Cimarron Hills, Colorado

Cimarron Hills, Colorado
Looking west along East Platte Avenue in Cimarron Hills.
Location of the Cimarron Hills CDP in El Paso County, Colorado.
Cimarron Hills
Location of the Cimarron Hills CDP, Colorado.
Cimarron Hills
Cimarron Hills (Colorado)
Coordinates: 38°51′31″N 104°41′56″W / 38.8586°N 104.6989°W / 38.8586; -104.6989 (Cimarron Hills, Colorado)[2]
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyEl Paso[1]
Government
 • Typeunincorporated community
 • BodyEl Paso County[1]
Area
 • Total
5.942 sq mi (15.391 km2)
 • Land5.939 sq mi (15.382 km2)
 • Water0.0035 sq mi (0.009 km2)
Elevation6,447 ft (1,965 m)
Population
 • Total
19,311
 • Density3,251.5/sq mi (1,255.4/km2)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP code[5]
Colorado Springs 80914, 80915, and 80922
Area code719
GNIS place ID1867079
GNIS CDP ID2407622
FIPS code08-14587

Cimarron Hills is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by El Paso County, Colorado, United States. Cimarron Hills is an enclave of the City of Colorado Springs. The CDP is a part of the Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Cimarron Hills CDP was 19,311 at the United States Census 2020.[4]

Geography

The Cimarron Hills CDP has an area of 3,803 acres (15.391 km2), including 2.2 acres (0.009 km2) of water.[3]

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Cimarron Hills CDP for the 1980 United States census.

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Cimarron Hills had a population of 19,311. The median age was 33.4 years. 25.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 10.8% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 98.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 97.9 males age 18 and over.[6][7]

100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.[8]

There were 7,070 households in Cimarron Hills, of which 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 49.2% were married-couple households, 19.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 23.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 21.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[6]

There were 7,316 housing units, of which 3.4% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.9% and the rental vacancy rate was 5.2%.[6]

Racial composition as of the 2020 census[7]
Race Number Percent
White 12,235 63.4%
Black or African American 1,443 7.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 283 1.5%
Asian 630 3.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 89 0.5%
Some other race 1,662 8.6%
Two or more races 2,969 15.4%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 4,518 23.4%
Cimarron Hills CDP, Colorado
YearPop.±%
19806,597—    
199011,160+69.2%
200015,194+36.1%
201016,161+6.4%
202019,311+19.5%
Source: United States Census Bureau

Transportation

Highway: Cimarron Hills is 1.5 miles north of U.S. Highway 24. It is also 9 miles from Interstate 25.

Air: The community is three miles north of the Colorado Springs Airport.

Rail: In 1888, the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad began construction of a main line between Limon and Colorado Springs, passing through Cimarron Hills. The Rocky Mountain Rocket provided passenger service from 1939 to 1966. In later years, the Cadillac and Lake City Railway provided service between Cimarron Hills and Limon.[9] Although the tracks were removed in 1993,[10] the railroad grade can still be seen as a prominent U-shape in aerial images of Cimarron Hills.

Education

The CDP is divided between School District 49 to the north (with most of the CDP) and the Colorado Springs School District 11 to the south.[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Cimarron Hills, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  3. ^ a b "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  4. ^ a b United States Census Bureau. "Cimarron Hills CDP, Colorado". Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  5. ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  6. ^ a b c "2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved March 15, 2026.
  7. ^ a b "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved March 15, 2026.
  8. ^ "2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)". United States Census Bureau. 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2026.
  9. ^ "Cadillac and Lake City Railway (Flyer)" (PDF). wx4.org. June 1, 1984. Retrieved December 11, 2025.
  10. ^ "Rocky Mountain Rail Report" (PDF). drgw.net. September 1993. p. 9. Retrieved December 11, 2025.
  11. ^ Geography Division (December 17, 2020). 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: El Paso County, CO (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 4, 2025. - Text list