Marvel 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 counte ...
(CDP) and
post office
A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letter (message), letters and parcel (package), parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post o ...
on the
Southern Ute Indian Reservation in southwestern
La Plata County,
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States. It is one of the Mountain states, sharing the Four Corners region with Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. It is also bordered by Wyoming to the north, Nebraska to the northeast, Kansas ...
, United States. The population was 68 at the
2020 census.
The CDP is a part of the
Durango, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. The Marvel post office has the
ZIP Code 81329 (
post office boxes).
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History
The Southern Ute Indian Reservation was created on November 9, 1878.
Geography
The area around Marvel is very dry and the region becomes more and more arid as one travels towards the New Mexico border and further away from the La Plata mountains. While the town lies within the Reservation, the land within and around the town is owned by private landowners and the reservation proper only starts several miles to the South and East of Marvel.
At the 2020 United States Census, the Marvel CDP had an area of , all land.[
]
Demographics
The United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau, officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the Federal statistical system, U.S. federal statistical system, responsible for producing data about the American people and American economy, econ ...
defined the for the
See also
* Bibliography of Colorado
* Geography of Colorado
** Durango, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area
** Southern Ute Indian Reservation
* History of Colorado
* Index of Colorado-related articles
* List of Colorado-related lists
** List of census-designated places in Colorado
** List of populated places in Colorado
** List of post offices in Colorado
* Outline of Colorado
* Ute people
** Capote Band of Utes
** Muache Band of Utes
References
External links
State of Colorado
History Colorado
Southern Ute Indian Tribe website
La Plata County website
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Census-designated places in La Plata County, Colorado
Census-designated places in Colorado
Southern Ute Indian Tribe