Blende, Colorado
Blende, Colorado | |
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Looking east along Santa Fe Drive in Blende. | |
Location of the Blende CDP in Pueblo County, Colorado. | |
Blende Location of Blende, Colorado. Blende Blende (Colorado) | |
| Coordinates: 38°14′45″N 104°34′07″W / 38.2458°N 104.5686°W[2] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Pueblo[1] |
| Government | |
| • Type | unincorporated community |
| • Body | Pueblo County[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.839 sq mi (2.172 km2) |
| • Land | 0.839 sq mi (2.172 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0002 sq mi (0.0004 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,738 ft (1,444 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 788 |
| • Density | 940/sq mi (360/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| ZIP Code[5] | Pueblo 81006 |
| Area code | 719 |
| GNIS pop ID | 193790 |
| GNIS CDP ID | 2583212 |
| FIPS code | 08-07245 |
Blende is a unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) in Pueblo County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Blende CDP was 788 at the United States Census 2020.[4] Blende has never had a post office,[6] but the Pueblo post office (Zip Code 81006) serves the area.[5]
Geography
At the 2020 United States Census, the Blende CDP had an area of 537 acres (2.172 km2), including 0.01 acre (0.0004 km2) of water.[3]
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 878 | — |
| 2020 | 788 | −10.3% |
| Source: United States Census Bureau | ||
The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Blende CDP for the United States Census 2010.
See also
- Front Range Urban Corridor
- List of census-designated places in Colorado
- List of populated places in Colorado
- Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
References
- ^ a b "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
- ^ a b "Blende, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
- ^ a b "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
- ^ a b United States Census Bureau. "Blende CDP, Colorado". Retrieved April 13, 2023.
- ^ a b "Look Up a ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
- ^ Bauer, William H.; Ozment, James L.; Willard, John H. (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989. Golden, Colorado: Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation. ISBN 0-918654-42-4.