Southern Ute, Colorado

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Southern Ute, Colorado
Census-designated place
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Southern Ute, south of State Highway 151, August 2019.
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Location of the Southern Ute CDP in La Plata County, Colorado.
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Southern Ute
Location of the Southern Ute CDP, Colorado.
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Southern Ute
Southern Ute (Colorado)
Coordinates: 37°04′30″N107°35′36″W / 37.0749°N 107.5933°W / 37.0749; -107.5933 (Southern Ute, Colorado) [1]
Country United States
State Colorado
County La Plata County [2]
Tribe Southern Ute Indian Tribe
Government
 • Type unincorporated community
 • Body La Plata County [2]
Area
[3]
 • Total
15.960 sq mi (41.335 km2)
 • Land15.960 sq mi (41.335 km2)
 • Water0.000 sq mi (0.000 km2)
Elevation
[1]
6,565 ft (2,001 m)
Population
 (2020) [4]
 • Total
158
 • Density9.9/sq mi (3.8/km2)
Time zone UTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP code [5]
Ignacio 81137
Area code 970
GNIS CDP ID 0
GNIS SUR ID 169585
FIPS code 08-3925R

Southern Ute is a census-designated place (CDP) on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation in southeastern La Plata County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Durango, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Southern Ute CDP was 158 at the United States Census 2020. [4] The Ignacio post office (ZIP Code 81137) now serves the area. [5]

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Etymology

Southern Ute is named for the Southern Ute Tribe.

History

The Southern Ute Indian Reservation was created on November 9, 1878. [6] The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Southern Ute CDP for the 2010 United States Census.

Geography

At the 2020 United States Census, the Southern Ute CDP had an area of 10,214 acres (41.335 km2), all land. [3]

Demographics

Southern Ute CDP, Colorado
YearPop.±%
2010 177—    
2020 158−10.7%
Source: United States Census Bureau

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Southern Ute, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved February 1, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs . Retrieved February 1, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  4. 1 2 United States Census Bureau. "Southern Ute CDP, Colorado" . Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  5. 1 2 "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service . Retrieved February 1, 2025.
  6. ↑ United States of America and the Capote, Mouache, and Weeminuche Utes (November 9, 1878). "Agreement with the Capote, Muache, and Weeminuche Utes" (PDF). Pagosa Springs, Colorado . Retrieved March 16, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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