Sanford, Colorado
Town in Conejos County, Colorado, United States
Town in State of Colorado, United States
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Sanford is a statutory town in Conejos County, Colorado, United States. The population was 879 at the 2020 census.[5]
A post office called Sanford has been in operation since 1888.[7] The town was named after Silas Sanford Smith, a Mormon pioneer.[8]
Geography
Sanford is located in northeastern Conejos County in the San Luis Valley of southern Colorado. The town of La Jara is 3 miles (5 km) to the west by State Highway 136.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.8 km2), all of it land.[9]
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1910 | 564 | — | |
1920 | 555 | −1.6% | |
1930 | 597 | 7.6% | |
1940 | 736 | 23.3% | |
1950 | 666 | −9.5% | |
1960 | 679 | 2.0% | |
1970 | 638 | −6.0% | |
1980 | 687 | 7.7% | |
1990 | 750 | 9.2% | |
2000 | 817 | 8.9% | |
2010 | 879 | 7.6% | |
2020 | 879 | 0.0% |
See also
References
- ^ a b "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. Archived from the original on 2009-12-12. Retrieved 2007-09-01.
- ^ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. 2004-12-01. Retrieved 2007-09-02.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sanford, Colorado
- ^ a b United States Census Bureau. "Sanford town, Colorado". Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ "ZIP Code Lookup" (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service. Retrieved January 1, 2008.
- ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
- ^ 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. 45.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Sanford town, Colorado". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
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