Paoli, Colorado

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Paoli, Colorado
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Entering Paoli from the west on U.S. Route 6, February 2013
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Location of Paoli in Phillips County, Colorado.
Coordinates: 40°36′44″N102°28′22″W / 40.61222°N 102.47278°W / 40.61222; -102.47278 Coordinates: 40°36′44″N102°28′22″W / 40.61222°N 102.47278°W / 40.61222; -102.47278
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Colorado.svg  Colorado
County [1] Phillips
Incorporated 1930-08-06 [2]
Named for Pasquale Paoli
Government
 • Type Statutory Town [1]
Area
[3]
 • Total0.30 sq mi (0.77 km2)
 • Land0.30 sq mi (0.77 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[4]
3,888 ft (1,185 m)
Population
 (2020) [5]
 • Total51
 • Density170/sq mi (66/km2)
Time zone UTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code [6]
80746 (PO Box)
Area code 970
FIPS code 08-57245
GNIS feature ID 0182821
Fifth least populous Colorado municipality

Paoli is a Statutory Town in Phillips County, Colorado, United States. The population was 51 according to the 2020 census. [5]

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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
CensusPop.Note%±
1940 85—
1950 917.1%
1960 81−11.0%
1970 52−35.8%
1980 8155.8%
1990 29−64.2%
2000 4244.8%
2010 34−19.0%
2020 5150.0%
U.S. Decennial Census

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References

  1. 1 2 "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. Archived from the original on 2009-12-12. Retrieved 2007-09-01.
  2. ↑ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. 2004-12-01. Retrieved 2007-11-30.
  3. ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  4. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  5. 1 2 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 6 July 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. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.


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