Mount Crested Butte, Colorado

This article is about the Town of Mt. Crested Butte, Colorado. For the town's namesake mountain, see Crested Butte. For the nearby Town of Crested Butte, see Crested Butte, Colorado. For the resort, see Crested Butte Mountain Resort.

Mt. Crested Butte, Colorado
Town
Welcome to Mt. Crested Butte, elevation 9,375 feet (2,858 m)
Welcome to Mt. Crested Butte, elevation 9,375 feet (2,858 m)
Location of Mount Crested Butte in Gunnison County, Colorado.
Location of Mount Crested Butte in Gunnison County, Colorado.
Coordinates: 38°54′30″N 106°57′38″W / 38.90833°N 106.96056°W / 38.90833; -106.96056
Country United States
State Colorado
County[1]Gunnison
Incorporated (town)1973[2]
Government
 • TypeHome rule municipality[1]
Area
[3]
 • Total
2.05 sq mi (5.30 km2)
 • Land2.05 sq mi (5.30 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[4]
9,738 ft (2,968 m)
Population
 (2020)[5]
 • Total
941
 • Density460/sq mi (180/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code[6]
81225 (Crested Butte PO Box)
Area code970
FIPS code08-52570
GNIS feature ID2413018[4]
Websitemtcb.colorado.gov

Mt. Crested Butte is a home rule municipality in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States. Mount Crested Butte is the home of the Crested Butte Mountain Resort. The population was 941 at the 2020 census.[5] ZIP code 81225 serves post office boxes for Mount Crested Butte and for neighboring Crested Butte; mail must be addressed to Crested Butte.[6]

Geography

Mt. Crested Butte

Mt. Crested Butte is in north-central Gunnison County in the Gunnison National Forest, 2 miles (3 km) north of the town of Crested Butte on Gothic Road. The town sits at the northern and western base of Crested Butte, a 12,162-foot (3,707 m) summit that is the site of the Crested Butte Mountain Resort.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Mt. Crested Butte covers a total area of 2.22 square miles (5.75 km2), all of it land.[7]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1980272—
1990264−2.9%
2000707167.8%
201080113.3%
202094117.5%
U.S. Decennial Census

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. Archived from the original on December 12, 2009. Retrieved September 1, 2007.
  2. ^ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
  3. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  4. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Crested Butte, Colorado
  5. ^ a b United States Census Bureau. "Mount Crested Butte town; Colorado". Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  6. ^ a b "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 4, 2010. Retrieved November 22, 2007.
  7. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Mount Crested Butte town, Colorado". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved November 18, 2016.[dead link‍]