Cathedral is a
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the count ...
(CDP) located in and governed by
Hinsdale County,
Colorado
Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the wes ...
, United States. The population of the Cathedral CDP was 15 at the
United States Census 2020
The United States census of 2020 was the twenty-fourth decennial United States census. Census Day, the reference day used for the census, was April 1, 2020. Other than a pilot study during the 2000 census, this was the first U.S. census to off ...
.
The
Powderhorn post office
A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional ser ...
(
Zip Code 81243) serves the area.
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Geography
Cathedral is located in the northeast corner of Hinsdale County on the east side of Cebolla Creek, a north-flowing tributary of the Gunnison River
The Gunnison River is located in western Colorado, United States and is one of the largest tributaries of the Colorado River.
Description
The river flows east to west and has a drainage area of according to the USGS. The drainage basin of ...
. The community is at the junction of County Roads 50 and 45. County Road 50 leads southwest (upstream) to Colorado State Highway 149 at Slumgullion Pass, from which point Lake City, the Hinsdale County seat, is to the northwest. County Road 50 also leads north (downstream) from Cathedral into Gunnison and eventually via County Road 27 to Highway 149 at Powderhorn.
The Cathedral CDP has an area of , all land.[
]
Demographics
The United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau (USCB), officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, responsible for producing data about the American people and economy. The Census Bureau is part of t ...
initially defined the for the
See also
*List of census-designated places in Colorado
The U.S. has 210 census-designated places. The United States Census Bureau defines certain unincorporated communities as census-designated places (CDPs) for enumeration in each decennial census. The Census Bureau defined 187 CDPs in Colorado ...
References
External links
Cathedral @ UncoverColorado.com
Hinsdale County website
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Census-designated places in Hinsdale County, Colorado
Census-designated places in Colorado