CotopaxiColorado
Cotopaxi is an unincorporated town, a post office, and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Fremont County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Cañon City, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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About Cotopaxi
Cotopaxi is a small unincorporated community in southern Colorado.
Cotopaxi holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.29 square miles.
📰 Cotopaxi News Today
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Cotopaxi Unique
- The only place in America named Cotopaxi — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.29 sq mi.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in southern Colorado, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 21 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Cotopaxi
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Cotopaxi
- Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- McIntyre Hills Wilderness Study Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Cotopaxi
- Cotopaxi Elementary School
- Cotopaxi Junior-Senior High School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.