| Official Name: | Atwood, Colorado |
| Pushpin Map: | USA#USA Colorado |
| Pushpin Label: | Atwood |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Atwood, Colorado. |
| Coordinates: | 40.5478°N -103.2697°W |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation Ft: | 3993 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States of America |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | State of Colorado |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Logan County[2] |
| Government Type: | unincorporated community |
| Governing Body: | Logan County |
| Unit Pref: | US |
| Area Footnotes: | [3] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.678 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.678 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.000 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [4] |
| Population Total: | 138 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | −07:00 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −06:00 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code[5] |
| Postal Code: | 80722 |
| Area Code: | 970 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS pop ID |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS town ID |
| Blank2 Name: | FIPS code |
Atwood is an unincorporated town, a post office, and a census-designated place (CDP) located in Logan County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Sterling, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Atwood CDP was 138.
The Atwood, Colorado, post office opened on August 10, 1885.[6] The community was named after John Atwood, a Unitarian minister.[7] [8] The Atwood post office has the ZIP Code 80722.[5]
Atwood is located in southwestern Logan County. U.S. Route 6 passes through the community, leading northeast 7miles to Sterling, the county seat, and southwest 6miles to Merino. Colorado State Highway 63 leads south from Atwood 3miles to Exit 115 on Interstate 76 and to Akron.
The Atwood CDP has an area of 2.678km2, all land.[3]
This climate type occurs mostly on the outsides of the true deserts, in low-latitude semi-arid steppe regions. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "BSk". (Tropical and Subtropical Steppe Climate).[9]
The United States Census Bureau initially defined the for the