Cascade-Chipita Park, Colorado

Cascade-Chipita Park CDP, Colorado
Census-designated place
Cascade, Colorado
Cascade, Colorado
Location of the Cascade-Chipita Park CDP in El Paso County, Colorado
Location of the Cascade-Chipita Park CDP in El Paso County, Colorado
Cascade‑Chipita Park CDP is located in the United States
Cascade‑Chipita Park CDP
Cascade‑Chipita Park CDP
Location of the Cascade‑Chipita Park CDP, Colorado.
Cascade‑Chipita Park CDP is located in Colorado
Cascade‑Chipita Park CDP
Cascade‑Chipita Park CDP
Cascade‑Chipita Park CDP (Colorado)
Coordinates: 38°53′48″N 104°58′20″W / 38.8967°N 104.9722°W / 38.8967; -104.9722 (Cascade‑Chipita Park CDP, Colorado)[2]
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyEl Paso[1]
Government
 • Typeunincorporated community
 • BodyEl Paso County[1]
Area
[3]
 • Total
13.461 sq mi (34.864 km2)
 • Land13.452 sq mi (34.841 km2)
 • Water0.009 sq mi (0.023 km2)
Elevation
[2]
7,379 ft (2,249 m)
Population
 (2020)[4]
 • Total
1,628
 • Density120/sq mi (47/km2)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP code[5]
Cascade, Colorado 80809
Area code719
GNIS pop ID193326
GNIS CDP ID2407982
FIPS code08-12325

Cascade-Chipita Park is a census-designated place (CDP) comprising the unincorporated communities of Cascade and Chipita Park located in El Paso County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Cascade-Chipita Park CDP was 1,628 at the United States Census 2020.[4] The Cascade, Colorado, post office (Zip Code 80809) serves the area.[5]

History

The Cascade, Colorado, post office opened on August 16, 1887.[6] The Chipita Park, Colorado, post office operated from March 9, 1935, until May 31, 1967, when it was merged into the Cascade post office[6]

Geography

The Cascade-Chipita Park CDP has an area of 8,615 acres (34.864 km2), including 5.7 acres (0.023 km2) of water.[3]

Cascade, Colorado, is located at coordinates 38°53′48″N 104°58′20″W / 38.8967°N 104.9722°W / 38.8967; -104.9722 (Cascade, Colorado) at an elevation of 7,379 feet (2,249 m).

Chipita Park, Colorado, is located 2.7 miles (4.3 km) northwest of Cascade at coordinates 38°55′28″N 105°00′24″W / 38.9244°N 105.0066°W / 38.9244; -105.0066 (Cascade, Colorado) at an elevation of 7,796 feet (2,376 m).

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Cascade-Chipita Park for the 1990 United States census.

Cascade-Chipita Park CDP, Colorado
YearPop.±%
19901,479—    
20001,709+15.6%
20101,655−3.2%
20201,628−1.6%
Source: United States Census Bureau

Education

Almost all of the CDP is in the Manitou Springs School District 14. A piece extends into the Lewis-Palmer School District 38.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Cascade‑Chipita Park CDP, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
  3. ^ a b "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  4. ^ a b United States Census Bureau. "Cascade-Chipita Park CDP, Colorado". Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  5. ^ a b "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
  6. ^ a b Bauer, William H.; Ozment, James L.; Willard, John H. (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989. Golden, Colorado: Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation. ISBN 0-918654-42-4.
  7. ^ Geography Division (December 17, 2020). 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: El Paso County, CO (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2025-08-04. - Text list
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