Vona, Colorado
Vona, Colorado | |
|---|---|
 1st Avenue (2019) | |
 Location within Kit Carson County and Colorado | |
| Coordinates: 39°18′10″N 102°44′39″W / 39.30278°N 102.74417°W[2] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County[1] | Kit Carson |
| Incorporated | August 9, 1919[3] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Statutory Town[1] |
| Area | |
• 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 | 4,505 ft (1,373 m) |
| Population | |
• 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 [2] |
| GNIS ID | 195120 [2] |
Vona is a statutory town in Kit Carson County, Colorado, United States.[2] The population was 95 at the 2020 census.[5]
History
[edit]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
[edit]Vona is located at 39°18′10″N 102°44′39″W / 39.302695°N 102.744111°W.[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
[edit]| 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
[edit]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
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. Archived from the original on December 12, 2009. Retrieved September 1, 2007.
- ^ a b c d e "Vona, Colorado", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
- ^ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ a b United States Census Bureau. "Vona town; Colorado". Retrieved April 22, 2023.
- ^ Bright, William (2004). Colorado place names (3rd ed.). Boulder: Johnson Books. p. 182. ISBN 1555663338.
- ^ "Vona, Colorado". www.thearmchairexplorer.com. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
- ^ "Vona - Colorado Ghost Town". www.ghosttowns.com. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
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