Fulford is an
extinct town
A ghost town, deserted city, extinct town, or abandoned city is an abandoned settlement, usually one that contains substantial visible remaining buildings and infrastructure such as roads. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economi ...
and a
census-designated place (CDP) located in
Eagle County,
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States. It is one of the Mountain states, sharing the Four Corners region with Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. It is also bordered by Wyoming to the north, Nebraska to the northeast, Kansas ...
, United States. The population of the Fulford CDP was 0 at the
United States Census 2020.
The CDP is a part of the
Edwards, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. The Fulford post office operated from February 5, 1892, until May 15, 1910.
The
Edwards post office
A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letter (message), letters and parcel (package), parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post o ...
(
Zip Code 81632) now serves the area.
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History
Fulford is named for Arthur H. Fulford, an early settler.
Geography
The Fulford CDP has an area of , including of water.[
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Demographics
The United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau, officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the Federal statistical system, U.S. federal statistical system, responsible for producing data about the American people and American economy, econ ...
initially defined the for the
See also
*List of ghost towns in Colorado
This is a list of some notable ghost towns in the U.S. State of Colorado. A ghost town is a former community that now has no year-round residents or less than 1% of its peak population. Colorado has over 1,500 ghost towns, although visible remai ...
References
External links
State of Colorado
History ColoradoFulford, Colorado Mining Claims And MinesFulford Loop in White River National Forest
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1892 establishments in Colorado
Census-designated places in Eagle County, Colorado
Former populated places in Eagle County, Colorado
Geography of Eagle County, Colorado
Ghost towns in Colorado
History of Colorado
Mining communities in Colorado
Populated places established in 1892