Ridgway, CO Public Records
Ridgway is an incorporated town in Ouray County, Colorado, with an estimated population of 1,281 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 1.8 square miles of land. That is up about 102 residents since the 2020 Census base.
🏢 Ridgway Town Hall
Ridgway's own town 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 town 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 town; see the offices below.
📇 Ridgway Contact on File
| Government | Town Of Ridgway |
| Contact listed | Town Clerk Treasurer |
| Mailing address | PO Box 10, Ridgway, CO 81432 |
| Phone | Not stated |
| Official website | www.town.ridgway.co.us |
| 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 Ridgway
Ridgway is in Ouray 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).
📍 Ouray County at a Glance
| County | Ouray County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 5,197 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
⚖️ Ouray County District Court – Clerk of Court (Ouray County Courthouse)
| Address | 541 4th St, Ouray, CO 81427 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (970) 325-4405 |
| Hours | Monday - Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. |
| 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/…/ouray-county ↗ coloradojudicial.gov/…/clerks-court ↗ |
| Last verified | October 17, 2026 |
See the full Ouray County records page →
↑ Back to record types📋 Where to Get Records for Ridgway
Where to get the most-requested public records for people and property in Ridgway, CO:
📋 Ridgway 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 | Ouray 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) |