Monument, Colorado
| Monument, Colorado | |
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| Statutory Town | |
Monument Town Hall and Police Department
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| Motto: "Proud Of Our Past Confident Of Our Future " | |
 Location in El Paso County and the state of Colorado |
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| Coordinates: 39°4′52″N 104°51′45″W / 39.08111°N 104.86250°WCoordinates: 39°4′52″N 104°51′45″W / 39.08111°N 104.86250°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 Colorado
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| County | El Paso |
| Incorporated (town) | June 2, 1879 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Home Rule Charter Municipality – Council-Manager government |
| • Town Manager | Pamela Smith |
| • Mayor | Rafael Dominguez |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.63 sq mi (12 km2) |
| • Land | 4.63 sq mi (12 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 6,975 ft (2,126 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 5,530 |
| • Density | 1,200/sq mi (460/km2) |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code | 80132 |
| Area code(s) | 719 |
| FIPS code | 08-51800 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0204795 |
| Website | Town of Monument |
The Town of Monument is a statutory town situated at the base of the Rampart Range in El Paso County, Colorado, United States. Monument is bordered by Pike National Forest on the west, Colorado Springs and the United States Air Force Academy to the south, foothills and rock outcroppings to the north, and rolling plains to the east. Monument was first settled as a stop along the Rio Grande Railroad in 1872, and the area was incorporated as a town called Henry's Station in 1879, but the name was later changed to Monument. The town population was 5530 at the 2010 United States Census, an increase of 181% from the population of 1971 in 2000.
Monument's first homesteaders arrived in 1865 to mark out the town's preliminary shape, but settlement increased when Monument became a stop along the Rio Grande Railroad in 1872. The area was incorporated as a town called Henry's Station, after prominent settler Henry Limbach, on June 2, 1879, and the first town meeting was held July 3, 1879. However, three years later the name was changed to Monument after Monument Creek and Monument Rock in the west. The first records of the town can be found in various volumes in the El Paso County Courthouse dating back to 1872. With the help of the railroad, which brought in necessities, people started small businesses and started to create a town.
Monument is located at 39°04′52″N 104°51′45″W / 39.081024°N 104.862491°W. It is north of Colorado Springs and the United States Air Force Academy, and east of the Rampart Range, which is the eastern front range of the Rocky Mountains. Monument Creek, a gentle mountain stream beginning in the Rampart Range, eventually tumbles down through Palmer Lake and the west side of Monument to become one of the main waterways flowing south through Colorado Springs.
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