Vernon, Colorado

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Vernon, Colorado
Census Designated Place
Yuma County Colorado Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Vernon Highlighted 0880755.svg
Location within Yuma County and Colorado
Coordinates: 39°56′23.83″N102°18′26.46″W / 39.9399528°N 102.3073500°W / 39.9399528; -102.3073500 [1]
Country United States
State Colorado
County Yuma
Area
[2]
 • Total1.133 sq mi (2.934 km2)
 • Land1.132 sq mi (2.933 km2)
 • Water0.0002 sq mi (0.0006 km2)
Elevation
[1]
3,875 ft (1,181 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total38
 • Density34/sq mi (13/km2)
Time zone UTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−6 (MDT)
ZIP Code
80755 [4]
Area code 970
FIPS code 08-80755 [1]
GNIS ID 2583312 [1]

Vernon is an unincorporated town and census-designated place (CDP) in Yuma County, Colorado, United States. [1] At the United States Census 2020, the population of the total Vernon CDP was 38. [3]

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History

The Vernon Post Office has been in operation since 1892. [5] The Vernon post office has the ZIP Code 80755. [4]

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. [2]

Demographics

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

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2010 29—
2020 3831.0%
U.S. Decennial Census

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Vernon, Colorado", Geographic Names Information System , United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. 1 2 "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau . 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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