Florissant, Colorado

Florissant is an unincorporated community, a post office, and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Teller County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Florissant post office has the ZIP Code 80816.^[4] At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Florissant CDP was 128, while the population of the 80816 ZIP Code Tabulation Area was 5,180 including adjacent areas.^[5]

Florissant, Colorado
census-designated place
Panorama of Florissant.
Location of the Florissant CDP in Teller County, Colorado.
Florissant Location of the Florissant CDP, Colorado. Show map of the United States Florissant Florissant (Colorado) Show map of Colorado
Coordinates: 38.9458°N 105.2894°W / 38.9458; -105.2894 (Florissant, Colorado)[1]
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Teller[2]
Established	1870
Government
• Type	unincorporated community
• Body	Teller County[2]
Area [3]
• Total	0.516 sq mi (1.336 km2)
• Land	0.516 sq mi (1.336 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0.000 km2)
Elevation [1]	8,173 ft (2,491 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	128
• Density	200/sq mi (78/km2)
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP code[4]	80816
Area code	719
GNIS place ID	191155
GNIS CDP ID	2583235
FIPS code	08-27095

History

Florissant Heritage Museum

The Florissant, Colorado Territory, post office opened on November 20, 1872.^[6] Florissant, Colorado, was named after Florissant, Missouri, the hometown of Judge James Castello, an early settler.^[7] The word florissant is the gerund of the French verb fleurir, which roughly means to flourish, to flower, or to blossom.^[8]

Geography

Florissant is located in western Teller County at coordinates 38.9458°N 105.2894°W / 38.9458; -105.2894 (Florissant, Colorado) and elevation 8,173 feet (2,491 m).^[1] Florissant is located immediately north of Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument.

At the 2020 United States Census, the Florissant CDP had an area of 330 acres (1.336 km²), all of it land.^[3]

Climate

Climate data for Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Colorado (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1988–present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °F (°C)	61 (16)	62 (17)	70 (21)	79 (26)	86 (30)	90 (32)	92 (33)	89 (32)	87 (31)	77 (25)	71 (22)	60 (16)	92 (33)
Mean maximum °F (°C)	52.1 (11.2)	53.1 (11.7)	61.2 (16.2)	68.3 (20.2)	76.2 (24.6)	84.2 (29.0)	86.1 (30.1)	82.9 (28.3)	79.0 (26.1)	72.3 (22.4)	60.6 (15.9)	52.7 (11.5)	86.8 (30.4)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)	39.4 (4.1)	41.3 (5.2)	49.2 (9.6)	55.5 (13.1)	64.5 (18.1)	75.0 (23.9)	78.7 (25.9)	75.8 (24.3)	70.6 (21.4)	60.0 (15.6)	47.5 (8.6)	39.0 (3.9)	58.0 (14.4)
Daily mean °F (°C)	22.4 (−5.3)	24.4 (−4.2)	32.1 (0.1)	38.4 (3.6)	46.6 (8.1)	55.8 (13.2)	60.2 (15.7)	58.3 (14.6)	51.9 (11.1)	41.3 (5.2)	30.7 (−0.7)	22.0 (−5.6)	40.3 (4.6)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)	5.3 (−14.8)	7.5 (−13.6)	15.1 (−9.4)	21.2 (−6.0)	28.7 (−1.8)	36.5 (2.5)	41.7 (5.4)	40.7 (4.8)	33.3 (0.7)	22.7 (−5.2)	13.9 (−10.1)	5.0 (−15.0)	22.6 (−5.2)
Mean minimum °F (°C)	−16.8 (−27.1)	−14.6 (−25.9)	−4.3 (−20.2)	4.5 (−15.3)	16.8 (−8.4)	27.8 (−2.3)	34.9 (1.6)	33.5 (0.8)	22.1 (−5.5)	3.9 (−15.6)	−8.3 (−22.4)	−17.0 (−27.2)	−22.0 (−30.0)
Record low °F (°C)	−28 (−33)	−34 (−37)	−29 (−34)	−12 (−24)	2 (−17)	14 (−10)	22 (−6)	27 (−3)	12 (−11)	−16 (−27)	−31 (−35)	−30 (−34)	−34 (−37)
Average precipitation inches (mm)	0.45 (11)	0.41 (10)	0.91 (23)	1.13 (29)	1.59 (40)	1.57 (40)	2.86 (73)	3.03 (77)	1.31 (33)	0.73 (19)	0.54 (14)	0.44 (11)	14.97 (380)
Average snowfall inches (cm)	7.0 (18)	7.7 (20)	11.7 (30)	9.4 (24)	3.8 (9.7)	0.1 (0.25)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.7 (1.8)	4.4 (11)	7.3 (19)	6.8 (17)	58.9 (150)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in)	3.9	4.7	5.9	6.2	8.5	8.3	12.7	14.1	6.8	4.9	4.0	4.1	84.1
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in)	4.4	4.8	5.1	3.8	1.3	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.3	2.0	3.3	4.3	29.4
Source: NOAA[9][10]

Demographics

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

Florissant CDP, Colorado

Year	Pop.	±%
2010	104	—
2020	128	+23.1%
Source: United States Census Bureau

Town

Florissant is immediately west of the starting point of the Hayman fire, which became most extensive fire in Colorado history in 2002.

Florissant is served by the Florissant Fire Protection District. The District consists of 2 Fire Stations, 3 Engines, 2 Tenders, 3 Rescue Trucks, and a Mule 4WD off-road vehicle.

Florissant has several subdivisions, including Colorado Mountain Estates, Druid Hills, Florissant Heights, Indian Creek, Wilson Lakes, Valley Hi, and Bear Trap Ranch

Florissant continues to grow. Examples of this include the addition of a new library, offering multimedia opportunities, fast broadband, computer access, and wireless access.^{[citation needed]}

Education

It is in the Woodland Park School District RE-2.^[11]

See also

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• Front Range Urban Corridor
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