Pueblo, Colorado

Pueblo, Colorado
City
Arkansas River Walk in Pueblo
Flag
Nickname(s): Home of Heroes, Steel City
Motto: "A City Of Excellence"
Location in Pueblo County and the state of Colorado
Location of Colorado in the United States
Coordinates: 38°16′1″N 104°37′13″W / 38.26694°N 104.62028°W / 38.26694; -104.62028Coordinates: 38°16′1″N 104°37′13″W / 38.26694°N 104.62028°W / 38.26694; -104.62028
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Pueblo – county seat
Incorporated	November 15, 1885
Government
• Type	Home Rule Municipality
Area
• Total	45.4 sq mi (117.5 km2)
• Land	45.1 sq mi (116.7 km2)
• Water	0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
Elevation	4,692 ft (1,430 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	106,595 (US: 246th)
• Estimate (2013)	108,249
Time zone	MST (UTC−7)
• Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC−6)
ZIP codes	81001-81012
Area code(s)	719
FIPS code	08-62000
GNIS feature ID	0204798
Website	pueblo.us
Eighth most populous Colorado city

Pueblo /ˈpwɛbloʊ/ is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous city of Pueblo County, Colorado, United States. The population was 106,595 in 2010 census, making it the 267th most populous city in the United States and the 9th largest in Colorado. Pueblo is the heart of the Pueblo Metropolitan Statistical Area totaling over 160,000 people and an important part of the Front Range Urban Corridor. As of 2014, Pueblo is the primary city of the Pueblo-Cañon City combined statistical area (CSA) totaling approximately 208,000 people, making it the 134th largest in the nation.

Pueblo is situated at the confluence of the Arkansas River and Fountain Creek, 112 miles (180 km) south of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver. The area is considered semi-arid desert land, with approximately 12 inches (304.80 mm) of precipitation annually. With its location in the "Banana Belt", Pueblo tends to get less snow than the other major cities in Colorado.

Pueblo is one of the largest steel-producing cities in the United States, for which reason Pueblo is referred to as the "Steel City". The Historic Arkansas River Project (HARP) is a river walk in the Union Avenue Historic Commercial District, and shows the history of the devastating Pueblo Flood of 1921.