5>

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 Hugo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hugo.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hugo. 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 Hugo.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hugo. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Hugo.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hugo ...

Looking for more information about Hugo? 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 Hugo, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Hugo.

Adding Hugo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hugo 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 Hugo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Hugo post office opened in 1871.

We also found Hugo in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hugo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hugo. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/