Colona, Colorado

Colona, Colorado
Hotchkiss Avenue in Colona, February 2020
Location of the Colona CDP in Ouray County, Colorado.
Colona
Location of the Colona CDP in the United States.
Coordinates: 38°19′39″N 107°46′46″W / 38.32750°N 107.77944°W / 38.32750; -107.77944 (Colona CDP, Colorado)[1]
Country United States
State Colorado
CountyOuray County
Founded1887
Government
 • Typeunincorporated community
Area
 • Total
0.061 sq mi (0.157 km2)
 • Land0.061 sq mi (0.157 km2)
 • Water0.000 sq mi (0.000 km2)
Elevation6,375 ft (1,943 m)
Population
 • Total
36
 • Density590/sq mi (230/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code[4]
Montrose 81401
Area code970
GNIS feature ID2583224[1]

Colona is a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Ouray County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Montrose, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Colona CDP was 36 at the time of the United States Census 2020.[3] The Montrose post office (Zip Code 81401) serves the area.[4]

History

The Colona post office was established in 1891, and remained in operation until 1943.[5] Colona is a name derived from Spanish meaning "colonist".[6]

Geography

The Colona CDP has an area of 39 acres (0.157 km2), all land.[2]

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Colona CDP for the United States Census 2010.

Colona CDP, Colorado
YearPop.±%
201030—    
202036+20.0%
Source: United States Census Bureau

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Colona, Colorado
  2. ^ a b "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  3. ^ a b United States Census Bureau. "Colona CDP, Colorado". Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Look Up a ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  5. ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
  6. ^ Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 14.