Ovid, Colorado

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Ovid, Colorado
Town
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Entering from east on U.S. Route 138 (2017)
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Location within Sedgwick County and Colorado
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Ovid
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°57′36″N102°23′20″W / 40.96000°N 102.38889°W / 40.96000; -102.38889 [1]
Country United States
State Colorado
County Sedgwick [2]
Incorporated December 21, 1925 [3]
Area
[4]
 • Total
0.16 sq mi (0.40 km2)
 • Land0.16 sq mi (0.40 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[1]
3,530 ft (1,080 m)
Population
 (2020) [5]
 • Total
271
 • Density1,700/sq mi (680/km2)
Time zone UTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−6 (MDT)
ZIP Code
80744 [6]
Area code 970
FIPS code 08-56475 [1]
GNIS ID 182695 [1]
Website Town website

Ovid is a statutory town in Sedgwick County, Colorado, United States. [1] The population was 271 at the 2020 census. [5]

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History

The town was named after Newton Ovid, a local resident. [7]

Geography

Ovid is located at 40°57′36″N102°23′20″W / 40.96000°N 102.38889°W / 40.96000; -102.38889 (40.959919, -102.388851). [8]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1930 649—
1940 6875.9%
1950 664−3.3%
1960 571−14.0%
1970 463−18.9%
1980 439−5.2%
1990 349−20.5%
2000 330−5.4%
2010 318−3.6%
2020 271−14.8%

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Ovid, Colorado", Geographic Names Information System , United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. ↑ "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. Archived from the original on December 12, 2009. Retrieved September 1, 2007.
  3. ↑ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
  4. ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  5. 1 2 United States Census Bureau. "Ovid town; Colorado" . Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  6. ↑ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 4, 2010. Retrieved November 28, 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. 39.
  8. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
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