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Towaoc, Colorado
Census-designated place in Montezuma County, CO, USA From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Towaoc[6] is a census-designated place (CDP), a post office, and the capital of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe located on the Ute Mountain Reservation in Montezuma County, Colorado, United States. The Towaoc post office has the ZIP Code 81334 (post office boxes).[4] At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Towaoc CDP was 1,120.[3]
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History
The Towaoc, Colorado, post office opened on April 1, 1915.[7] The Ute Mountain Reservation was created on June 6, 1940.[8]
Old Towaoc, located at the base of Ute Mountain, is approximately 2 miles (3 km) west of US Highways 491-160, and includes various tribal and BIA governmental buildings and housing areas, including the tribal offices of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe.[citation needed] In recent years, a small complex has been developed directly on US Highway 491–160 at the junction of the road into the original town.
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Geography
Towaoc is located east of Sleeping Ute Mountain, a sacred mountain of the Ute people, and northeast of the Four Corners Monument.
At the 2020 United States census, the Towaoc CDP had an area of 2,294 acres (9.284 km2), all land.[3]
Education
Towaoc is served by Montezuma-Cortez School District RE-1.
Demographics
The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Towaoc CDP for the 1990 United States census.
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