THE CAÑON CITY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Piedmont Plains and Tablelands setting.
Cañon City city has 12.4 square miles of land in Fremont County. Its Census reference point is in Piedmont Plains and Tablelands, within Southwestern Tablelands.
Canyons, mesas, badlands and river breaks border the High Plains. This more dissected country includes grassland and shrub-covered slopes, with sharper terrain changes than the neighboring plains.
Regional context: Southwestern Tablelands ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Cañon City and Fremont County
Cañon City is associated with Fremont County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Cañon City by land and water
The Census records 0.01 square miles of water within Cañon City, or 0.1% of its total area. That share is close to Fremont County’s 0.1%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Cañon City city has 3.3 times the land area of nearby Lincoln Park CDP (3.79 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

