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Walsenburg
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city in and county seat of Huerfano County, Colorado, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Colorado
- County
- Huerfano County
- City
- Walsenburg
- Incorporated
- June 16, 1873
- Named after
- Fred Walsen
- Type
- Statutory City
- Mayor
- Gary M. Vezzani
- City administrator
- Roger Tinklenberg
- Total
- 2.99 sq mi (7.74 km )
- Land
- 2.99 sq mi (7.74 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
- Elevation
- 6,300 ft (1,900 m)
- Density
- 1,020/sq mi (394/km )
- Demonym
- Walsenburger
- Time zone
- UTC−7 ( Mountain (MST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC−6 ( MDT )
- Fips code
- 08-82350
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Walsenburg is the statutory city that is the county seat of and the most populous municipality in Huerfano County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 3,049 at the 2020 census, down from 3,068 in 2010.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Walsenburg” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.