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Woodland Park
Teller County, Colorado

ZipCodes
80863, 80866

Motto
"The City Above the Clouds"



Page Contents for Woodland Park, Colorado

Statistics & Facts

Location

Weather & Climate

History & History-related items

City Attractions

Economy

Government

Chamber of Commerce.

Schools.

Miscellany



Statistics & Facts

The Colorado state capital is Denver.
The population of Woodland Park is approximately 6,100 (1999), 7200 (2010).
The approximate number of families is 2,018 (1990), 2919 (2010).
The amount of land area in Woodland Park is 10.244 sq. kilometers.
The amount of surface water is 0 sq kilometers.
The distance from Woodland Park to Washington DC is 1590 miles.
The distance to the Colorado state capital is 54 miles. (as the crow flies)
Woodland Park is positioned 38.99 degrees north of the equator and 105.05 degrees west of the prime meridian.
Woodland Park elevation is 8,500 feet above sea level.
Woodland Park median income is $ 43,500 (1996).
Woodland Park average annual precipitation is 15.42 inches peryear.
Woodland Park average annual snowfall is 37 inches per year.
Woodland Park average annual humidity is 33
The average summer temperature is 84.9 degrees F.

Location

in the front range of the Rocky Mountains, 18 miles from Colorado Springs onUS Highway 24.
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Climate


alpine. The four seasons are mild and glorious. Uncomfortable extremes in either winter or summer are rare. There are moderate summers, crisp falls, winter wonderlands!
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Weather


typical of a high mountain area, with 300 days of sunshine, typical summer daytime temperatures are in the 70's while nights are cool. Humidity is low.
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History & History Related Items

The Ute Indians used the area for many thousands of years, but it wasn't until 1872, when a wagon route was blasted through the rocks from Colorado springs, that settlers began to come to the area in earnest. By 1887, the Midland Railway had come which further developed the area. The town was incorporated on 1 December 1890.

Due to its natural beauty, Woodland park quickly became a resort town, but also due to the plentiful forests it became a business center for the area with lumber being the primary business. Many logs were used by the railroads and underground gold mines in Cripple Creek and Victor.

Woodland Park was named for the beautiful wooded hills and valleys on all sides of the town.
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Attractions

The Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center (RMDRC) is a new 20,000 square foot museum in Woodland Park, Colorado, featuring fossils from North America’s Cretaceous Period including marine reptiles, pterosaurs, dinosaurs, a working fossil lab viewable by visitors, hands-on educational activities, and a great gift shop.
Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center
Phone: 719-686-1820

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Economy & Industry


Tourism is a large part of the town's summertime economy
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Woodland Park City Government

City of Woodland Park
P.O. Box 9007
Woodland Park, CO 80866-9007
Phone 719-687-9246

Woodland Park Chamber

Woodland Park Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 9022
Woodland Park, Colorado 80866
Phone: 719-687-9885

Woodland Park Organizations

Woodland Park Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 9022
Woodland Park, Colorado 80866
Phone: 719-687-9885

Woodland Park Schools

Woodland Park School District Re-2
P.O. Box 99
Woodland Park, CO 80866
Phone: 719-687-6048. Woodland Park

Miscellany

The median age is 32.6 years. Teller County has approximately 19,000 residents (1999)


The population of Woodland Park was:
1990 - 4,610
1999 - 6,100

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