Eagle, Colorado

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subdivision_name2 = Eagle County Seatcite web | url = http://www.dola.state.co.us/dlg/local_governments/municipalities.html | title = Active Colorado Municipalities | format = HTML | publisher = State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs | accessdate = 2007-09-01]
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government_type = Statutory Town
leader_title = Town Manager
leader_name = William Powell [cite web | url = http://www.townofeagle.org/index.asp?NID=15 | title = Administration | format = HTML | publisher = Town of Eagle, Colorado | accessdate = 2007-09-08]
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established_title2 = Incorporated (town)
established_date2 = April 5, 1905cite web | url = http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/muninc.html | title = Colorado Municipal Incorporations | format = HTML | publisher = State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives | date = 2004-12-01 | accessdate = 2007-09-02]
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timezone = MST
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latd = 39 |latm = 39 |lats = 2 |latNS = N
longd = 106 |longm = 49 |longs = 38 |longEW = W
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elevation_m = 2012
elevation_ft = 6601
postal_code_type = ZIP codecite web | url = http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown.jsp | title = ZIP Code Lookup| format = JavaScript/HTML | publisher = United States Postal Service | accessdate = September 8 | accessyear = 2007]
postal_code = 81631 (PO Box)
area_code = 970
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website = [http://www.townofeagle.org/ Town of Eagle]
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A Statutory Town that is the county seat of Eagle County, Colorado, United States.GR|6 The population was 3,032 at the U.S. Census 2000.

The town was made famous by the Kobe Bryant trial where the court proceedings took place, not the offense. Kobe Bryant was eventually found innocent of rape.

Geography

Eagle is located at coor dms|39|39|2|N|106|49|38|W|city (39.650515, -106.827178)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.1 km²), all of it land.

Transportation

Eagle County Regional Airport (IATA:EGE, ICAO:KEGE) is 5 miles away, located between Eagle and the nearby town of Gypsum. Many carriers provide services from Eagle to various destination during the ski season months, although in the low season months the airport just has services to Dallas and Denver.

[http://www.eaglecounty.us/eco_transit ECO Transit] provides local transportation from Eagle to Dotsero, Gypsum, Edwards, Avon and Vail. The one-way fare is $3, but the agency offers daily and monthly passes.

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Union Pacific Railroad's tracks cross Eagle, linking the town to Denver, Grand Junction and Pueblo. The closest Amtrak station is located in Glenwood Springs, 31 miles away and it has daily service of California Zephyr.

ee also

*Colorado municipalities
*Eagle County, Colorado
*Edwards Micropolitan Statistical Area
*Kobe Bryant sexual assault case (trial held in Eagle County Court House)

References

External links

* [http://www.townofeagle.org/ Town of Eagle website]
** [http://www.dot.state.co.us/App_DTD_DataAccess/Downloads/CityMaps/Eagle.pdf CDOT map of the Town of Eagle]
* [http://www.visitvailvalley.com/ Vail Valley Partnership - The Chamber and Tourism Bureau]