Colona is a
census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by
Ouray County
Ouray County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,874. The county seat is Ouray. Because of its rugged mountain topography, Ouray County is also known as the Switzerland of America.
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Colorado
Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the 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 western edge of t ...
, United States. The CDP is a part of the
Montrose, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Colona CDP was 30 at the
United States Census 2010
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.
The
Montrose 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 serv ...
serves the area.
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History
The Colona post office was established in 1891, and remained in operation until 1943. Colona is a name derived from Spanish meaning "colonist".
Geography
The Colona CDP has an area of , all land.[
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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 the ...
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
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Colona School @ History Colorado
Colona School & Grange @ Colorado Preservation
Colona, Colorado Mining Claims And Mines
Ouray County website
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Census-designated places in Ouray County, Colorado
Census-designated places in Colorado
1887 establishments in Colorado