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Colona, Colorado

Census-designated place in Colorado, United States

38°19′39″N 10°46′46″W / 38.32750°N 10.77944°W / 38.32750; -10.77944 (Colona CDP, Colorado)^[1]Country

United StatesState

ColoradoCountyOuray CountyFounded1887Government

^[1]

• Typeunincorporated community • State RepresentativeMarc Catlin^[2]Area

^[3]

• Total0.061 sq mi (0.157 km²) • Land0.061 sq mi (0.157 km²) • Water0.000 sq mi (0.000 km²)Elevation

^[1]

6,375 ft (1,943 m)Population

(2020)^[4]

• Total36 • Density590/sq mi (230/km²)Time zoneUTC-7 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)ZIP Code^[5]

Montrose 81401

Area code970GNIS 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 United States Census 2020.^[4] The Montrose post office (Zip Code 81401) serves the area.^[5]

History

The Colona post office was established in 1891, and remained in operation until 1943.^[6] Colona is a name derived from Spanish meaning "colonist".^[7]

Geography

The Colona CDP has an area of 39 acres (0.157 km²), all land.^[3]

Demographics

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

Colona CDP, Colorado
Year	Pop.	±%
2010	30	—
2020	36	+20.0%
Source: United States Census Bureau

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Colona, Colorado
^ "State Representative". State of Colorado. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
^ ^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. "Colona CDP, Colorado". Retrieved April 13, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Look Up a ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
^ 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.