Map of Florence city, Colorado

The City of Florence is a Statutory City located in Fremont County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 3,822 at the 2020 United States Census. Florence is a part of the Cañon City, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor.

Florence city overview:
Name:	Florence city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Colorado
County:	Fremont County
Incorporated:	September 13, 1887
Elevation:	5,180 ft (1,579 m)
Total Area:	4.282 sq mi (11.091 km²)
Land Area:	4.276 sq mi (11.076 km²)
Water Area:	0.006 sq mi (0.015 km²)
Total Population:	3,822
Population Density:	894/sq mi (345/km²)
ZIP code:	81226 & 81290
Area code:	719
FIPS code:	0827040
GNISfeature ID:	0204775
Website:	cityofflorence.colorado.gov

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History

Florence was built as a transportation center, with three railroads including a small railroad depot for the trains that hauled coal from the neighboring towns of Rockvale and Coal Creek. After a small oil was discovered north of Canon City at Oil Spring, commercial quantity oil was discovered in Florence in 1862, Florence became the first significant oil center west of the Mississippi. In the early 1880s the town grew rapidly. The city was named after Florence, the daughter of local settler James McCandless. The town was incorporated in 1887.

The Downtown Florence Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.

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Geography

Florence is in eastern Fremont County, on the south side of the Arkansas River. It is bordered to the west by the town of Williamsburg, and the town of Coal Creek is 3 miles (5 km) to the southwest. Colorado State Highway 115 runs northwest 9 miles (14 km) to Cañon City and northeast 6 miles (10 km) to Penrose, intersecting U.S. Route 50 in each direction. Colorado State Highway 67 leads north 3.5 miles (5.6 km) to US 50 and south 11 miles (18 km) to Wetmore. Pueblo is 33 miles (53 km) to the east via CO 115 and US 50.

At the 2020 United States Census, the town had a total area of 2,741 acres (11.091 km) including 3.7 acres (0.015 km) of water.

Florence sits in the semi-arid high desert lands of southern Colorado.