Green Mountain Falls, Colorado
| Green Mountain Falls, Colorado | |
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| Statutory Town | |
Old land office in the park
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| Motto: “A Very Special Place” | |
 Location in El Paso County and the state of Colorado |
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| Coordinates: 38°56′5″N 105°1′4″W / 38.93472°N 105.01778°WCoordinates: 38°56′5″N 105°1′4″W / 38.93472°N 105.01778°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 Colorado
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| Counties |
El Paso County Teller County |
| Incorporated (town) | August 19, 1880 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Statutory Town |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.1 sq mi (3 km2) |
| • Land | 1.1 sq mi (3 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 7,800 ft (2,364 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 640 |
| • Density | 580/sq mi (210/km2) |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code | 80819 (PO Box) |
| Area code(s) | 719 |
| FIPS code | 08-32650 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0191196 |
| Website | City Website |
Green Mountain Falls is a statutory town in El Paso and Teller counties in the U.S. state of Colorado. The population was 640 at the 2010 census. On April 5, 2016 Jane Newberry was elected Mayor. She ran as a slate of candidates calling themselves Smoother Road Ahead for GMF. The group also included board of trustee candidates David Pearlman, Cameron Thorne and Erin Kowal. The police force resigned in the days following an April 14 2016 closed-door meeting of the outgoing town board and mayor.
Green Mountain Falls is located at 38°56′5″N 105°1′4″W / 38.93472°N 105.01778°W (38.934621, -105.017645). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.1 square miles (3.0 km²), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 773 people, 372 households, and 203 families residing in the town. The population density was 677.9 people per square mile (261.8/km²). There were 600 housing units at an average density of 526.2 per square mile (203.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 94.18% White, 0.13% African American, 1.55% Native American, 0.39% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 1.68% from other races, and 1.94% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.56% of the population.
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