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Colona, Colorado

Coordinates: 38°19′39″N 10°46′46″W / 38.32750°N 10.77944°W / 38.32750; -10.77944 (Colona CDP, Colorado)
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Colona, Colorado
Census-designated place
Hotchkiss Avenue in Colona, February 2020
Hotchkiss Avenue in Colona, February 2020
Location of the Colona CDP in Ouray County, Colorado.
Location of the Colona CDP in Ouray County, Colorado.
Colona is located in the United States
Colona
Colona
Location of the Colona CDP in the United States.
Coordinates: 38°19′39″N 10°46′46″W / 38.32750°N 10.77944°W / 38.32750; -10.77944 (Colona CDP, Colorado)[1]
Country United States
State Colorado
CountyOuray County
Founded1887
Government
[1]
 • Typeunincorporated community
 • State RepresentativeMarc Catlin[2]
Area
[3]
 • Total
0.061 sq mi (0.157 km2)
 • Land0.061 sq mi (0.157 km2)
 • Water0.000 sq mi (0.000 km2)
Elevation
[1]
6,375 ft (1,943 m)
Population
 (2020)[4]
 • Total
36
 • Density590/sq mi (230/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code[5]
Montrose 81401
Area code970
GNIS feature ID2583224[1]

Colona is a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Ouray County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Montrose, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Colona CDP was 36 at the United States Census 2020.[4] The Montrose post office (Zip Code 81401) serves the area.[5]

History

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The Colona post office was established in 1891, and remained in operation until 1943.[6] Colona is a name derived from Spanish meaning "colonist".[7]

Geography

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The Colona CDP has an area of 39 acres (0.157 km2), all land.[3]

Demographics

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The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Colona CDP for the United States Census 2010.

Colona CDP, Colorado
YearPop.±%
201030—    
202036+20.0%
Source: United States Census Bureau

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Colona, Colorado
  2. ^ "State Representative". State of Colorado. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  4. ^ a b United States Census Bureau. "Colona CDP, Colorado". Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Look Up a ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  6. ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
  7. ^ Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 14.
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