Cañon City
city in and county seat of Fremont County, Colorado, United States
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Cañon City is a city in Colorado that serves as the county seat of Fremont County, meaning it is the center of local government for that county. The city is located along the Arkansas River in south-central Colorado and has historically been an important hub for mining, railroads, and tourism due to its proximity to natural attractions like the Royal Gorge.
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Colorado
- County
- Fremont
- Incorporated
- April 3, 1872
- Type
- Home rule city
- Mayor
- Phil Lund
- Total
- 12.404 sq mi (32.127 km )
- Land
- 12.392 sq mi (32.095 km )
- Water
- 0.012 sq mi (0.032 km )
- Elevation
- 5,351 ft (1,631 m)
- Density
- 1,383/sq mi (534/km )
- Metro
- 48,939
- Csa
- 217,101
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Cañon City (/ˈkænjən/ KAN-yən) is the home rule city that is the county seat of and the most populous municipality in Fremont County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 17,141 at the 2020 United States census. Cañon City is the principal city of the Cañon City, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area and it is a part of the Front Range Urban Corridor. Cañon City straddles the easterly flowing Arkansas River and is a popular tourist destination for sightseeing, whitewater rafting, and rock climbing. The city is known for its many public parks, fossil discoveries, Skyline Drive, The Royal Gorge Railroad, the Royal Gorge, and extensive natural hiking paths. In 1994, the United States Board on Geographic Names approved adding the tilde to the official name of Cañon City, a change from Canon City as the official name in its decisions of 1906 and 1975. It is one of the few U.S. cities to have the Spanish Ñ in its name, others being La Cañada Flintridge, California; Española, New Mexico; Peñasco, New Mexico; and Peñitas, Texas.
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