Sanford, Colorado
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Town of Sanford, Colorado | |
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| The town hall and community center on Greenleaf Street. The town hall and community center on Greenleaf Street. | |
| Location of Sanford in Conejos County, Colorado. Location of Sanford in Conejos County, Colorado. | |
| Coordinates: 37°15′25″N 105°54′02″W / 37.25694°N 105.90056°WCoordinates: 37°15′25″N 105°54′02″W / 37.25694°N 105.90056°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State | Template:Country data Colorado |
| County[1] | Conejos County |
| Incorporated | April 9, 1907[2] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Statutory Town[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| • Land | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| • Water | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| Elevation | Template:Infobox settlement/lengthdisp |
| Population | |
| • Total | 879 |
| • Density | Template:Infobox settlement/densdisp |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code[6] | 81151 |
| Area code(s) | 719 |
| FIPS code | 08-67830 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2413256[4] |
| Website | townofsanford |
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]
History
Some of the settlers who established Sanford were Catawba people from South Carolina who had converted to Mormonism.[9]
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.[10]
Demographics
See also
References
- ↑ 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 September 27, 2007. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
- ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Template:GNIS
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 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 July 9, 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.
- ↑ "Catawba People". NCpedia. Retrieved April 9, 2026.
- ↑ "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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