Colona, Colorado Explained

Official Name:Colona, Colorado
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:USA
Pushpin Label:Colona
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the Colona CDP in the
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Ouray County
Government Type:unincorporated community
Leader Title2:State Representative
Leader Name2:Marc Catlin[1]
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1887
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:0.157
Area Land Km2:0.157
Area Water Km2:0.000
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[3]
Population Total:36
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Coordinates:38.3275°N -10.7794°W
Elevation Ft:6375
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code[4]
Postal Code:Montrose 81401
Area Code:970
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:2583224

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. The Montrose post office serves the area.[4]

History

The Colona post office was established in 1891, and remained in operation until 1943.[5] Colona is a name derived from Spanish meaning "colonist".[6]

Geography

The Colona CDP has an area of 0.157km2, all land.[2]

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the for the

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: State Representative . State of Colorado . 2024-01-03.
  2. Web site: State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020. United States Census Bureau. December 26, 2020.
  3. Web site: Colona CDP, Colorado . United States Census Bureau. April 13, 2023 .
  4. Web site: Look Up a ZIP Code. United States Postal Service. December 26, 2020.
  5. Web site: Post offices . Jim Forte Postal History . 25 June 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160306120236/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=CO . 6 March 2016 .
  6. Book: Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co.. Denver, CO. 14.