Nunn, Colorado
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Nunn, Colorado | |
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| Looking west from Logan Street towards U.S. 85 in Nunn, Colorado Looking west from Logan Street towards U.S. 85 in Nunn, Colorado | |
| Location of Nunn in Weld County, Colorado. Location of Nunn in Weld County, Colorado. | |
| Coordinates: 40°42′14″N 104°46′51″W / 40.70389°N 104.78083°WCoordinates: 40°42′14″N 104°46′51″W / 40.70389°N 104.78083°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State | Template:Country data Colorado |
| County[1] | Weld |
| Incorporated (town) | March 28, 1908[2] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Statutory Town[1] |
| • Mayor | Jordan Cable |
| • Mayor Pro Tem | James Kaus |
| Area | |
| • Total | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| • Land | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| • Water | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp 0.0% |
| Elevation | Template:Infobox settlement/lengthdisp |
| Population | |
| • Total | 504 |
| • Density | Template:Infobox settlement/densdisp |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code[6] | 80648 |
| Area code(s) | 970 |
| FIPS code | 08-55045 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0204688 |
| Website | townofnunn |
Nunn is a Statutory Town in Weld County, Colorado, United States. The population was 504 at the 2020 census.[5]
History
[edit]A post office called Nunn has been in operation since 1905.[8] The town was named after William Silas Nunn, who was credited with preventing[when?] a nearby train wreck.[9]
Geography
[edit]Nunn is located at 40°42′14″N 104°46′51″W / 40.70389°N 104.78083°W.[10] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.7 km2), all of it land.
Demographics
[edit]Economy
[edit]Nunn is the home of Greenfaith Ministry, the nation's first cannabis sacrament church and charity.[11]
About a third of the town's budget is generated by citations written by its police department.[12]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "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. Archived from the original on August 23, 2003. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
- ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ↑ "Nunn". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved April 1, 2026.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 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.
- ↑ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ↑ "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
[edit]- Official website
Media related to Nunn, Colorado at Wikimedia Commons
