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Limon is a town in Lincoln County, Colorado, United States. The population was 2,071 at the 2000 census. Limon is known as the "Hub City" of Eastern Colorado as Interstate 70, U.S. Routes 24, 40, and 287 all cross paths here. The Limon Correctional Facility is part of the Colorado Department of Corrections system and is a major employer in the area with employment of roughly 350. The local Limon High School Football team is highly regarded and respected throughout the area, providing a sense of local pride with their dominance of 1A Football. Under the leadership of Coach Lloyd Gaskill the Limon Badgers won 10 state championships compiling a record of 236-52-8 under his tenure. In 1969 the local Football field was renamed as "Lloyd E. Gaskill Field," in his honor. In 1992 Lloyd was inducted into the National High School Hall of Fame.

Limon is located at 39.264256, -103.689925 with an elevation of 5365 feet or 1635 meters. Big Sandy Creek runs along the south side of the town and is part of the Arkansas River drainage system.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 4.8 km² (1.9 mi²), all land.

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