Joes, Colorado Explained

Joes, Colorado
Settlement Type:Census Designated Place
Coordinates:39.6559°N -102.6785°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Colorado
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Yuma
Established Title:Founded
Established Title1:Platted
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:5.408
Area Land Km2:5.401
Area Water Km2:0.007
Unit Pref:Imperial
Elevation Ft:4275
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:82
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:MST
Utc Offset1:−7
Timezone1 Dst:MDT
Utc Offset1 Dst:−6
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:80822[3]
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:970
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS ID
Blank1 Info:2583253

Joes is a census-designated place (CDP) in Yuma County, Colorado, United States. As of the United States Census 2020, its population was 82.

History

The Joes post office has been in operation since 1912.[4] The post office has the ZIP Code 80822.[3] The community was named for the fact a share of the first settlers were named Joe.[5]

Geography

The Joes CDP has an area of 5.408km2, including 0.007km2 of water.[1] Joes is home to Liberty High School.

Climate

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the for the

See also

Further reading

Propst, Nell B. (1988). The Boys from Joes: A Colorado Basketball Legend. Boulder, CO: Pruett Publishing.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020. United States Census Bureau. December 27, 2020.
  2. Web site: Joes CDP, Colorado . United States Census Bureau. April 11, 2023 .
  3. Web site: Look Up a ZIP Code. United States Postal Service. December 27, 2020.
  4. Web site: Post offices . Jim Forte Postal History . 28 June 2016.
  5. Book: Dawson, John Frank . Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin . https://archive.today/20161108114032/https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015051116740;view=1up;seq=34 . dead . 2016-11-08 . The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. . Denver, CO . 28 .