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Welcome to Idaho Springs ...The city of Idaho Springs is located in Clear Creek County<1>. The location of Idaho Springs has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> Idaho Springs was established in 1859 and was incorporated November 15, 1885. A typical abbreviation for Idaho Springs: Idaho Spgs. (or less commonly used: Idaho Spngs. or Idaho Sprngs.) From the Census Estimates for 2019, Idaho Springs has a population of 1,792 people<3> (see below for details). The community of Idaho Springs is 7,710 feet [2,350 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Idaho Springs is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level. Time Zone: Idaho Springs lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time Telephone area codes for Idaho Springs: (303) and (720)<5> The ZIP code for Idaho Springs: 80452<6> Websites for Idaho Springs ...Official Website: www.idahospringsco.com/ Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Idaho Springs had an population of 1,792 people. This is an increase of 4.37% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 5.13% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Idaho Springs had a population of 1,717 people (or 18.89% of the total population of Clear Creek County). This makes Idaho Springs the county's most populous community. The population of Idaho Springs represents 0.03% of the total population of Colorado (which has 5,029,196 people), making it the state's 119th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 1,717 people, the population of Idaho Springs decreased 9.11% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,889 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Idaho Springs. Communities near Idaho Springs ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Idaho Springs.
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 Idaho Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Idaho Springs. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Idaho 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 Idaho Springs. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Idaho Springs. Our list includes 16 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Idaho Springs. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Idaho Springs ...Looking for more information about Idaho 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 Idaho Springs, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Idaho Springs. Adding Idaho Springs to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Idaho 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 Idaho Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8> We also found Idaho Springs in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Idaho Springs. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Idaho Springs: www.idahospringsco.com/ The official website for Clear Creek County: www.co.clear-creek.co.us/ The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/ Footnotes ...
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