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The Town of Ignacio (
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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
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ceded northern
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(including all of the future
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) to the
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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
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from the Consolidated Ute Reservation. * La Plata County was created on February 10, 1874. *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

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** 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 ...
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** Southern Ute Cultural Center and Museum *
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** Capote Band of Utes ** Muache Band of Utes


References


External links


State of Colorado

CDOT map of the Town of Ignacio

History ColoradoTown of Ignacio WebsiteCommunity PortalIgnacio Community Library Website
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