Cotopaxi, Colorado

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

• Record low snowpack and ongoing drought mean big concerns for Colorado agriculture Aspen Public Radio · May 12
• Fremont County Sheriff’s Office announces arrest on child sex charges KKTV · Apr 21
• Donald Nunnenkamp Obituary (1952 - 2026) - Cotopaxi, CO - York News-Times Legacy obituary · Jun 6
• Robert Louis Sprouse Jr. Obituary Jun 8, 2026 altogetherfuneral.com · Jun 8
• Man arrested in Fremont County for alleged sex crimes after similar acts in Colorado Springs Colorado Springs Gazette · Apr 21

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

• Barry's Den — burger

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ 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.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Cotopaxi

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