Paoli,_Colorado
Paoli, Colorado
Town in Phillips County, Colorado, United States
Paoli is a Statutory Town in Phillips County, Colorado, United States. The population was 51 according to the 2020 census.[5]
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Paoli, Colorado | |
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Coordinates: 40°36′44″N 102°28′22″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Colorado |
County[1] | Phillips |
Incorporated | 1930-08-06[2] |
Named for | Pasquale Paoli |
Government | |
• Type | Statutory Town[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 0.30 sq mi (0.77 km2) |
• Land | 0.30 sq mi (0.77 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 3,888 ft (1,185 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 51 |
• Density | 170/sq mi (66/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
ZIP code[6] | 80746 (PO Box) |
Area code | 970 |
FIPS code | 08-57245 |
GNIS feature ID | 0182821 |
Fifth least populous Colorado municipality |
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A post office called Paoli has been in operation since 1888.[7] The community was named after Paoli, Pennsylvania.[8]
Paoli is located at 40°36′44″N 102°28′22″W (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.
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- "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved November 30, 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. "Paoli town; Colorado". Retrieved April 21, 2023.
- "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on January 1, 2008. Retrieved December 2, 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. 39.
- "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
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