Gardner, Colorado

Census-designated place in Huerfano County, Colorado, United States

Census-designated place in Colorado, United States
37°47′20″N 105°09′52″W / 37.78889°N 105.16444°W / 37.78889; -105.16444 (Gardner CDP, Colorado)[1]Country United StatesState ColoradoCountyHuerfano CountyGovernment
[1]
 • Typeunincorporated townArea
[2]
 • Total2.472 sq mi (6.403 km2) • Land2.472 sq mi (6.403 km2) • Water0.000 sq mi (0.000 km2)Elevation
[1]
7,021 ft (2,140 m)Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total106 • Density43/sq mi (17/km2)Time zoneUTC-7 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)ZIP Code[4]
81040
Area code719GNIS feature ID2805922[1]

Gardner is a census-designated place (CDP) and post office in and governed by Huerfano County, Colorado, United States. The Gardner post office has the ZIP Code 81040.[4] At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Gardner CDP was 106.[3]

History

The Gardner Post Office has been in operation since 1871.[5] The community has the name of Herbert Gardner, a local pioneer.[6] Herbert was the son of Henry Gardner.

Geography

The Gardner CDP has an area of 1,582 acres (6.403 km2), all land.[2]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020106—
United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau defined the Gardner CDP for the United States Census 2020.

See also

  • flagColorado portal

References

  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gardner, Colorado
  2. ^ a b "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Gardner CDP, Colorado". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Look Up a ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  5. ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
  6. ^ 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. 23.
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