Aspen

Pitkin County, CO

Population

6,952

Walk Score

88 · Very Walkable

Median rent

$1,738

Median home value

$842,700

Settled

1879

Aspen is the home rule city that is the county seat of, and the most populous municipality in, Pitkin County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 7,004 at the 2020 United States census. Aspen is in a remote area of the Rocky Mountains' Sawatch Range and Elk Mountains, along the Roaring Fork River at an elevation just below 8,000 feet (2,400 m) on the Western Slope, 11 miles (18 km) west of the Continental Divide. Aspen is now a part of the Rifle, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area.

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On the National Register

Historic districts

Aspan Historic District
Aspen Historic District
Holden Mining and Smelting Co. · listed 1990
Soldner Home and Studio
Soldner Home and Studio · listed 2022

Notable landmarks

Armory Hall, Fraternal Hall · listed 1975
Ashcroft, Colorado · listed 1975
Aspen Community Church · listed 1975
Berger Cabin · listed 2025
Boat Tow · listed 1990
Bowles-Cooley House · listed 1987
Callahan, Matthew, Log Cabin · listed 1987
Collins Block-Aspen Lumber and Supply · listed 1987
Dixon-Markle House · listed 1987
Frantz, D. E., House · listed 1987
Hallett, Samuel I., House · listed 1987
Hotel Jerome · listed 1986
Hyman-Brand Building · listed 1985
Hynes, Thomas, House · listed 1987
La Fave Block · listed 1987
Maroon Creek Bridge · listed 1985
New Brick-The Brick Saloon · listed 1987
Newberry House · listed 1987
Pitkin County Courthouse · listed 1975
Riede's City Bakery · listed 1987
Sheely Bridge · listed 1985
Shilling-Lamb House · listed 1987
Smith-Elisha House · listed 1989
Smuggler Mine · listed 1987
Ute Cemetery · listed 2002
…and 4 more

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