Gardner, Colorado Explained

Official Name:Gardner, Colorado
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Colorado
Pushpin Label:Gardner
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the Gardner CDP in the State of Colorado.
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Huerfano County
Government Type:unincorporated town
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:6.403
Area Land Km2:6.403
Area Water Km2:0.000
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:106
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Coordinates:37.7889°N -105.1644°W
Elevation Ft:7021
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code[3]
Postal Code:81040
Area Code:719
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:2805922

Gardner is a census-designated place (CDP) and post office in and governed by Huerfano County, Colorado, United States. The Gardner post office has the ZIP Code 81040.[3] At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Gardner CDP was 106.

History

The Gardner Post Office has been in operation since 1871.[4] The community has the name of Herbert Gardner, a local pioneer.[5] Herbert was the son of Henry Gardner.

Geography

The Gardner CDP has an area of 6.403km2, all land.[1]

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau defined the for the

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020. United States Census Bureau. December 22, 2020.
  2. Web site: Gardner CDP, Colorado . United States Census Bureau. November 5, 2022.
  3. Web site: Look Up a ZIP Code. United States Postal Service. December 22, 2020.
  4. 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 .
  5. 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. 23.