Population & dreams

Kelly Anderson Wrote:
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> Looks like they were quite optimistic about how
> attractive Como was going to be to potential
> residents.

I was told, back when I lived in Gunnison, that certain streets were so wide because the founders of the town thought it was sure to be the State Capitol. 19th century boosterism was amazing sometimes.

A lot of towns in the mountains of Colorado had huge population drops, sometimes more than one, over the years. For example: In 1880 Leadville had a pop of 14,280, making it #151 in a list of largest US cities. (Census Data in the back of an old textbook I own) [Note: Only New York city had more than a million people in that list]

As to Como, it took a huge drop in population after 1910 when the closing of Alpine Tunnel & Trout Creek (and the attempt to close Boreas) led to a mass exodus of railroad families and, presumably, a corresponding drop in the various businesses that depended on them.

Hank



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/01/2022 09:33AM by hank.