Hugo, Colorado
| Hugo, Colorado | |
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| Statutory Town | |
Downtown Hugo, looking northwest along U.S. Highway 40.
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 Location in Lincoln County and the state of Colorado |
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| Coordinates: 39°8′1″N 103°28′5″W / 39.13361°N 103.46806°WCoordinates: 39°8′1″N 103°28′5″W / 39.13361°N 103.46806°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 State of Colorado
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| County | Lincoln County Seat |
| Incorporated | June 21, 1909 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Statutory Town |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1 sq mi (2.5 km2) |
| • Land | 1 sq mi (2.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 5,039 ft (1,536 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 885 |
| • Density | 885/sq mi (354/km2) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code | 80821 |
| Area code(s) | 719 |
| FIPS code | 08-37875 |
| GNIS feature ID | 195141 |
| Website | City Website |
Hugo is the Statutory Town that is the county seat of Lincoln County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 730 at the U.S. Census 2010.
In about 1859 the town was developed as a cattle ranching community to supply miners with provisions. The town was also used as a local stage coach stop.
There are two stories as to how the town obtained its name. One version says the town was named by the Kansas Pacific Railroad builders after pioneer stage agent (Overland company), Hugo Richards. Richards later moved to Prescott, Arizona where he became town banker and businessman.Another story says the town was named for Richard Hugo who was a local settler. The town was founded in 1870, and incorporated in 1909.
In July 2016, the water supply for the town of Hugo was purportedly contaminated by THC, the main psychoactive component in cannabis. Subsequent testing found no THC in the water supply, and authorities believe the initial tests were false positives.
Hugo is located at 39°8′1″N 103°28′5″W / 39.13361°N 103.46806°W (39.133520, -103.468089).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2), all of which is land. Hugo's elevation is 5,039 ft.
At of the census of 2000, there were 885 people, 353 households, and 230 families residing in the town. The population density was 917.3 people per square mile (355.9/km²). There were 440 housing units at an average density of 456.0 per square mile (177.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.38% White, 0.79% African American, 1.24% Native American, 0.45% from other races, and 1.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.84% of the population.
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