Vona, Colorado Explained

Vona, Colorado
Settlement Type:Town
Coordinates:39.3028°N -102.7442°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Colorado
Subdivision Type2:County[1]
Subdivision Name2:Kit Carson
Established Title:Founded
Established Title1:Platted
Established Title2:Incorporated
Established Date2:August 9, 1919[2]
Government Type:Statutory Town
Leader Title:Mayor
Area Footnotes:[3]
Area Total Sq Mi:0.22
Area Land Sq Mi:0.22
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Area Total Km2:0.57
Area Land Km2:0.57
Area Water Km2:0.00
Unit Pref:Imperial
Elevation Ft:4505
Population Footnotes:[4]
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:95
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:80861
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:719, 970
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS ID
Blank1 Info:195120

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

History

Vona was named after Vona, the niece of an attorney from Burlington by the name of Pearl S. King.[5] In 1936, a fire destroyed half of Vona's business district.[6] [7]

Geography

Vona is located at 39.3027°N -102.7441°W.[8]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.2sqmi, all of it land.

Demographics

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Active Colorado Municipalities . State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs . September 1, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091212060308/http://www.dola.state.co.us/dlg/local_governments/municipalities.html . December 12, 2009 . dead .
  2. Web site: Colorado Municipal Incorporations . State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives . December 1, 2004 . September 2, 2007.
  3. Web site: 2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. July 1, 2020.
  4. Web site: Vona town; Colorado . United States Census Bureau. April 22, 2023 .
  5. Book: Bright, William . William O. Bright . 2004 . Colorado place names . 3rd . Boulder . Johnson Books . 182 . 1555663338.
  6. Web site: Vona, Colorado . 2024-08-08 . www.thearmchairexplorer.com.
  7. Web site: Vona - Colorado Ghost Town . 2024-08-08 . www.ghosttowns.com.
  8. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. April 23, 2011. February 12, 2011.