Laird, Colorado

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Laird, Colorado
Census Designated Place
Yuma County Colorado Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Laird Highlighted 0842000.svg
Location within Yuma County and Colorado
Coordinates: 40°4′54.48″N102°6′6.83″W / 40.0818000°N 102.1018972°W / 40.0818000; -102.1018972 [1]
Country United States
State Colorado
County Yuma
Area
[2]
 • Total0.150 sq mi (0.389 km2)
 • Land0.150 sq mi (0.389 km2)
 • Water0.000 sq mi (0.000 km2)
Elevation
[1]
3,406 ft (1,038 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total46
 • Density310/sq mi (120/km2)
Time zone UTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−6 (MDT)
ZIP Code
80758 [4]
Area code 970
FIPS code 08-42000 [1]
GNIS ID 2583256 [1]

Laird is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) in Yuma County, Colorado, United States. [1] The population of the Laird CDP was 46 at the United States Census 2020. [3]

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History

Laird has the name of James Laird, a Nebraska legislator. [5] "Laird" is the Scots language word for a "lord".

The Laird post office began operation in 1887. [6] The Wray post office (Zip Code 80758) serves Laird postal addresses. [4]

Geography

The Laird CDP has an area of 96 acres (0.389 km2), all land. [2]

Laird has the lowest elevation of any community in Colorado at 3,402 feet (1,037 m).

Demographics

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

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2010 47—
2020 46−2.1%
U.S. Decennial Census

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Laird, Colorado", Geographic Names Information System , United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. 1 2 "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  3. 1 2 United States Census Bureau. "Laird CDP, Colorado" . Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Zip Code 80758 Map and Profile". zipdatamaps.com. 2020. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  5. ↑ 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. 30.
  6. ↑ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
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