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Goldfield is an
unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Teller County,
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,
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. The CDP is a part of the
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. The population of the Goldfield CDP was 63 at the United States Census 2020. The Cripple Creek
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 ...
serves the area.


History

The Goldfield post office operated from May 5, 1895, until June 3, 1932. The community was named for a gold mine near the original town site.


Geography

The Goldfield CDP has an area of , all land.


Demographics

The
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initially defined the for the


See also

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Outline of Colorado The following Outline (list), outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Colorado: Colorado – List of U.S. states and territories by population#State and territory rankings, 22nd most populous, the Lis ...


References


External links


State of Colorado

History ColoradoGoldfield @ WesternMiningHistory.comGoldfield City Hall & Fire StationGoldfield, Colorado Mining Claims And MinesTeller County website
{{authority control 1895 establishments in Colorado Census-designated places in Teller County, Colorado Former populated places in Teller County, Colorado Geography of Teller County, Colorado Ghost towns in Colorado History of Colorado Mining communities in Colorado Populated places established in 1895