Nunn, Colorado

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Nunn, Colorado
Town
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Looking west from Logan Street towards U.S. 85 in Nunn, Colorado
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Location of Nunn in Weld County, Colorado.
Coordinates: 40°42′14″N104°46′51″W / 40.70389°N 104.78083°W / 40.70389; -104.78083
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Colorado.svg  Colorado
County [1] Weld
Incorporated (town) March 28, 1908 [2]
Government
 • Type Statutory Town [1]
 •  Mayor Jennifer Moon
 • Mayor Pro Tem Nancy Cable
Area
[3]
 • Total3.71 sq mi (9.60 km2)
 • Land3.71 sq mi (9.60 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)  0.0%
Elevation
[4]
5,177 ft (1,578 m)
Population
 (2020) [5]
 • Total504
 • Density140/sq mi (53/km2)
Time zone UTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code [6]
80648
Area code 970
FIPS code 08-55045
GNIS feature ID 0204688
Website www.nunncolorado.com

Nunn is a Statutory Town in Weld County, Colorado, United States. The population was 504 at the 2020 census. [5]

Contents

History

A post office called Nunn has been in operation since 1905. [7] The town was named after Tom Nunn, who was credited with preventing[ when? ] a nearby train wreck. [8]

Geography

Nunn is located at 40°42′14″N104°46′51″W / 40.70389°N 104.78083°W / 40.70389; -104.78083 . [9] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.7 km2), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1910 143—
1920 1494.2%
1930 19631.5%
1940 190−3.1%
1950 182−4.2%
1960 22825.3%
1970 26918.0%
1980 2959.7%
1990 3249.8%
2000 47145.4%
2010 416−11.7%
2020 50421.2%

Economy

Nunn is the home of Greenfaith Ministry, the nation's first cannabis sacrament church and charity. [10]

About a third of the town's budget is generated by citations written by its police department. During a year and a half long stretch in 2020 and 2021, a Nunn Police Officer colloquially referred to as "The Shark of Highway 85" famously issued over 1,000 speeding tickets. [11]

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References

  1. 1 2 "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. 1 2 United States Census Bureau. "Nunn town, Colorado" . Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  6. ↑ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on January 1, 2008. Retrieved November 26, 2007.
  7. ↑ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  8. ↑ 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. 37.
  9. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Another Tax Exempt Marijuana Church". Forbes. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
  11. ↑ Jones, Tim (October 22, 2015). "Police Agencies Fold in St. Louis Area as Ticket Blitzes Stop". Bloomberg. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
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