Paoli, Colorado

Paoli, Colorado
Town
Entering Paoli from the west on U.S. Route 6 (2013)
Location within Phillips County and Colorado
Coordinates: 40°36′44″N102°28′22″W / 40.61222°N 102.47278°W / 40.61222; -102.47278 [1]
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Phillips [2]
Incorporated	August 6, 1930 [3]
Named after	Pasquale Paoli
Area [4]
• Total	0.30 sq mi (0.77 km2)
• Land	0.30 sq mi (0.77 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [1]	3,895 ft (1,187 m)
Population  (2020) [5]
• Total	51
• Density	170/sq mi (66/km2)
Time zone	UTC−7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
ZIP Code	80746 (PO Box) [6]
Area code	970
FIPS code	08-57245 [1]
GNIS ID	182821 [1]

Paoli is a statutory town in Phillips County, Colorado, United States. ^[1] As of the 2020 census, its population was 51. ^[5]

Description

A post office called Paoli has been in operation since 1888. ^[7] The community was named after Paoli, Pennsylvania. ^[8]

Geography

Paoli is located at 40°36′44″N102°28′22″W / 40.61222°N 102.47278°W / 40.61222; -102.47278 (40.612120, -102.472868). ^[9]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.78 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1940	85		—
1950	91		7.1%
1960	81		−11.0%
1970	52		−35.8%
1980	81		55.8%
1990	29		−64.2%
2000	42		44.8%
2010	34		−19.0%
2020	51		50.0%
U.S. Decennial Census

See also

• Colorado portal

• List of municipalities in Colorado

References

1. "Paoli, 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 November 30, 2007.
4. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
5. United States Census Bureau. "Paoli 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 December 2, 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. 39.
9. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.