Elbert, Colorado

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Elbert is an unincorporated town, a post office, and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Elbert County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Elbert post office has the ZIP Code 80106.[1] At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Elbert CDP was 188.[2]

History

The Elbert post office has been in operation since 1875.[3] The community takes its name from Elbert County.[4]

The most significant flood events in Elbert County occurred in 1935, 1965, 1997, and 1999. The most damaging flood was in 1935, when flooding on Kiowa Creek destroyed three-fourths of the structures location in Elbert and resulted in nine deaths, seven of them in Elbert.[5] All bridges were lost, 59 buildings were destroyed, water was Script error: No such module "convert". deep, and there were Script error: No such module "convert". of sand. Three-fourths of the town of Elbert was destroyed and not rebuilt.[6]

On 11 January 1998 a fireball was seen over Elbert County. On 4 March 2000 a stone of 680.5 g was found in a field by the-five-year old Dustin Riffel on the property of his family. It was officially named "Elbert" and it was classified as an ordinary chondrite LL6.[7]

On June 15, 2009, at 1:46 p.m., a large three-quarter mile-wide, EF2 tornado touched down in rural fields west of the town. The tornado came within Script error: No such module "convert". of the town at its closest. The tornado destroyed a barn at a farm and damaged an airplane hangar.[8]

Today

In Elbert today you can find a small community with a lot of ranchers and farmers. The Elbert School was rebuilt.

Geography

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During the summer, Elbert is much busier due to a nearby Boy Scout camp, Peaceful Valley Scout Ranch, which has 10,000 visitors annually. Script error: No such module "convert". south of Elbert lies the JCC Ranch Camp, a Jewish camp owned by the Denver Jewish Community Center.

The Elbert CDP has an area of Script error: No such module "convert"., all land.[9]

Demographics

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Transportation

Elbert lies along Elbert Road, which connects the town of Kiowa to U.S. Highway 24. The largest nearby city is Castle Rock, which is about 45 minutes away via SH 86, which Elbert Road crosses at Kiowa. Colorado Springs is an hour drive via US 24.

See also

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References

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