| Pritchett, Colorado | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Coordinates: | 37.37°N -102.8588°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Colorado |
| Subdivision Type2: | County[1] |
| Subdivision Name2: | Baca |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Title1: | Platted |
| Established Title2: | Incorporated |
| Established Date2: | 1923[2] |
| Government Type: | Statutory Town |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Area Footnotes: | [3] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.23 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.23 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.60 |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.60 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Elevation Ft: | 4826 |
| Population Footnotes: | [4] |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 112 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | MST |
| Utc Offset1: | −7 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | −6 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 81064[5] |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 719 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2412509 |
Pritchett is a statutory town in Baca County, Colorado, United States. The population was 112 at the 2020 census.
A post office called Pritchett has been in operation since 1927.[6] The community was named after Henry S. Pritchett, a railroad official.[7]
Pritchett is located in western Baca County. U.S. Route 160 passes through the town, leading east to Springfield, the county seat, and west to Trinidad.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.2sqmi, all of it land.
The film The Hi-Lo Country, a 1998 drama/western film directed by Stephen Frears, starring Billy Crudup, Woody Harrelson, Cole Hauser, Sam Elliott, Patricia Arquette, Penélope Cruz and Enrique Castillo, was filmed in part in the town of Pritchett.