Florence, Colorado
Florence, Colorado | |
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| City of Florence | |
Entering Florence from the east on Colorado State Highway 115. | |
Location of the City of Florence in Fremont County, Colorado. | |
Location of the City of Florence in the United States. | |
| Coordinates: 38°23′01″N 105°06′41″W / 38.38361°N 105.11139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Fremont County |
| Incorporated | September 13, 1887 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Statutory City |
| • Mayor | Steve Wolfe, Mayor-elect |
| • City Manager | Amy Nasta |
| • City Clerk | Cortlyne Huppe |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.282 sq mi (11.091 km2) |
| • Land | 4.276 sq mi (11.076 km2) |
| • Water | 0.006 sq mi (0.015 km2) |
| Elevation | 5,200 ft (1,600 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 3,822 |
| • Density | 894/sq mi (345/km2) |
| • Metro | 48,939 |
| • CSA | 217,101 |
| • Front Range | 5,055,344 |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| ZIP codes | 81226 & 81290 |
| Area code | 719 |
| FIPS code | 08-27040 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2410510 |
| Website | cityofflorence |
Florence is a statutory city in Fremont County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 3,822 at the 2020 United States census. Florence is a part of the Cañon City, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor.
The city lies along the Arkansas River in eastern Fremont County. It is near Federal Correctional Complex, Florence, a major U.S. federal prison complex that includes the only remaining supermax prison in the country, ADX Florence.