Welcome to Ordway ...

The town of Ordway is located in Crowley County<1> and is the County Seat for Crowley County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ordway, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

The town was incorporated September 4, 1900.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Ordway has a population of 1,032 people<2> (see below for details).

Ordway is 4,310 feet [1,314 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Ordway is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Ordway: 719

The ZIP code for Ordway: 81063<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ordway had an population of 1,032 people. This is a decrease of 4.44% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 17.31% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ordway had a population of 1,080 people (which is 18.43% of the total population of Crowley County). This makes Ordway the county's most populous community.

The population of Ordway represents 0.02% of the total population of Colorado (which has 5,029,196 people), making it the state's 139th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,080 people, the population of Ordway decreased 13.46% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,248 people).

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

Communities Also Named Ordway ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Colorado communities named Ordway: This one is located in Crowley County and the other is located in Otero County.

Beyond Colorado, there are 5 communities that are also named Ordway - they are located in California, Georgia, Massachusetts and South Dakota.

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

Communities near Ordway ...

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

• Rocky Ford
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
  • Rocky Ford is located in Otero County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,806 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Ford <6>
• Fowler
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
  • Fowler is located in Otero County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,149 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fowler <6>
• Swink
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swink have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swink
  • Swink is located in Otero County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swink <6>
• Manzanola
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manzanola have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manzanola
  • Manzanola is located in Otero County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manzanola <6>
• Olney Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olney Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney Springs
  • Olney Springs is located in Crowley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olney Springs <6>
• Cheraw
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheraw
  • Cheraw is located in Otero County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheraw <6>
• Sugar City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar City
  • Sugar City is located in Crowley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar City <6>
• Crowley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
  • Crowley is located in Crowley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crowley <6>
• Hawley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley
  • Hawley is located in Otero County
• La Junta Village
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Junta Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Junta Village
  • La Junta Village is located in Otero County

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ordway. See our Newspapers Page for Ordway.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ordway ...

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

Adding Ordway to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Ordway post office opened in 1890.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ordway.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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