Rand, Colorado

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Rand, Colorado
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Rand
Coordinates: 40°27′15″N106°10′45″W / 40.45417°N 106.17917°W / 40.45417; -106.17917 Coordinates: 40°27′15″N106°10′45″W / 40.45417°N 106.17917°W / 40.45417; -106.17917
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Colorado.svg  Colorado
County Jackson [1]
Established 1881
Elevation [1] 8,627 ft (2,630 m)
Time zone MST (UTC-7)
  Summer (DST) MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code [2] 80473
Area code(s) 970
GNIS feature ID 0172876

Rand is an unincorporated community, with a U.S. Post Office, established in 1881 in Jackson County, Colorado. It is a ranching community at the southern end of North Park south of Walden consisting of several homes and businesses, a post office, and ranching facilities. Rand is near the junction of State Highway 125 and Jackson County Road 27 along Indian Creek, at an elevation of 8627 feet (2630 meters). The Rand post office has the ZIP code 80473. [2] Some say the community was named after Charles Rand, a pioneer, while others believe it has the name of J. A. Rand, another pioneer. [3] The post office in Rand was established in 1883. [4]

Unincorporated area Region of land not governed by own local government

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not governed by a local municipal corporation; similarly an unincorporated community is a settlement that is not governed by its own local municipal corporation, but rather is administered as part of larger administrative divisions, such as a township, parish, borough, county, city, canton, state, province or country. Occasionally, municipalities dissolve or disincorporate, which may happen if they become fiscally insolvent, and services become the responsibility of a higher administration. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. In most other countries of the world, there are either no unincorporated areas at all, or these are very rare; typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or uninhabited areas.

United States Postal Service independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for providing postal service

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Jackson County, Colorado County in the United States

Jackson County is a county in the state of Colorado. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,394, and it was the fourth least-densely populated in the state. The county seat and only municipality in the county is Walden.

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Geography

Rand is located at 40°27′15″N106°10′45″W / 40.45417°N 106.17917°W / 40.45417; -106.17917 (40.454262,-106.179256).

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References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. 1 2 "ZIP Code Lookup" (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service. January 2, 2007. Retrieved January 2, 2007.
  3. 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. 43.
  4. "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 8 July 2016.