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Welcome to Manitou Springs ...

The city of Manitou Springs is located in El Paso County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Manitou Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

The city was incorporated January 25, 1888.

A typical abbreviation for Manitou Springs: Manitou Spgs. (or less commonly used: Manitou Spngs. or Manitou Sprngs.)

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Manitou Springs has a population of 5,399 people<2> (see below for details).

Manitou Springs is 6,290 feet [1,917 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Manitou Springs is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Manitou Springs is located in the (719) area code.

The ZIP code for Manitou Springs: 80829<4>

Websites for Manitou Springs ...

Official Website: www.manitousprings.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Manitou Springs had an population of 5,399 people. This is an increase of 8.15% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 8.41% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Manitou Springs had a population of 4,992 people. This makes Manitou Springs the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Manitou Springs represents 0.1% of the population of Colorado (which has 5,029,196 people), making it the state's 75th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,992 people, the population of Manitou Springs has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 4,980 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Manitou Springs.

Communities near Manitou Springs ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Manitou Springs.

  • Colorado Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colorado Springs
    • Colorado Springs is located in El Paso County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 482,131 people
    • Former names for Colorado Springs:
    • El Paso
    • Fountain Colony
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colorado Springs <5>
  • Fountain
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
    • Fountain is located in El Paso County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,017 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain <5>
  • Monument
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Woodland Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
    • Woodland Park is located in Teller County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,151 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodland Park <5>
  • Palmer Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmer Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Lake
    • Palmer Lake is located in El Paso County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,037 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmer Lake <5>
  • Cripple Creek
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Mountain Falls
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Victor
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cascade
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Chipita Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Manitou Springs. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Manitou Springs.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Manitou Springs ...

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

Adding Manitou Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Manitou Springs post office opened in 1885.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Manitou Springs.

The official website for Manitou Springs: www.manitousprings.org/

The official website for El Paso County: www.elpasoco.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including El Paso, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Manitou Springs.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Manitou Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Manitou Springs). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Manitou Springs or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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