Vernon, Colorado Explained

Official Name:Vernon, Colorado
Settlement Type:Census Designated Place
Pushpin Map:USA
Pushpin Label:Vernon
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the Vernon 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 Km2:2.934
Area Land Km2:2.933
Area Water Km2:0.0006
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:38
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Coordinates:39.94°N -102.3074°W
Elevation M:1183
Elevation Ft:3881
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code[3]
Postal Code:80755
Area Code:970
Blank Name:GNIS feature[4]
Blank Info:Vernon CDP

Vernon is an unincorporated town, a post office, and the center of a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Yuma County, Colorado, United States. The Vernon post office has the ZIP Code 80755.[3] At the United States Census 2020, the population of the total Vernon CDP was 38; the town's specific population was not recorded.

History

The Vernon Post Office has been in operation since 1892.[5] The community was named after a local minister with the name Vernon.[6] The Vernon CDP was demarcated in 2010 by the United States Census Bureau for its internal use.

Geography

The Vernon CDP has an area of 2.934km2, including 0.0006km2 of water.[1]

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the for the

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020. United States Census Bureau. December 28, 2020.
  2. Web site: Vernon CDP, Colorado . United States Census Bureau. April 11, 2023 .
  3. Web site: Look Up a ZIP Code. United States Postal Service. December 28, 2020.
  4. Web site: U.S. Board on Geographic Names: Domestic Names. United States Geological Survey. December 28, 2020.
  5. Web site: Post offices . Jim Forte Postal History . 11 July 2016.
  6. 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. 50.