Snyder, Colorado Explained

Official Name:Snyder, Colorado
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:USA
Pushpin Label:Snyder
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Morgan County
Government Type:unincorporated community
Unit Pref:US
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.917
Area Land Km2:0.917
Area Water Km2:0.000
Population As Of:2010
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:136
Population Density Km2:148.3
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Coordinates:40.3308°N -103.592°W
Elevation M:1274
Elevation Ft:4180
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code[3]
Postal Code:80750
Area Code:970
Blank Name:GNIS feature[4]
Blank Info:Snyder CDP

Snyder is an unincorporated town, a post office, and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Morgan County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Fort Morgan, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. The Snyder post office has the ZIP Code 80750.[3] As of the 2020 census, the population of the Snyder CDP was 136.[2]

History

The town is named after J.W. Snyder (1837-1922), a pioneer rancher.[5] [6] [7]

Geography

Snyder is in eastern Morgan County, on the north side of the valley of the South Platte River. It is northeast of Fort Morgan, the county seat. Colorado State Highway 71 passes through the community, leading south 6miles to Brush and north to Kimball, Nebraska.

The Snyder CDP has an area of 0.917km2, all land.[1]

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the for the

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Colorado . United States Census Bureau . December 9, 2022.
  2. Web site: P1. Race – Snyder CDP, Colorado: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171). U.S. Census Bureau. December 9, 2022.
  3. Web site: Look Up a ZIP Code. United States Postal Service. December 5, 2020.
  4. Web site: U.S. Board on Geographic Names: Domestic Names. United States Geological Survey. December 26, 2020.
  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. 47.
  6. Lewis Atherton, The Cattle Kings. Lincoln: Univ. of Nebraska Press 1972.
  7. Book: Atherton, Lewis. The Cattle Kings. 1972-01-01. U of Nebraska Press. 0803257597. en.