Elbert, Colorado


Elbert is a census-designated place and the location of a U.S. post office in Elbert County, Colorado, United States. Although it is unincorporated, Elbert has a post office with the ZIP code 80106. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 230.

History

A post office called Elbert has been in operation since 1875. The community takes its name from Elbert County.
The most significant flood events in Elbert County occurred in 1935, 1965, 1997, and 1999. The most damaging flood was in 1935, when flooding on Kiowa Creek destroyed three-fourths of the structures location in Elbert and resulted in nine deaths, seven of them in Elbert. All bridges were lost, 59 buildings were destroyed, water was deep, and there were of sand. Three-fourths of the town of Elbert was destroyed and not rebuilt.
On 11 January 1998 a fireball was seen over Elbert County. On 4 March 2000 a stone of 680.5 g was found in a field by the five year old Dustin Riffel on the property of his family. It was officially named "Elbert" and it was classified as an ordinary chondrite LL6.
On June 15, 2009, at 1:46 pm, a large three quarter mile-wide, EF2 tornado touched down in rural fields west of the town. The tornado came within of the town at its closest. The tornado destroyed a barn at a farm and damaged an airplane hangar.

Geography

Elbert is located in southwestern Elbert County at . It is in the valley of Kiowa Creek. Elbert Road leads north to Kiowa and south to Eastonville. Colorado Springs is to the southwest via Elbert Road and U.S. Route 24.
During the summer, Elbert is much busier due to a nearby Boy Scout camp, Peaceful Valley Scout Ranch, which has 10,000 visitors annually. south of Elbert lies the JCC Ranch Camp, a Jewish camp owned by the Denver Jewish Community Center.

Demographics

Transportation

Elbert lies along Elbert Road, which connects the town of Kiowa to U.S. Highway 24. The largest nearby city is Castle Rock, which is about 45 minutes away via SH 86, which Elbert Road crosses at Kiowa. Colorado Springs is an hour drive via US 24.

Today

In Elbert today you can find a small community with a lot of ranchers and farmers. The Elbert School was rebuilt and is one of the nicest schools in the state of Coloroado.