Weldona, Colorado

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Weldona, Colorado
Census-designated place
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Weldona and Colorado State Highway 144.
Nickname: 
The Valley
Motto: 
none
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Location of the Weldona CDP in Morgan County, Colorado.
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Weldona
Location of the Weldona CDP in the United States.
Coordinates: 40°20′54″N103°58′10″W / 40.3484079°N 103.9693650°W / 40.3484079; -103.9693650 (Weldona CDP, Colorado) [1]
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Colorado.svg Colorado
County Morgan County
Government
[2]
 • Type unincorporated town
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.157 sq mi (0.406 km2)
 • Land0.157 sq mi (0.406 km2)
 • Water0.000 sq mi (0.000 km2)
Elevation
[2]
4,354 ft (1,327 m)
Population
 (2020) [1]
 • Total
113
 • Density720/sq mi (280/km2)
Time zone UTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code [3]
80653
Area code 970
GNIS feature ID 2583315 [2]

Weldona is an unincorporated town, a post office, and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Morgan County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Fort Morgan, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. The Weldona post office has the ZIP Code 80653. [3] At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Weldona CDP was 113. [1]

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History

The Weldona post office has been in operation since 1907. [4] The community was named after one General Weldon. [5]

Geography

The Weldona CDP has an area of 100 acres (0.406 km2), all land. [1]

Demographics

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

Weldona CDP, Colorado
YearPop.±%
2010 139—    
2020 113−18.7%
Source: United States Census Bureau

Education

The Weldon Valley School District RE-20J serves Weldona.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Weldona CDP, Colorado". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved November 6, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Weldona, Colorado
  3. 1 2 "Look Up a ZIP Code". United States Postal Service . Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  5. ↑ 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. 51.
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