Nunn, Colorado
Town in Colorado, United States
Town of Nunn, Colorado
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Looking west from Logan Street towards U.S. 85 in Nunn, Colorado
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Location of Nunn in Weld County, Colorado.
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Coordinates: 40°42′14″N 104°46′51″W / 40.70389°N 104.78083°W / 40.70389; -104.78083 | |
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County [1] | Weld |
Incorporated (town) | March 28, 1908 [2] |
Government
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• Type | Statutory Town [1] |
• Mayor | Jennifer Moon |
• Mayor Pro Tem | Jordan Cable |
Area | |
• Total | 3.71 sq mi (9.60 km 2 ) |
• Land | 3.71 sq mi (9.60 km 2 ) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km 2 ) 0.0% |
Elevation | 5,177 ft (1,578 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 504 |
• Density | 140/sq mi (53/km 2 ) |
Time zone | UTC-7 ( MST ) |
• Summer ( DST ) | UTC-6 ( MDT ) |
ZIP code [6] |
80648
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Area code | 970 |
FIPS code | 08-55045 |
GNIS feature ID | 0204688 |
Website | www.nunncolorado.com |
Nunn is a Statutory Town in Weld County , Colorado , United States . The population was 504 at the 2020 census . [5]
A post office called Nunn has been in operation since 1905. [7] The town was named after Tom Nunn, who was credited with preventing [ when? ] a nearby train wreck. [8]
Geography
Nunn is located at 40°42′14″N 104°46′51″W / 40.70389°N 104.78083°W / 40.70389; -104.78083 . [9] According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.7 km 2 ) , all of it land.
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1910 | 143 | — | |
1920 | 149 | 4.2% | |
1930 | 196 | 31.5% | |
1940 | 190 | −3.1% | |
1950 | 182 | −4.2% | |
1960 | 228 | 25.3% | |
1970 | 269 | 18.0% | |
1980 | 295 | 9.7% | |
1990 | 324 | 9.8% | |
2000 | 471 | 45.4% | |
2010 | 416 | −11.7% | |
2020 | 504 | 21.2% |
Economy
Nunn is the home of Greenfaith Ministry, the nation's first cannabis sacrament church and charity. [10]
About a third of the town's budget is generated by citations written by its police department. [11]
See also
References
- 1 2 "Active Colorado Municipalities" . State of Colorado , Department of Local Affairs. Archived from the original on December 12, 2009 . Retrieved September 1, 2007 .
- ↑ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations" . State of Colorado , Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004 . Retrieved September 2, 2007 .
- ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files" . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved July 1, 2020 .
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names" . United States Geological Survey . October 25, 2007 . Retrieved January 31, 2008 .
- 1 2 United States Census Bureau. "Nunn town, Colorado" . Retrieved April 19, 2023 .
- ↑ "ZIP Code Lookup" . United States Postal Service . Archived from the original ( JavaScript / HTML ) on January 1, 2008 . Retrieved November 26, 2007 .
- ↑ "Post offices" . Jim Forte Postal History . Retrieved July 6, 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. 37.
- ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990" . United States Census Bureau . February 12, 2011 . Retrieved April 23, 2011 .
- ↑ "Another Tax Exempt Marijuana Church" . Forbes . Retrieved June 27, 2015 .
- ↑ Jones, Tim (October 22, 2015). "Police Agencies Fold in St. Louis Area as Ticket Blitzes Stop" . Bloomberg . Retrieved October 23, 2015 .
External links
- Official website
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Media related to Nunn, Colorado at Wikimedia Commons
- CDOT map of the Town of Nunn
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Weld County, Colorado
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Footnotes |
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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