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Welcome to Calhan ...The town of Calhan is located in El Paso County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Calhan, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888. The town was incorporated May 10, 1919. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Calhan has a population of 831 people<2> (see below for details). Calhan is 6,520 feet [1,987 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Calhan is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level. Time Zone: Calhan lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time Calhan lies within the (719) area code. The ZIP code for Calhan: 80808<4> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Calhan had an population of 831 people. This is an increase of 6.54% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 7.25% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Calhan had a population of 780 people. This makes Calhan the county's 6th most populous community. The population of Calhan represents 0.02% of the population of Colorado (which has 5,029,196 people), making it the state's 164th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 780 people, the population of Calhan decreased 12.95% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 896 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Calhan. Communities near Calhan ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Calhan.
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 Calhan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Calhan. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Calhan. 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 Calhan. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Calhan. See our Newspapers Page for Calhan. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Calhan ...Looking for more information about Calhan? 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 Calhan, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Calhan. Adding Calhan to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Calhan 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 Calhan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> We also found Calhan in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Calhan. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Calhan. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for El Paso County: www.elpasoco.com/ The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/ Footnotes ...
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