Vona, Colorado Explained

Vona, Colorado
Settlement Type:Town
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County[1]
Subdivision Name2:Kit Carson County
Government Type:Statutory Town
Established Title3:Incorporated
Established Date3:August 9, 1919[2]
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[3]
Area Total Km2:0.57
Area Land Km2:0.57
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:0.22
Area Land Sq Mi:0.22
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[4]
Population Total:95
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Mountain (MST)
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Coordinates:39.3028°N -102.7442°W
Elevation Footnotes:[5]
Elevation M:1376
Elevation Ft:4514
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:80861
Area Code:719/970
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:08-81690
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0195120

Vona is a statutory town in Kit Carson County, Colorado, United States. The population was 95 at the 2020 census.

History

Vona was named after Vona, the niece of an attorney from Burlington by the name of Pearl S. King.[6] In 1936, a fire destroyed half of Vona's business district.[7] [8]

Geography

Vona is located at 39.3027°N -102.7441°W.[9]

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

Demographics

Transportation

Interstate 70 passes just south of Vona. The Vona exit from I-70 is exit 412. U.S. Highway 24 runs just north of the interstate, from Seibert through Vona, Stratton and Bethune to Burlington.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Active Colorado Municipalities . State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs . September 1, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091212060308/http://www.dola.state.co.us/dlg/local_governments/municipalities.html . December 12, 2009 . dead .
  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: Vona town; Colorado . United States Census Bureau. April 22, 2023 .
  5. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. January 31, 2008. United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007.
  6. Book: Bright, William . William O. Bright . 2004 . Colorado place names . 3rd . Boulder . Johnson Books . 182 . 1555663338.
  7. Web site: Vona, Colorado . 2024-08-08 . www.thearmchairexplorer.com.
  8. Web site: Vona - Colorado Ghost Town . 2024-08-08 . www.ghosttowns.com.
  9. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. April 23, 2011. February 12, 2011.