The Town of Ignacio (
Ute dialect
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: Piinuu) is a
Statutory Town
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in
La Plata County, Colorado, United States. The population was 852 at the
2020 United States census.
Ignacio is the headquarters of the
Southern Ute Indian Reservation.
History
*On February 2, 1848, the
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
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After the defeat of its army and the fall of the cap ...
ceded northern
Mexico
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(including all of the future
State of Colorado
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) to the
United States
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.
*On December 30, 1849,
Chiefs of Ute signed the
Peace Treaty of Abiquiú with the United States.
*The
Territory of Colorado was organized on February 28, 1861.
*The
Consolidated Ute Reservation was created on March 2, 1868.
*On September 13, 1873, the
Brunot Treaty removed the
San Juan Mountains
The San Juan Mountains is a high and rugged mountain range in the Rocky Mountains in southwestern Colorado and northwestern New Mexico. The area is highly mineralized (the Colorado Mineral Belt) and figured in the gold and silver mining industry ...
from the Consolidated Ute Reservation.
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La Plata County was created on February 10, 1874.
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*The Territory of Colorado became a state on August 1, 1876.
*On November 9, 1878, the Consolidated Ute Reservation was replaced by the much smaller Southern Ute Indian Reservation.]
*The Ignacio, Colorado, post office opened on Jan 31, 1882
*The Town of Ignacio was incorporated on July 7, 1913.[
]
Geography
At the 2020 United States census, the town had a total area of , all of it land.
Demographics
See also
*Bibliography of Colorado
This is a bibliography of the U.S. State of Colorado.
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*Sibley, George. ''Water Wranglers - The 75-Year History of the Colorado River District: A Story About the Embattled Co ...
*Geography of Colorado
The geography of the U.S. State of Colorado is diverse, encompassing rugged mountainous terrain, vast plains, desert lands, desert canyons, and mesas. Colorado is a landlocked U.S. state. In 1861, the United States Congress defined the boun ...
** Durango, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area
** Southern Ute Indian Reservation
*History of Colorado
The region that is today the U.S. state of Colorado has been inhabited by Native Americans and their Paleoamerican ancestors for at least 13,500 years and possibly more than 37,000 years. The eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains was a major mi ...
** Ben Nighthorse Campbell
** Old Spanish National Historic Trail
*Index of Colorado-related articles
This is an alphabetical list of articles related to the U.S. State of Colorado.
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* .co.us – Internet second-level domain for the State of Colorado
* 4 Corners
** 4 Corners Monument
* 6th Principal Meridian
* 10-mile Range
* 10 ...
** Southern Ute Cultural Center and Museum
*List of Colorado-related lists
The following two master lists include links to lists related to the United States, U.S. Colorado, State of Colorado.
#Colorado-related lists by topic
#Alphabetical list of Colorado-related lists
Colorado-related lists by topic General lists
*Bib ...
**List of municipalities in Colorado
The U.S. Colorado, State of Colorado has 273 municipal corporation, active municipalities, comprising 198 towns, 73 City, cities, and two Consolidated city-county, consolidated city and county governments. The Denver, City and County of Denver ...
** List of populated places in Colorado
**List of post offices in Colorado
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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 ...
*Ute people
Ute () are an Indigenous peoples of the Great Basin, Indigenous people of the Great Basin and Colorado Plateau in present-day Utah, western Colorado, and northern New Mexico.Pritkzer''A Native American Encyclopedia'' p. 242 Historically, their t ...
** Capote Band of Utes
** Muache Band of Utes
References
External links
State of Colorado
CDOT map of the Town of Ignacio
History Colorado
Town of Ignacio Website
Community Portal
Ignacio Community Library Website
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Towns in Colorado
Towns in La Plata County, Colorado
Seats of government of American Indian reservations
Southern Ute Indian Tribe