Black Hawk

Also known as Black Hawk, Colorado, Black Hawk, CO

city in Gilpin County, Colorado, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Colorado
County: Gilpin
Incorporated: June 12, 1886
Type: home rule city
Total: 2.653 sq mi (6.871 km )
Land: 2.653 sq mi (6.871 km )
Water: 0 sq mi (0.000 km )
Elevation: 8,534 ft (2,601 m)
Density: 48/sq mi (19/km )
Time zone: UTC−07:00 ( MST )
Summer dst: UTC−06:00 ( MDT )
Zip code: 80403, 80422 ( PO Box )

Article

Black Hawk is a home rule city located in Gilpin County, Colorado, United States. The population was 127 at the 2020 United States census, making it the least populous city (but not town) in Colorado. It was a mining settlement founded in 1859 during the Pike's Peak Gold Rush and is now a part of the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor.

Black Hawk is located adjacent to Central City, another historic mining settlement in Gregory Gulch. The two cities form the federally designated Central City/Black Hawk National Historic District. The area flourished during the mining boom of the late 19th century following the construction of mills and a railroad link to Golden.