Crisman is an

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and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by

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. The CDP is a part of the Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Crisman CDP was 186 at the

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. The

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( Zip Code 80302) serves the area.

History

Crisman was founded in 1874 as a mining camp and named after the adjacent Crisman Mill, an ore-processing mill owned by prospector and early settler Obed Crisman. Crisman became a boomtown in 1881, when the Yellow Pine Mine produced a massive silver strike. Crisman became a stop on the Greeley, Salt Lake and Pacific Railway. The

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and the subsequent crash of the silver market severely damaged Crisman's economy, although the nearby mines remained open for the duration. In 1894, Boulder Creek flooded, and much of the town was destroyed, including a section of railroad track. The obliterated structures were never rebuilt, and Crisman was significantly reduced in size. In 1901, the Logan Mine, a large gold operation near Crisman, uncovered a second strike, which prevented the town from disappearing altogether. By 1918, Crisman had become increasingly depopulated, and the post office closed that year. In 1919, another catastrophic flood swept through Fourmile Canyon, again destroying a section of railroad track and leaving little left of Crisman. The town has since been reduced to a hamlet.

Geography

Crisman is located in central Boulder County in the

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of the Colorado Rocky Mountains, in the valley of Fourmile Creek at an elevation of . Four Mile Canyon Drive leads southeast to Boulder and northwest to

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. The Crisman CDP has an area of , including of water.

Demographics

The

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initially defined the for the

References

External links

Crisman @ GhostTowns.comBoulder County website
{{authority control Census-designated places in Boulder County, Colorado Census-designated places in Colorado Denver metropolitan area 1874 establishments in Colorado Territory

History

Geography

Demographics

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