Summary for Old Wells

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Located in: Cheyenne County (see below)

Time Zone: Old Wells lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT)<1>

Telephone Area Code: 719

Elevation: 4,180 feet [1,274.06 m] above sea level<2>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<3>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Old Wells:

Lat: 38.900000° (or 38°53'59" N)

Lon: -102.326300° (or -102°19'34" W)

USGS Topo Map: Cheyenne Wells NE<4>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Old Wells

GNIS ID: 195257

FIPS State / Place Code: 08 / 55589

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About Cheyenne County

The community of Cheyenne Wells is the County Seat for Cheyenne County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Cheyenne)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<5>	1,831 (0.11% decrease since 2010)
2010	1,833 (17.84% decrease since 2000)
2000:	2,231

Total Area:<6> 1,781 sq. miles [4,613.9 km²]

Housing Units: <7> 975

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Cheyenne

GNIS ID: 198124

FIPS State / County Code: 08 / 017

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About Colorado

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	5,758,486 (14.5% increase since 2010)
2010:	5,029,196 (16.92% increase since 2000)
2000:	4,301,261

Websites for State of Colorado

Official Website: https://www.colorado.gov/

Tourism: https://www.colorado.com/

Parks: cpw.state.co.us/

Fishing: https://cpw.state.co.us/fishing

Hunting: https://cpw.state.co.us/hunting

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Colorado

GNIS ID: 1779779

FIPS State: 08

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Footnotes ...

<1>	While Old Wells is in the Mountain Time Zone, the area to the east is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Old Wells - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Old Wells, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<4>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Old Wells.
<5>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<6>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Old Wells. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<7>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).