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Johnson Village 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 Chaffee County,
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,
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. The population of the Johnson Village CDP was 299 at the United States Census 2020. The Buena Vista
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( Zip Code 81211) serves the area.


Geography

Johnson Village is located along the west side of the
Arkansas River The Arkansas River is a major tributary of the Mississippi River. It generally flows to the east and southeast as it traverses the U.S. states of Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. The river's source basin lies in Colorado, specifically ...
, where the river is bridged by U.S. Highway 24. It is approximately three miles south of the town of Buena Vista. The community consists largely of a strip of retail establishments along either side of U.S. Highway 24, on the west side of
Trout Creek Pass Trout Creek Pass, elevation , is a mountain pass located in the Rocky Mountains of south-central Colorado in the United States. The pass sits atop the southern end of the Mosquito Range on the Park- Chaffee county line, between South Park (th ...
. The economy of the town is based largely on pass-through traffic, including
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, in particular
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on the Arkansas River. The Johnson Village CDP has an area of , all land.


Demographics

The
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initially defined the for the


See also

* Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area * Browns Canyon National Monument * Cottonwood Pass *
Trout Creek Pass Trout Creek Pass, elevation , is a mountain pass located in the Rocky Mountains of south-central Colorado in the United States. The pass sits atop the southern end of the Mosquito Range on the Park- Chaffee county line, between South Park (th ...


References


External links


Johnson Village @ UncoverColorado.comArkansas Headwaters Recreation Area

Johnson Village & Champion State Wildlife AreasChaffee County website
{{authority control Census-designated places in Chaffee County, Colorado Census-designated places in Colorado Colorado populated places on the Arkansas River