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Vona, Colorado

Coordinates: 39°18′10″N 102°44′39″W / 39.30278°N 102.74417°W / 39.30278; -102.74417
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Vona, Colorado
1st Avenue (2019)
1st Avenue (2019)
Location within Kit Carson County and Colorado
Location within Kit Carson County and Colorado
Coordinates: 39°18′10″N 102°44′39″W / 39.30278°N 102.74417°W / 39.30278; -102.74417[2]
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
County[1]Kit Carson
IncorporatedAugust 9, 1919[3]
Government
 • TypeStatutory Town[1]
Area
 • Total0.22 sq mi (0.57 km2)
 • Land0.22 sq mi (0.57 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation4,505 ft (1,373 m)
Population
 • Total95
 • Density430/sq mi (170/km2)
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
ZIP Code
80861
Area code719, 970
FIPS code08-81690 [2]
GNIS ID195120 [2]

Vona is a statutory town in Kit Carson County, Colorado, United States.[2] The population was 95 at the 2020 census.[5]

History

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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

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Vona is located at 39°18′10″N 102°44′39″W / 39.302695°N 102.744111°W / 39.302695; -102.744111.[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

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1920268
1930183−31.7%
194022623.5%
1950209−7.5%
1960130−37.8%
1970114−12.3%
198094−17.5%
199010410.6%
200095−8.7%
201010611.6%
202095−10.4%
U.S. Decennial Census

Transportation

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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

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  1. ^ a b "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. Archived from the original on December 12, 2009. Retrieved September 1, 2007.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Vona, Colorado", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  3. ^ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
  4. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  5. ^ a b United States Census Bureau. "Vona town; Colorado". Retrieved April 22, 2023.
  6. ^ Bright, William (2004). Colorado place names (3rd ed.). Boulder: Johnson Books. p. 182. ISBN 1555663338.
  7. ^ "Vona, Colorado". www.thearmchairexplorer.com. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  8. ^ "Vona - Colorado Ghost Town". www.ghosttowns.com. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  9. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
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