Cope, Colorado Explained

Official Name:Cope, Colorado
Settlement Type:Census Designated Place
Pushpin Map:Colorado
Pushpin Label:Cope
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the Cope CDP in the
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Washington County
Government Type:unincorporated town
Unit Pref:US
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:4.731
Area Land Km2:4.651
Area Water Km2:0.080
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:53
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Coordinates:39.6692°N -102.8501°W
Elevation M:1350
Elevation Ft:4429
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code[3]
Postal Code:80812
Area Code:970
Blank Name:GNIS feature[4]
Blank Info:Cope CDP

Cope is an unincorporated town, a post office, and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Washington County, Colorado, United States. The population was 53 at the 2020 census. The Cope post office has the ZIP Code 80812.[3]

History

The Cope post office has been in operation since 1889.[5] The community was named after Johnathon C. Cope, a railroad official.[6]

Geography

The Cope CDP has an area of 4.731km2, including 0.08km2 of water.[1]

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau defined the for the

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020. United States Census Bureau. December 27, 2020.
  2. Web site: Cope CDP, Colorado . United States Census Bureau. April 5, 2023 .
  3. Web site: Look Up a ZIP Code. United States Postal Service. December 27, 2020.
  4. Web site: U.S. Board on Geographic Names: Domestic Names. United States Geological Survey. December 27, 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. 15.