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Welcome to Elizabeth ...The town of Elizabeth is located in Elbert County<1>. The location of Elizabeth has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Elizabeth, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882. The town was incorporated October 9, 1890. From Place Names in Colorado,<3> the origin of Elizabeth is described as "Named by Governor John Evans in honor of his sister-in-law, Elizabeth Hubbard." When the people of Elizabeth refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Elizabethan<4> From the Census Estimates for 2019, Elizabeth has a population of 1,667 people<5> (see below for details). Elizabeth is 6,530 feet [1,990 m] above sea level.<6> In other words, the altitude of Elizabeth is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level. Time Zone: Elizabeth lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time Area codes for Elizabeth: (303) and (720)<7> The ZIP code for Elizabeth: 80107<8> Websites for Elizabeth ...Official Website: www.townofelizabeth.org/ Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Elizabeth had an population of 1,667 people. This is an increase of 22.75% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 16.25% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Elizabeth had a population of 1,358 people (which is 5.88% of the total population of Elbert County). This makes Elizabeth the county's most populous community. The population of Elizabeth represents 0.03% of the population of Colorado (which has 5,029,196 people), making it the state's 129th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 1,358 people, the population of Elizabeth decreased 5.3% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,434 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Elizabeth. Communities Also Named Elizabeth ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 31 communities that are also named Elizabeth - they are located in Alabama (2), Alberta, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio (3), Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Texas (3) and West Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Elizabeth. Communities near Elizabeth ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Elizabeth.
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 Elizabeth. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elizabeth. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Elizabeth. 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 Elizabeth. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Elizabeth. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Elizabeth. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elizabeth ...Looking for more information about Elizabeth? 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 Elizabeth, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Elizabeth. Adding Elizabeth to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<10> We also found Elizabeth in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Elizabeth. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Elizabeth: www.townofelizabeth.org/ The official website for Elbert County: www.elbertcounty-co.gov/ The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/ Footnotes ...
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