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Walden
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town in and county seat of Jackson County, Colorado, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Colorado
- County
- Jackson County - seat
- Incorporated
- December 2, 1890
- Named after
- Marcus Aurelius Walden (former postmaster )
- Type
- Statutory town
- Total
- 0.34 sq mi (0.87 km )
- Land
- 0.34 sq mi (0.87 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
- Elevation
- 8,098 ft (2,468 m)
- Density
- 1,800/sq mi (700/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−7 ( Mountain (MST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC−6 ( MDT )
- Zip codes
- 80430, 80480
- Fips code
- 08-82130
- Website
- www .townofwaldenco .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Walden
- Population
- 606
- Area
- 0.868265
- Elevation
- 2469
- Official website
- www.colorado.gov/townofwalden
- Image
- Walden Colorado Main Street.jpg
- Households
- 289
- Dialing code
- 970
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- Commons category
- Walden, Colorado
- inception
- 1889-00-00
- water as percent of area
- 0
- water area
- 0
- per capita income
- 36861
- postal code
- 80480
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Article
Walden is the statutory town that is the county seat of, the most populous community in, and the only incorporated municipality in Jackson County, Colorado, United States. The town is situated in the center of a large open valley called North Park. People from Walden and the surrounding area refer to themselves as "North Parkers". The town population was 606 at the 2020 census. The town sits at an elevation of 8,098 feet (2,468 meters). It was established in 1889 and was incorporated December 2, 1890. Mark A. Walden, an early postmaster, gave the community his name.
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