Joes, Colorado Explained

Official Name:Joes, Colorado
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:USA
Pushpin Label:Joes
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the Joes CDP in the
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Yuma County
Government Type:unincorporated town
Unit Pref:US
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:5.408
Area Land Km2:5.401
Area Water Km2:0.007
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:82
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Coordinates:39.6559°N -102.6785°W
Elevation M:1303
Elevation Ft:4275
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code[3]
Postal Code:80822
Area Code:970
Blank Name:GNIS feature[4]
Blank Info:Joes CDP

Joes is a census-designated place (CDP) and post office in and governed by Yuma County, Colorado, United States. The Joes post office has the ZIP Code 80822.[3] At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Joes CDP was 82.

History

The Joes post office has been in operation since 1912.[5] The community was named for the fact a share of the first settlers were named Joe.[6]

Geography

The Joes CDP has an area of 5.408km2, including 0.007km2 of water.[1] Joes is home to Liberty High School.

Climate

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the for the

See also

Further reading

Propst, Nell B. (1988). The Boys from Joes: A Colorado Basketball Legend. Boulder, CO: Pruett Publishing.

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: Joes CDP, Colorado . United States Census Bureau. April 11, 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 . 28 June 2016.
  6. Book: Dawson, John Frank . Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin . https://archive.today/20161108114032/https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015051116740;view=1up;seq=34 . dead . 2016-11-08 . The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. . Denver, CO . 28 .