Half of Cimarron Hills’ homes were built after 1989
More historic than 7% of U.S. towns · #130 of 159 in Colorado. What drives it
Most of Cimarron Hills was built recently: 0.7% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1989. Below: maps from 1948 on and the census since 1980.
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Cimarron Hills is more historic than 7% of U.S. towns, #130 of 159 in Colorado. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Cimarron Hills’ overall grade.
Few Colorado towns list much on the Register (a typical Colorado town has 1.1 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Cimarron Hills’ 0.0 sits below most of its state (22% of Colorado towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share (±1.2 points) is firm at this size.
Founding year: our sources. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Cimarron Hills’ past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Cimarron Hills yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Cimarron Hills is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place 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.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 16,161 to 19,311 (+19%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
Cimarron Hills, 1889 to 1948
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Cimarron Hills. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1948Falcon sheet · 1:62,500
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Cimarron Hills.
People over time
Cimarron Hills, census by census
Grew from 6,597 people in 1980 to 19,311 in 2020.
5 censuses, 1980–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Cimarron Hills’ Wikipedia page.
Famous people
Famous people close to Cimarron Hills
Nobody well known was born in Cimarron Hills itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
Another post office, Elsmere, opened and closed inside today’s town.
Hamlets and corners on the map
Elsmere
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
Questions about Cimarron Hills’ history
How does Cimarron Hills rank for history?
Cimarron Hills is more historic than 7% of U.S. towns, #130 of 159 in Colorado. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
How old are the homes in Cimarron Hills?
0.7% of Cimarron Hills’ homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±1.2 points), against a typical 2.5% for a Colorado town; the median home was built in 1989.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
