Vernon, Colorado Explained

Vernon, Colorado
Settlement Type:Census Designated Place
Coordinates:39.94°N -102.3074°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 Km2:2.934
Area Land Km2:2.933
Area Water Km2:0.0006
Unit Pref:Imperial
Elevation Ft:3875
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:38
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:80755[3]
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:970
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS ID
Blank1 Info:2583312

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

History

The Vernon Post Office has been in operation since 1892.[4] The Vernon post office has the ZIP Code 80755.[3]

The community was named after a local minister with the name Vernon.[5] 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 2.934km2, including 0.0006km2 of water.[1]

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the for the

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020. United States Census Bureau. December 28, 2020.
  2. Web site: Vernon CDP, Colorado . United States Census Bureau. April 11, 2023 .
  3. Web site: Look Up a ZIP Code. United States Postal Service. December 28, 2020.
  4. Web site: Post offices . Jim Forte Postal History . 11 July 2016.
  5. Book: Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co.. Denver, CO. 50.