Romeo, Colorado Explained

Official Name:Town of Romeo, Colorado
Settlement Type:Town
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Colorado
Subdivision Type2:County[1]
Subdivision Name2:Conejos County
Government Type:Statutory Town
Established Title2:Incorporated (town)
Established Date2:September 4, 1923[2]
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[3]
Area Total Km2:0.60
Area Land Km2:0.60
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:0.23
Area Land Sq Mi:0.23
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[4]
Population Total:302
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Mountain (MST)
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Coordinates:37.1719°N -105.9853°W
Elevation Ft:7737
Postal Code Type:ZIP code[5]
Postal Code:81148
Area Code:719
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:08-65740
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2412574

Romeo is a Statutory Town in Conejos County, Colorado, United States. The population was 302 at the 2020 census. A post office called Romeo was established in 1901.[6] The community derives its name from the surname Romero.[7]

Geography

Romeo is located in east-central Conejos County in the San Luis Valley region. U.S. Route 285 runs along the western border of the town, leading north to Alamosa and south to the New Mexico border and beyond. Colorado State Highway 142 is the town's Main Street, with its western terminus at U.S. 285 and leading east 3miles to Manassa and to San Luis.

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

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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: Romeo town, Colorado . United States Census Bureau. April 2, 2023 .
  5. Web site: ZIP Code Lookup. . . December 26, 2007.
  6. Web site: Post offices . Jim Forte Postal History . July 9, 2016.
  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. 44.