Paoli, Colorado
Town
Entering Paoli from the west on U.S. Route 6, February 2013
Entering Paoli from the west on U.S. Route 6, February 2013
Location of Paoli in Phillips County, Colorado.
Location of Paoli in Phillips County, Colorado.
Coordinates: 40°36′44″N 102°28′22″W / 40.61222°N 102.47278°W / 40.61222; -102.47278
Country United States
State Colorado
County[1]Phillips
Incorporated1930-08-06[2]
Named forPasquale Paoli
Government
 • TypeStatutory Town[1]
Area
[3]
 • Total0.30 sq mi (0.77 km2)
 • Land0.30 sq mi (0.77 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[4]
3,888 ft (1,185 m)
Population
 (2020)[5]
 • Total51
 • Density170/sq mi (66/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code[6]
80746 (PO Box)
Area code970
FIPS code08-57245
GNIS feature ID0182821
Fifth least populous Colorado municipality

Paoli is a Statutory Town in Phillips County, Colorado, United States. The population was 51 according to the 2020 census.[5]

Description

A post office called Paoli has been in operation since 1888.[7] The community was named after Paoli, Pennsylvania.[8]

Geography

Paoli is located at 40°36′44″N 102°28′22″W / 40.61222°N 102.47278°W / 40.61222; -102.47278 (40.612120, -102.472868).[9]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
194085—
1950917.1%
196081−11.0%
197052−35.8%
19808155.8%
199029−64.2%
20004244.8%
201034−19.0%
20205150.0%
U.S. Decennial Census

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "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 November 30, 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. ^ a b United States Census Bureau. "Paoli town; Colorado". Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  6. ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on January 1, 2008. Retrieved December 2, 2007.
  7. ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  8. ^ 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. 39.
  9. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.

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