Sanford, Colorado

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Town of Sanford, Colorado
Town
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The town hall and community center on Greenleaf Street.
Conejos County Colorado Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Sanford Highlighted 0867830.svg
Location of Sanford in Conejos County, Colorado.
Coordinates: 37°15′25″N105°54′02″W / 37.25694°N 105.90056°W / 37.25694; -105.90056
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Colorado.svg  State of Colorado
County [1] Conejos County
Incorporated April 9, 1907 [2]
Government
 • Type Statutory Town [1]
Area
[3]
 • Total
1.46 sq mi (3.78 km2)
 • Land1.46 sq mi (3.78 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[4]
7,599 ft (2,316 m)
Population
 (2020) [5]
 • Total
879
 • Density600/sq mi (230/km2)
Time zone UTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code [6]
81151
Area code 719
FIPS code 08-67830
GNIS feature ID2413256 [4]
Website townofsanford.colorado.gov

Sanford is a statutory town in Conejos County, Colorado, United States. The population was 879 at the 2020 census. [5]

Contents

A post office called Sanford has been in operation since 1888. [7] The town was named after Silas Sanford Smith, a Mormon pioneer. [8]

Geography

Sanford is located in northeastern Conejos County in the San Luis Valley of southern Colorado. The town of La Jara is 3 miles (5 km) to the west by State Highway 136.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.8 km2), all of it land. [9]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1910 564—
1920 555−1.6%
1930 5977.6%
1940 73623.3%
1950 666−9.5%
1960 6792.0%
1970 638−6.0%
1980 6877.7%
1990 7509.2%
2000 8178.9%
2010 8797.6%
2020 8790.0%

See also

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. ↑ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
  3. ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  4. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sanford, Colorado
  5. 1 2 United States Census Bureau. "Sanford town, Colorado" . Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  6. ↑ "ZIP Code Lookup" (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service . Retrieved January 1, 2008.
  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. 45.
  9. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Sanford town, Colorado". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
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