Colona, Colorado

Colona is a census-designated place (CDP) in Ouray County, Colorado, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 30.[1]

Hotchkiss Avenue in Colona

A post office called Colona was established in 1891, and remained in operation until 1943.[2] Colona is a name derived from Spanish meaning "colonist".[3]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

See also

References

  1. Colorado Trend Report 2: State and Complete Places (Sub-state 2010 Census Data). Archived 2012-07-11 at Archive.today Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed 2011-02-25.
  2. "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  3. 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. 14.
  4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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