Merino, Colorado

Town of Merino, Colorado
Statutory Town
Platte Street in Merino.
Location of Merino in Logan County, Colorado.
Coordinates: 40°29′4″N103°21′13″W / 40.48444°N 103.35361°W / 40.48444; -103.35361
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County [1]	Logan
Incorporated (town)	January 4, 1917 [2]
Government
• Type	Statutory Town [1]
Area [3]
• Total	0.15 sq mi (0.39 km2)
• Land	0.15 sq mi (0.39 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [4]	4,035 ft (1,230 m)
Population  (2020) [5]
• Total	281
• Density	1,900/sq mi (720/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code [6]	80741
Area code	970
FIPS code	08-50040
GNIS feature ID	0204720

The Town of Merino is a Statutory Town in Logan County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 281 at the 2020 United States Census. ^[5]

The town was named for the merino sheep which grazed there. ^{[7] [8]}

Geography

Merino is located at 40°29′4″N103°21′13″W / 40.48444°N 103.35361°W / 40.48444; -103.35361 (40.484418, -103.353691). ^[9]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.152 square miles (0.39 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1920	263		—
1930	230		−12.5%
1940	259		12.6%
1950	209		−19.3%
1960	268		28.2%
1970	260		−3.0%
1980	255		−1.9%
1990	238		−6.7%
2000	246		3.4%
2010	284		15.4%
2020	281		−1.1%
U.S. Decennial Census

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Merino has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps. ^[10]

Notable People

Radio and television host Ralph Edwards was born in Merino. ^[11] Ralph Edwards Avenue ^[12] was named in his memory.

See also

• Geography portal
• North America portal
• United States portal
• Colorado portal

• Outline of Colorado
  • Index of Colorado-related articles
• State of Colorado
  • Colorado cities and towns
    • Colorado municipalities
  • Colorado counties
    • Logan County, Colorado
  • List of statistical areas in Colorado
    • Sterling, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area
• Ralph Edwards

References

1. "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. Archived from the original on December 12, 2009. Retrieved September 1, 2007.
2. "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
3. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
4. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
5. United States Census Bureau. "Merino town; Colorado" . Retrieved April 21, 2023.
6. "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on January 1, 2008. Retrieved November 22, 2007.
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. 34. Archived from the original on May 12, 2021.
8. Exploring Colorado Highways: Trip Trivia. Exploring America's Highway. 2007. p. 109. ISBN   978-0-9777301-0-0.
9. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
10. Climate Summary for Merino, Colorado
11. "Ralph Edwards". IMDb. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
12. "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved February 2, 2018.

External links

• Town of Merino contacts
• CDOT map of the Town of Merino