South Fork was founded in 1882, by which date its location was already marked by the presence of a coaching post, dating from the construction of the railroad connection of the Rio Grande Western Railroad line to Creede, which had been built to support the Creede silver mine. It was only in 1992 that South Fork achieved independent statutory town status, making it the youngest statutory town in the state. Originally the principal economic activities involved forestry and mining, but in recent decades these have been overtaken in the employment statistics by tourism.
South Fork made Colorado headlines during the Summer of 2020 when its town board announced that solicitations for donations was unlawful within town limits. This was in response to a local farmer's market in which one of its vendors was asking people for donations to the Black Lives Matter movement and the NAACP.[9]
^ ab. State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. Archived from the original on December 12, 2009. Retrieved September 1, 2007.
^"Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
^"2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
^"US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
^ abBruce Finley (June 23, 2013). "West Fork fire complex at nearly 66,200 acres and feeding on beetle-ravaged forests". Denver Post.
^"Southern Colorado town tells farm owners asking for donations isn't allowed after BLM drive". October 2, 2020.
External linksedit
Official website
CDOT map of the Town of South Fork
February 26, 2024
south, fork, colorado, south, fork, statutory, town, grande, county, colorado, united, states, lies, confluence, south, fork, grande, rivers, population, 2020, census, town, townsouth, fork, seen, from, summit, agua, ramon, mountainlocation, south, fork, grand. South Fork is a statutory town in Rio Grande County Colorado United States It lies at the confluence of the South Fork and Rio Grande rivers The population was 510 at the 2020 census 5 Town of South Fork ColoradoTownSouth Fork as seen from the summit of Agua Ramon MountainLocation of South Fork in Rio Grande County Colorado Coordinates 37 40 9 N 106 38 34 W 37 66917 N 106 64278 W 37 66917 106 64278Country United StatesState ColoradoCounty 1 Rio Grande CountyIncorporatedMay 19 1992 2 Government TypeStatutory Town 1 Area 3 Total2 50 sq mi 6 47 km2 Land2 50 sq mi 6 47 km2 Water0 00 sq mi 0 00 km2 Elevation 4 8 209 ft 2 502 m Population 2020 5 Total510 Density200 sq mi 79 km2 Time zoneUTC 7 Mountain MST Summer DST UTC 6 MDT ZIP code 6 81154Area code719FIPS code08 72395GNIS feature ID0203420WebsiteTown of South Fork Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Demographics 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksGeography editSouth Fork is located at 37 40 09 N 106 38 34 W 37 669065 N 106 642829 W 37 669065 106 642829 7 According to the United States Census Bureau the town has a total area of 2 4 square miles 6 2 km2 all land History editSouth Fork was once the site of timber milling operations 8 South Fork was founded in 1882 by which date its location was already marked by the presence of a coaching post dating from the construction of the railroad connection of the Rio Grande Western Railroad line to Creede which had been built to support the Creede silver mine It was only in 1992 that South Fork achieved independent statutory town status making it the youngest statutory town in the state Originally the principal economic activities involved forestry and mining but in recent decades these have been overtaken in the employment statistics by tourism South Fork made Colorado headlines during the Summer of 2020 when its town board announced that solicitations for donations was unlawful within town limits This was in response to a local farmer s market in which one of its vendors was asking people for donations to the Black Lives Matter movement and the NAACP 9 Demographics editHistorical population CensusPop Note 2000604 2010386 36 1 202051032 1 nbsp Housing on the outskirts of townSouth Fork has about 600 permanent residents but a substantially larger summer population due to seasonal residents and visitors 8 See also edit nbsp Geography portal nbsp North America portal nbsp United States portal nbsp Colorado portal nbsp Mountains portalOutline of Colorado Index of Colorado related articles State of Colorado Colorado cities and towns Colorado municipalities Colorado counties Rio Grande County Colorado San Juan MountainsReferences edit a b Active Colorado Municipalities State of Colorado Department of Local Affairs Archived from the original on December 12 2009 Retrieved September 1 2007 Colorado Municipal Incorporations State of Colorado Department of Personnel amp Administration Colorado State Archives December 1 2004 Retrieved September 2 2007 2019 U S Gazetteer Files United States Census Bureau Retrieved July 1 2020 US Board on Geographic Names United States Geological Survey October 25 2007 Retrieved January 31 2008 a b United States Census Bureau South Fork town Colorado Retrieved April 5 2023 ZIP Code Lookup JavaScript HTML United States Postal Service Retrieved January 3 2008 US Gazetteer files 2010 2000 and 1990 United States Census Bureau February 12 2011 Retrieved April 23 2011 a b Bruce Finley June 23 2013 West Fork fire complex at nearly 66 200 acres and feeding on beetle ravaged forests Denver Post Southern Colorado town tells farm owners asking for donations isn t allowed after BLM drive October 2 2020 External links editOfficial website CDOT map of the Town of South Fork Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title South Fork Colorado amp oldid 1180245868, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,