Cañon City, CO Public Records
Cañon City is an incorporated city in Fremont County, Colorado, with an estimated population of 17,193 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 12.4 square miles of land. That is up about 65 residents since the 2020 Census base.
🏢 Cañon City City Hall
Cañon City's own city government keeps its local records: council or board meeting minutes, local ordinances and resolutions, local permits and licenses, and its own budget and contracts. Requests for those records go to the city clerk under the Colorado Open Records Act (CORA). Birth and death certificates, marriage records, deeds and court files are generally kept by county and state offices rather than by the city; see the offices below.
📇 Cañon City Contact on File
| Government | City Of Canon |
| Mailing address | PO Box 1460, Canon City, CO 81215 |
| Phone | Not stated |
| Official website | www.canoncity.org |
| Source | U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units listing ↗ |
This is the mailing address the government reported to the U.S. Census Bureau; it may be a post office box or the office of an elected official rather than a public counter, and the source does not list a phone number. The website was reported by the government and was answering when we last checked. Call or check the official website before you visit.
↑ Back to record types🏛️ County Courthouse & Records Office for Cañon City
Cañon City is in Fremont County. In Colorado, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the County Clerk and Recorder. Divorce cases in Colorado are heard by the District Court in each county. Wills and estates in Colorado are handled by the District Court in each county (the Denver Probate Court in Denver).
📍 Fremont County at a Glance
| County | Fremont County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 50,093 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
⚖️ Fremont County District Court – Clerk of Court (Fremont Combined Court)
| Address | 136 Justice Center Rd, Canon City, CO 81212 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (719) 204-2204 |
| Hours | Monday - Friday 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. except for State Holidays . |
| Records available | Colorado District Court and County Court case records for the county (civil, criminal, domestic relations, probate, juvenile, small claims) |
| Official website | coloradojudicial.gov |
| Sources | coloradojudicial.gov/…/fremont-county ↗ coloradojudicial.gov/…/clerks-court ↗ |
| Last verified | October 17, 2026 |
See the full Fremont County records page →
↑ Back to record types📋 Where to Get Records for Cañon City
Where to get the most-requested public records for people and property in Cañon City, CO:
📋 Cañon City Records Guide
| Birth & death certificates | Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment – Vital RecordsCertified birth and death certificates for Colorado are issued by the state vital records office; in some places a county or local office can also issue copies. |
| Deeds & property records | In Colorado, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the County Clerk and Recorder. |
| Court cases & divorce | Fremont County courthouse. Divorce cases in Colorado are heard by the District Court in each county. |
| Wills & estates | Wills and estates in Colorado are handled by the District Court in each county (the Denver Probate Court in Denver). |
| State court system | Colorado Judicial Branch |
| Sex offender registry | Colorado Sex Offender Registry (Colorado Bureau of Investigation) |