Romeo, Colorado

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Town of Romeo, Colorado
Town
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Main Street, looking west
Conejos County Colorado Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Romeo Highlighted 0865740.svg
Location of Romeo in Conejos County, Colorado.
Coordinates: 37°10′19″N105°59′07″W / 37.17194°N 105.98528°W / 37.17194; -105.98528
CountryUnited States
State Colorado
County [1] Conejos County [2]
Incorporated (town) September 4, 1923 [3]
Government
 • Type Statutory Town [1]
Area
[4]
 • Total0.23 sq mi (0.60 km2)
 • Land0.23 sq mi (0.60 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
7,737 ft (2,358 m)
Population
 (2020) [5]
 • Total302
 • Density1,300/sq mi (500/km2)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code [6]
81148
Area code 719
FIPS code 08-65740
GNIS feature ID2412574 [2]

Romeo is a Statutory Town in Conejos County, Colorado, United States. The population was 302 at the 2020 census. [5] A post office called Romeo was established in 1901. [7] The community derives its name from the surname Romero. [8]

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Geography

Romeo is located in east-central Conejos County in the San Luis Valley region. U.S. Route 285 runs along the western border of the town, leading north 21 miles (34 km) to Alamosa and south 12 miles (19 km) to the New Mexico border and beyond. Colorado State Highway 142 is the town's Main Street, with its western terminus at U.S. 285 and leading east 3 miles (5 km) to Manassa and 32 miles (51 km) to San Luis.

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 188—
1940 392108.5%
1950 4043.1%
1960 339−16.1%
1970 3523.8%
1980 308−12.5%
1990 34110.7%
2000 37510.0%
2010 4047.7%
2020 302−25.2%

See also

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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. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Romeo, Colorado
  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. "Romeo town, Colorado" . Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  6. ↑ "ZIP Code Lookup" (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service . Retrieved December 26, 2007.
  7. ↑ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 9, 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. 44.
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