Vona, Colorado

Vona, Colorado
Town
1st Avenue (2019)
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]
• Total	0.22 sq mi (0.57 km2)
• Land	0.22 sq mi (0.57 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [1]	4,505 ft (1,373 m)
Population  (2020) [5]
• Total	95
• Density	430/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]

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

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1920	268		—
1930	183		−31.7%
1940	226		23.5%
1950	209		−7.5%
1960	130		−37.8%
1970	114		−12.3%
1980	94		−17.5%
1990	104		10.6%
2000	95		−8.7%
2010	106		11.6%
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

• Colorado portal

• List of municipalities in Colorado

References

1. "Vona, Colorado", Geographic Names Information System , United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
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. 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.