Nunn, Colorado Explained

Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Established Title2:Incorporated (town)
Established Date2:March 28, 1908[2]
Nunn, Colorado
Settlement Type:Town
Postal Code Type:ZIP code[3]
Postal Code:80648
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County[4]
Subdivision Name2:Weld
Government Type:Statutory Town
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Jennifer Moon
Leader Title1:Mayor Pro Tem
Leader Name1:Nancy Cable
Area Total Km2:9.60
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Sq Mi:3.71
Area Land Km2:9.60
Area Land Sq Mi:3.71
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Area Water Percent:0.0
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[5]
Population Total:504
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Coordinates:40.7039°N -104.7808°W
Elevation M:1578
Elevation Ft:5177
Area Code:970
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:08-55045
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0204688
Pop Est As Of:2019
Pop Est Footnotes:[6]
Area Footnotes:[7]

Nunn is a Statutory Town in Weld County, Colorado, United States. The population was 504 at the 2020 census.

History

A post office called Nunn has been in operation since 1905.[8] The town was named after Tom Nunn, who was credited with preventing a nearby train wreck.[9]

Geography

Nunn is located at 40.7039°N -104.7808°W.[10] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.8sqmi, all of it land.

Demographics

Economy

Nunn is the home of Greenfaith Ministry, the nation's first cannabis sacrament church and charity.[11]

About a third of the town's budget is generated by citations written by its police department. [12]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. January 31, 2008. United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007.
  2. Web site: Colorado Municipal Incorporations . State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives . December 1, 2004 . September 2, 2007.
  3. Web site: ZIP Code Lookup . . . November 26, 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080101160345/http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown.jsp . January 1, 2008 .
  4. Web site: Active Colorado Municipalities . State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs . September 1, 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091212060308/http://www.dola.state.co.us/dlg/local_governments/municipalities.html . December 12, 2009 .
  5. Web site: Nunn town, Colorado . United States Census Bureau. April 19, 2023 .
  6. Web site: Population and Housing Unit Estimates. May 24, 2020. United States Census Bureau. May 27, 2020.
  7. Web site: 2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. July 1, 2020.
  8. Web site: Post offices . Jim Forte Postal History . July 6, 2016.
  9. 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. 37.
  10. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. April 23, 2011. February 12, 2011.
  11. Another Tax Exempt Marijuana Church . Forbes . June 27, 2015.
  12. News: Jones. Tim. Police Agencies Fold in St. Louis Area as Ticket Blitzes Stop. October 23, 2015. Bloomberg. October 22, 2015.