Pritchett, Colorado


Pritchett is a statutory town in Baca [County, Colorado|Baca County], Colorado, United States. The population was 112 at the 2020 [United States census|2020 census].

History

A post office called Pritchett has been in operation since 1927. The community was named after Henry S. Pritchett, a railroad official.

Geography

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, all of it land.

Popular culture

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.