Vernon, Colorado

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Vernon, Colorado
Census Designated Place
Yuma County Colorado Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Vernon Highlighted 0880755.svg
Location of the Vernon CDP in Yuma County, Colorado.
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Vernon
Location of the Vernon CDP in the United States.
Coordinates: 39°56′24″N102°18′26″W / 39.9399528°N 102.3073501°W / 39.9399528; -102.3073501 (Vernon CDP, Colorado) [1]
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Colorado.svg  Colorado
County Yuma County
Government
[2]
 • Type unincorporated town
Area
[1]
 • Total1.133 sq mi (2.934 km2)
 • Land1.132 sq mi (2.933 km2)
 • Water0.0002 sq mi (0.0006 km2)
Elevation
[2]
3,881 ft (1,183 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total38
 • Density34/sq mi (13/km2)
Time zone UTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code [4]
80755
Area code 970
GNIS feature [2] Vernon CDP

Vernon is an unincorporated town, a post office, and the center of a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Yuma County, Colorado, United States. The Vernon post office has the ZIP Code 80755. [4] At the United States Census 2020, the population of the total Vernon CDP was 38; the town's specific population was not recorded. [3]

Contents

History

The Vernon Post Office has been in operation since 1892. [5] The community was named after a local minister with the name Vernon. [6] The Vernon CDP was demarcated in 2010 by the United States Census Bureau for its internal use.

Geography

The Vernon CDP has an area of 725 acres (2.934 km2), including 0.15 acres (0.0006 km2) of water. [1]

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Vernon CDP for the United States Census 2010.

Vernon CDP, Colorado
YearPop.±%
2010 29—    
2020 38+31.0%
Source: United States Census Bureau

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "U.S. Board on Geographic Names: Domestic Names". United States Geological Survey . Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  3. 1 2 United States Census Bureau. "Vernon CDP, Colorado" . Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Look Up a ZIP Code". United States Postal Service . Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  6. ↑ 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. 50.
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