The Town of Carbonate is a

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and an

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silver mining camp located in Garfield County,

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, United States. Founded in 1879, Carbonate was designated the original seat of Garfield County from its creation on February 10, 1883, until voters moved the county seat to

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later that year. The Carbonate, Colorado, post office operated from April 13, 1883, until November 15, 1886. Carbonate has had no year-round population since the 1890 Census due to its severe winter weather and difficult access.

History

Carbonate was founded as a silver camp in 1879. On February 10, 1883, Colorado created Garfield County and designated Carbonate as the original

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. The Town of Carbonate incorporated on April 13, 1883, and the Carbonate, Colorado, post office opened the same day. Carbonate's location high in the Flat Tops mountains made access difficult. After a few months, the Garfield County seat was moved to Glenwood Hot Springs. As the silver played out, miners departed. The Carbonate post office closed on November 15, 1886. By 1890, no residents remained. On November 4, 2014, the property owners of Carbonate voted to reactivate the town government despite the population being 0 since the

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, making it the smallest town in the state of Colorado. The town has summer visitors but no permanent residents, making it the only active incorporated municipality in Colorado with no permanent population.

Geography

Carbonate is in the Flat Tops mountains, north of

. At the 2020 United States census, the town had a total area of including of water.

Demographics

Carbonate has been continuously uninhabited since the

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State of Colorado

History ColoradoTown of Carbonate websitePlat map of the Town of Carbonate
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