Lincoln Park, Colorado
History
Geography
Lincoln Park is located in eastern Fremont County. It is bordered to the north and west by Cañon City, the county seat, and to the southeast by Brookside.
The former incorporated town of Prospect Heights now lies within the Lincoln Park CDP.
The Lincoln Park CDP has an area of 2,423 acres (9.804 km), including 0.27 acres (0.0011 km) of water.
Demographics
The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Lincoln Park CDP for the 1950 United States Census.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1,345 | — |
| 1960 | 2,085 | +55.0% |
| 1970 | 2,984 | +43.1% |
| 1980 | 3,426 | +14.8% |
| 1990 | 3,728 | +8.8% |
| 2000 | 3,904 | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 3,546 | −9.2% |
| 2020 | 3,934 | +10.9% |
| Source: United States Census Bureau | ||
Environmental issues
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In 1958, Cotter Corporation, a company owned by Commonwealth Edison of Chicago, began to process uranium ore in Cañon City. In the process of mining uranium ore, the company contaminated the surrounding land, and compromised the water supply of nearby Lincoln Park, 10 miles (16 km) from ADX Florence. In a class-action lawsuit filed by 340 people, the company was accused of lowering nearby land values due to radioactive contamination both at the site of the mill and along the Santa Fe Railway. In 1983, the state of Colorado sued over these damages to the environment; settling for $15 million, Cotter Corporation promised to clean up the mill site. The company resumed work in 1999, but laid off the majority of employees in 2005 after it was determined that shipping ore from Colorado's Western Slope was cost-prohibitive. The water contamination in Lincoln Park remains, and the area has been declared a Superfund site.
See also
References
- ^ "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
- ^ "U.S. Board on Geographic Names: Domestic Names". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
- ^ United States Census Bureau. "Lincoln Park CDP, Colorado". Retrieved March 31, 2023.
- ^ "Zip Code 81212 Map and Profile". zipdatamaps.com. 2020. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
- ^ "Coal Camps of Fremont County Colorado". Retrieved August 20, 2018.
- ^ "Prospect Heights (in Fremont County, CO) Populated Place Profile". CO HomeTownLocator. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
Prospect Heights (GNIS FID: 192009) is a populated place LOCATED WITHIN the Lincoln Park CDP. In turn, the Lincoln Park CDP is located within Fremont County.
- ^ "Superfund Site: Lincoln Park Canon City, CO". United States Environmental Protection Agency. June 5, 2024. Archived from the original on February 17, 2022. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
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