Vona, Colorado

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Vona, Colorado
Town
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1st Avenue (2019)
Kit Carson County Colorado Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Vona Highlighted 0881690.svg
Location within Kit Carson County and Colorado
Coordinates: 39°18′10″N102°44′39″W / 39.30278°N 102.74417°W / 39.30278; -102.74417 [1]
Country United States
State Colorado
County [2] Kit Carson
Incorporated August 9, 1919 [3]
Government
 • Type Statutory Town [2]
Area
[4]
 • Total0.22 sq mi (0.57 km2)
 • Land0.22 sq mi (0.57 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[1]
4,505 ft (1,373 m)
Population
 (2020) [5]
 • Total95
 • Density430/sq mi (170/km2)
Time zone UTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−6 (MDT)
ZIP Code
80861
Area code 719, 970
FIPS code 08-81690 [1]
GNIS ID 195120 [1]

Vona is a statutory town in Kit Carson County, Colorado, United States. [1] The population was 95 at the 2020 census. [5]

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History

Vona was named after Vona, the niece of an attorney from Burlington by the name of Pearl S. King. [6] In 1936, a fire destroyed half of Vona's business district. [7] [8]

Geography

Vona is located at 39°18′10″N102°44′39″W / 39.302695°N 102.744111°W / 39.302695; -102.744111 . [9]

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%±
1920 268—
1930 183−31.7%
1940 22623.5%
1950 209−7.5%
1960 130−37.8%
1970 114−12.3%
1980 94−17.5%
1990 10410.6%
2000 95−8.7%
2010 10611.6%
2020 95−10.4%
U.S. Decennial Census

Transportation

Interstate 70 passes just south of Vona. The Vona exit from I-70 is exit 412. U.S. Highway 24 runs just north of the interstate, from Seibert through Vona, Stratton and Bethune to Burlington.

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Vona, Colorado", Geographic Names Information System , United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. 1 2 "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. Archived from the original on December 12, 2009. Retrieved September 1, 2007.
  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. "Vona town; Colorado" . Retrieved April 22, 2023.
  6. ↑ Bright, William (2004). Colorado place names (3rd ed.). Boulder: Johnson Books. p. 182. ISBN   1555663338.
  7. ↑ "Vona, Colorado". www.thearmchairexplorer.com. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Vona - Colorado Ghost Town". www.ghosttowns.com. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  9. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
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