Marvel, Colorado

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Marvel, Colorado
Census Designated Place
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Marvel (Colorado)
Coordinates: 37°06′45″N108°07′36″W / 37.1125°N 108.1267°W / 37.1125; -108.1267 (Marvel, Colorado) [1]
Country United States
State Colorado
County La Plata County [2]
Tribe Southern Ute Indian Tribe
Government
 • Type unincorporated community
 • Body La Plata County [2]
Area
[3]
 • Total
0.133 sq mi (0.345 km2)
 • Land0.133 sq mi (0.345 km2)
 • Water0.000 sq mi (0.000 km2)
Elevation
[1]
6,736 ft (2,053 m)
Population
 (2020) [4]
 • Total
68
 • Density510/sq mi (200/km2)
Time zone UTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP Code [5]
81329
Area code 970
GNIS pop ID 202656
GNIS town ID 2805923
FIPS code 08-48940

Marvel is a census-designated place (CDP) and post office on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation in southwestern La Plata County, Colorado, United States. The population was 68 at the 2020 census. [4] The CDP is a part of the Durango, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. The Marvel post office has the ZIP Code 81329 (post office boxes). [5]

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History

The Southern Ute Indian Reservation was created on November 9, 1878. [6] The Marvel area was homesteaded in the late-1800s and early-1900s with ranching, farming, and oil extraction being the main economic drivers in the region. The Marvel, Colorado, post office opened on April 1, 1953. [7]

Geography

The area around Marvel is very dry and the region becomes more and more arid as one travels towards the New Mexico border and further away from the La Plata mountains. While the town lies within the Reservation, the land within and around the town is owned by private landowners and the reservation proper only starts several miles to the South and East of Marvel.

At the 2020 United States Census, the Marvel CDP had an area of 85 acres (0.345 km2), all land. [3]

Demographics

Marvel CDP, Colorado
YearPop.±%
2020 68—    
Source: United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau defined the Marvel CDP for the United States Census 2020.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Marvel, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved February 1, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs . Retrieved February 1, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  4. 1 2 United States Census Bureau. "Marvel CDP, Colorado" . Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Look Up a ZIP Code". United States Postal Service . Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  6. ↑ United States of America and the Capote, Mouache, and Weeminuche Utes (November 9, 1878). "Agreement with the Capote, Muache, and Weeminuche Utes" (PDF). Pagosa Springs, Colorado . Retrieved March 16, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ↑ 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.
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