Vona, Colorado
1st Avenue in Vona, the town's main street.
1st Avenue in Vona, the town's main street.
Location of Vona in Kit Carson County, Colorado.
Location of Vona in Kit Carson County, Colorado.
Coordinates: 39°18′10″N 102°44′39″W / 39.30278°N 102.74417°W / 39.30278; -102.74417
Country United States
State Colorado
County[1]Kit Carson County
IncorporatedAugust 9, 1919[2]
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)
Elevation4,514 ft (1,376 m)
Population
  Total95
  Density430/sq mi (170/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
80861
Area code719/970
FIPS code08-81690
GNIS feature ID0195120

Vona is a statutory town in Kit Carson County, Colorado, United States. 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]

Geography

Vona is located at 39°18′10″N 102°44′39″W / 39.302695°N 102.744111°W / 39.302695; -102.744111.[7]

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. 1 2 "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. Archived from the original on December 12, 2009. Retrieved September 1, 2007.
  2. "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
  3. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  4. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. 1 2 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. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
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