Florence, Colorado
Florence, Colorado | |
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| City of Florence | |
Entering Florence from the east on Colorado State Highway 115. | |
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Location of the City of Florence in Fremont County, Colorado. | |
Florence Location of the City of Florence, Colorado. Florence Florence (Colorado) | |
| Coordinates: 38°23′25″N 105°07′07″W / 38.3903°N 105.1186°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Fremont |
| 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 | 0.0058 sq mi (0.015 km2) |
| Elevation | 5,181 ft (1,579 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 |
| GNIS place ID | 204775 |
| GNIS city ID | 2410510 |
| FIPS code | 08-7040 |
| Website | cityofflorence |
Florence is a statutory city located 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 a supermax prison, ADX Florence.