Dove Creek, Colorado
Dove Creek, Colorado | |
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| Nickname: Pinto Bean Capital of the World | |
Location of the Town of Dove Creek in Dolores County, Colorado. | |
Dove Creek Location of the Town of Dove Creek, Colorado. Dove Creek Dove Creek (Colorado) | |
| Coordinates: 37°45′58″N 108°54′21″W / 37.7661°N 108.9059°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Dolores |
| Incorporated | June 15, 1939 |
| Government | |
| • Type | statutory town |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.573 sq mi (1.483 km2) |
| • Land | 0.573 sq mi (1.483 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.000 km2) |
| Elevation | 6,844 ft (2,086 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 635 |
| • Density | 1,109/sq mi (428/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 81324 |
| Area codes | 970/748 |
| GNIS place ID | 176436 |
| GNIS town ID | 2412446 |
| FIPS code | 08-21265 |
| Website | townofdovecreek |
Dove Creek is the statutory town that is the county seat of and the most populous municipality in Dolores County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 635 at the 2020 United States census. The community takes its name from the nearby Dove Creek. Dove Creek is the self-proclaimed Pinto Bean Capital of the World.