Divide, Colorado
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Divide is a small town that sits on the north slope of Pikes Peak. It is located in Teller County, Colorado on U.S. 24. Its population is around 4,000. Immediately west of town is Ute Pass.
Divide, Colorado is a growing, planned community. Divide is planned in three areas: the town center, rural residential land parcels, and larger rural land parcels. Information regarding Divide real estate, businesses, schools, etc. and be found online at Divide, Colorado
[edit] History
Divide was originally called Hayden's Divide after geologist Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden, the original surveyor of the area; settlers in the 1880s shortened the name to Divide. Divide was so named because water run-offs divide to the north, south, east and west of its location.
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