Ovid, Colorado Explained

Official Name:Ovid, Colorado
Settlement Type:Town
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County[1]
Subdivision Name2:Sedgwick
Government Type:Statutory Town
Established Title2:Incorporated (town)
Established Date2:December 21, 1925[2]
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[3]
Area Total Km2:0.40
Area Land Km2:0.40
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:0.16
Area Land Sq Mi:0.16
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[4]
Population Total:271
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Mountain (MST)
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Coordinates:40.96°N -102.3889°W
Elevation Footnotes:[5]
Elevation M:1077
Elevation Ft:3533
Postal Code Type:ZIP code[6]
Postal Code:80744
Area Code:970
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:08-56475
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0182695
Website:Town of Ovid

Ovid is a statutory town in Sedgwick County, Colorado, United States. The population was 271 at the 2020 census.

History

The town was named after Newton Ovid, a local resident.[7]

Geography

Ovid is located at 40.96°N -102.3889°W (40.959919, -102.388851).[8]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.2sqmi, all of it land.

Demographics

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Notes and References

  1. 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 .
  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: 2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. July 1, 2020.
  4. Web site: Ovid town; Colorado . United States Census Bureau. April 20, 2023 .
  5. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. January 31, 2008. United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007.
  6. Web site: ZIP Code Lookup . . . November 28, 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101104123722/http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown.jsp . November 4, 2010 .
  7. 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. 39.
  8. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. April 23, 2011. February 12, 2011.