Elizabeth

Elizabeth is a Statutory Town that is the most populous municipality in Elbert County, Colorado, United States.

History

Elizabeth is the most populous municipality in Elbert County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 1,675 at the 2020 United States census, a +23.34% increase since the 2010 United States Census. Elizabeth was originally a saw mill camp. The town was later named after a family member of John Evans, a territorial governor. The town has had a post office since 1882 and was incorporated in October 1890. In August 2024, the Elizabeth School District’s School Board removed 19 books from school libraries because they included what the Board deemed to be ‘sensitive’ topics. Students, parents and authors sued the Elizabeth School District in federal court, and in March 2025 they won a preliminary injunction requiring that all 19 of the removed books be immediately returned to the browsing shelves of school libraries and prohibiting the Elizabeth School Board from removing any other library books due to its disagreement with the content and/or viewpoint of those books.

Geography

Elizabeth is located at 39°21′40″N 104°36′22″W. Elizabeth is 6476 ft Above Sea Level. The town encompasses exactly 1.999 Square Miles of land.

Comment

Elizabeth is a quaint small town, and overall the community apparently takes pride in who they are, as it is a very clean little community.