Divide, Colorado

Divide, Colorado
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Divide from Ute Pass
Motto: Center of the Known Universe
Divide, Colorado Location within the state of Colorado
Coordinates: 38°56′31″N 105°09′28″W / 38.94194°N 105.15778°W / 38.94194; -105.15778Coordinates: 38°56′31″N 105°09′28″W / 38.94194°N 105.15778°W / 38.94194; -105.15778
Country	United States
State	State of Colorado
County	Teller County[1]
Government
– Type	unincorporated town
Elevation	9,165 ft (2,793 m)
Population (2010)
– Total	127
Time zone	MST (UTC-7)
– Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code[2]	80814
Area code(s)	719

Divide is a census-designated place and a U.S. Post Office in Teller County, Colorado, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 127.^[3] Divide sits on the north slope of Pikes Peak on U.S. Highway 24. Ute Pass is immediately west of town. The Divide Post Office has the ZIP Code 80814.^[2]

Divide is a growing, planned community. Divide is planned in three areas: the town center, rural residential land parcels, and larger rural land parcels.

History

Divide was originally called Hayden's Divide after geologist Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden, the original surveyor of the area; settlers in the 1880s shortened the name to Divide. Divide was so named because water run-offs divide to the north, south, east and west of its location.

Geography

Divide is located at 38°56′31″N 105°09′28″W / 38.94194°N 105.15778°W / 38.94194; -105.15778 (38.942054,-105.157871), at the western intersection of U.S. Highway 24 and State Highway 67 (The highways overlap east to Woodland Park).

See also

• Colorado Springs Metropolitan Statistical Area
• Front Range Urban Corridor
• List of cities and towns in Colorado

References

1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "ZIP Code Lookup" (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service. December 22, 2006. http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown.jsp. Retrieved December 22, 2006. 
3. ^ Colorado Trend Report 2: State and Complete Places (Sub-state 2010 Census Data). Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed 2011-02-25.

External links

• Divide Chamber of Commerce
• Divide Fire Protection District
• Divide information