Guffey, Colorado facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Guffey, Colorado
Census Designated Place
Main Street in Guffey.
Location of the Guffey CDP in Park County, Colorado.
Guffey, Colorado Location in the United States
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Park County
Government
• Type	unincorporated town
Area
• Total	8.695 sq mi (22.519 km2)
• Land	8.674 sq mi (22.466 km2)
• Water	0.020 sq mi (0.053 km2)
Elevation	8,891 ft (2,710 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	98
• Density	11/sq mi (4/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code	80820
Area code(s)	719
GNIS feature	Guffey CDP

Guffey is an unincorporated town, a post office, and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Park County, Colorado, United States. The Guffey post office has the ZIP Code 80820. At the United States Census 2010, the population of the Guffey CDP was 98, while the population of the 80820 ZIP Code Tabulation Area was 806 including adjacent areas. The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Guffey is located at 38°45′03″N 105°31′17″W / 38.75083°N 105.52139°W / 38.75083; -105.52139 (38.750870,-105.521450), about 1 mile off State Highway 9, just southeast of South Park.

Geology

Rocks from two distinct times in Earth's history, the Precambrian and the Paleogene, are exposed in the area. The Precambrian rocks, comprising both igneous intrusive and metamorphic rocks over one billion years old, host mineral deposits of minor economic significance. The relatively much younger Paleogene rocks were erupted by the Guffey volcanic center of the Thirtynine Mile volcanic area about 34 million years ago and are associated with the fossil deposits at Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument.

History

The town was the center of activity for the Freshwater mining district, a minor producer of copper, lead, zinc, mica, feldspar, and other minerals, including traces of gold and silver. Activity and population peaked between the years 1895 and 1902, with over 500 residents and 40 businesses in the town. Cattle ranching and lumber operations supplemented the mining activity.

In July 2015, the group BikeLoud, a group of seven Boy Scouts cycling across the country to raise money for Cancer Research, spent the night in Guffey.

Meteorite

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  Guffey meteorite, front or brustseite

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  Guffey meteorite, upper edge

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  Guffey meteorite, lower edge

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  Guffey meteorite, rear

In 1907, a 309 kilogram meteorite was found near Guffey by two cowboys, although the exact location was not recorded. To date, this is the largest meteorite ever recovered in the state of Colorado. It is classified as an ungrouped iron meteorite, sometimes considered an ataxite due to its high nickel content and lack of Widmanstätten patterns. Most of the meteorite resides in New York City at the American Museum of Natural History, although the Denver Museum of Nature and Science has acquired a slice. No samples are available for public viewing in Guffey itself.

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Guffey CDP for the United States Census 2010.

See also

In Spanish: Guffey (Colorado) para niños