Weldona, Colorado

Weldona, Colorado
Census Designated Place
Weldona and Colorado State Highway 144.
Weldona and Colorado State Highway 144.
Nickname: 
The Valley
Motto: 
none
Location of the Weldona CDP in Morgan County, Colorado.
Location of the Weldona CDP in Morgan County, Colorado.
Weldona is located in the United States
Weldona
Weldona
Location of the Weldona CDP in the United States.
Coordinates: 40°20′54″N 103°58′10″W / 40.3484079°N 103.9693650°W / 40.3484079; -103.9693650 (Weldona CDP, Colorado)[1]
Country United States
State Colorado
CountyMorgan County
Government
[2]
 • Typeunincorporated town
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.157 sq mi (0.406 km2)
 • Land0.157 sq mi (0.406 km2)
 • Water0.000 sq mi (0.000 km2)
Elevation
[2]
4,354 ft (1,327 m)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total
113
 • Density720/sq mi (280/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code[3]
80653
Area code970
GNIS feature ID2583315 [2]

Weldona is an unincorporated town, a post office, and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Morgan County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Fort Morgan, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. The Weldona post office has the ZIP Code 80653.[3] At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Weldona CDP was 113.[1]

History

The Weldona post office has been in operation since 1907.[4] The community was named after one General Weldon.[5]

Geography

The Weldona CDP has an area of 100 acres (0.406 km2), all land.[1]

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Weldona CDP for the United States Census 2010.

Weldona CDP, Colorado
YearPop.±%
2010139—    
2020113−18.7%
Source: United States Census Bureau

Education

The Weldon Valley School District RE-20J serves Weldona.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Weldona CDP, Colorado". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Weldona, Colorado
  3. ^ a b "Look Up a ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  4. ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  5. ^ Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 51.