Colona, Colorado

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Colona, Colorado
census-designated place
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Hotchkiss Avenue in Colona, February 2020
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Location of the Colona CDP in Ouray County, Colorado.
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Colona
Location of the Colona CDP, Colorado.
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Colona
Colona (Colorado)
Coordinates: 38°19′30″N107°46′47″W / 38.3250°N 107.7798°W / 38.3250; -107.7798 (Colona, Colorado) [1]
Country United States
State Colorado
County Ouray [2]
Founded1887
Government
 • Type unincorporated community
 • Body Ouray County [2]
Area
[3]
 • Total
0.061 sq mi (0.157 km2)
 • Land0.061 sq mi (0.157 km2)
 • Water0.000 sq mi (0.000 km2)
Elevation
[1]
6,385 ft (1,946 m)
Population
 (2020) [4]
 • Total
36
 • Density590/sq mi (230/km2)
Time zone UTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP code [5]
Montrose 81401
Area codes 970/748
GNIS place ID 204751
GNIS CDP ID 2583224
FIPS code 08-15825

Colona is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in 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. [4]

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History

The Colona, Colorado, post office operated from October 19, 1891, until March 15, 1943. [6] The Montrose, Colorado, post office (ZIP code 81401) now serves the area. [5] 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
YearPop.±%
2010 30—    
2020 36+20.0%
Source: United States Census Bureau

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Colona, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs . Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  4. 1 2 United States Census Bureau. "Colona CDP, Colorado" . Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  5. 1 2 "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service . Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ 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.
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