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Statutory city in Fremont County, Colorado, United States
3,822Population
4.2 sq miArea
5,180 ftElevation

Florence is a statutory city located in Fremont County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 3,822 at the 2020 United States census. Florence is a part of the Cañon City, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor. The city lies along the Arkansas River in eastern Fremont County. It is near Federal Correctional Complex, Florence, a major U.S. federal prison complex that includes a supermax prison, ADX Florence.

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ZIP code81226, 81290
Area code719
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