The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusWiggins is a statutory town in Morgan County, Colorado, United States. The population was 1,401 as of the 2020 census, up from 893 at the 2010 census. The community was established in 1882 as the Burlington Railroad depot of "Corona". Around 1900, Corona was renamed in honor of Oliver P. Wiggins, who had served as a guide and scout for Captain John C. Frémont on some of his explorations through northern Colorado in the 1840s and who had accompanied Kit Carson for 12 years on his expeditions.
Wiggins was established in 1882. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 893 to 1,401 (+57%). Half of its homes were built before 2011.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Wiggins yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Wiggins’s history is told.
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CommonsWiggins, Colorado Municipal Building2017
CommonsBN 6301, 6308, 6311, 2045, and 2036 (SD40, SD40, SD40, GP20…2017
CommonsOld Train School Front2014
CommonsOld Trail School2014
CommonsAerial views of drought affected Colorado farm land2012
CommonsAerial views of drought affected Colorado2012
CommonsAerial views of drought affected Colorado2012
CommonsWigginsCORestArea2006
CommonsCOMap-doton-Wiggins20051 historic place in Wiggins
1 place in Wiggins is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (9) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.