Ovid,_Colorado
Ovid, Colorado
Town in Colorado, United States
Ovid is a statutory town in Sedgwick County, Colorado, United States. The population was 271 at the 2020 census.[5]
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Ovid, Colorado | |
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Coordinates: 40°57′36″N 102°23′20″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Colorado |
County[1] | Sedgwick |
Incorporated (town) | December 21, 1925[2] |
Government | |
• Type | Statutory Town[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 0.16 sq mi (0.40 km2) |
• Land | 0.16 sq mi (0.40 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 3,533 ft (1,077 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 271 |
• Density | 1,700/sq mi (680/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
ZIP code[6] | 80744 |
Area code | 970 |
FIPS code | 08-56475 |
GNIS feature ID | 0182695 |
Website | Town of Ovid |
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The town was named after Newton Ovid, a local resident.[7]
Ovid is located at 40°57′36″N 102°23′20″W (40.959919, -102.388851).[8]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2), all of it land.
- "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.
- United States Census Bureau. "Ovid town; Colorado". Retrieved April 20, 2023.
- "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 4, 2010. Retrieved November 28, 2007.
- 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.
- "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
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