Vona, Colorado

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Vona, Colorado
Town
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[1]
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
County[2]Kit Carson
IncorporatedAugust 9, 1919[3]
Government
 • TypeStatutory Town[2]
Area
[4]
 • Total
0.22 sq mi (0.57 km2)
 • Land0.22 sq mi (0.57 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[1]
4,505 ft (1,373 m)
Population
 (2020)[5]
 • Total
95
 • Density430/sq mi (170/km2)
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
ZIP Code
80861
Area code719, 970
FIPS code08-81690 [1]
GNIS ID195120 [1]

Vona is a statutory town in Kit Carson County, Colorado, United States.[1] The population was 95 at the 2020 census.[5]

History

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

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

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

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

References

  1. "Vona, Colorado", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. Archived from the original on December 12, 2009. Retrieved September 1, 2007.
  3. "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  5. 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.