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Census Designated Place in Colorado, United States
Cope, Colorado
Census Designated Place
U.S. Route 36 in Cope (2017)U.S. Route 36 in Cope (2017)
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Coordinates: 39°40′09″N 102°51′00″W / 39.6692216°N 102.8501063°W / 39.6692216; -102.8501063 (Cope CDP, Colorado)
Country United States
State Colorado
CountyWashington County
Government
 • Typeunincorporated town
Area
 • Total1.827 sq mi (4.731 km)
 • Land1.796 sq mi (4.651 km)
 • Water0.031 sq mi (0.080 km)
Elevation4,429 ft (1,350 m)
Population
 • Total53
 • Density29/sq mi (11/km)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code80812
Area code970
GNIS featureCope CDP

Cope is an unincorporated town, a post office, and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Washington County, Colorado, United States. The population was 53 at the 2020 census. The Cope post office has the ZIP Code 80812.

History

The Cope post office has been in operation since 1889. The community was named after Johnathon C. Cope, a railroad official.

Geography

The Cope CDP has an area of 1,169 acres (4.731 km), including 20 acres (0.080 km) of water.

Demographics

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

Cope CDP, Colorado
YearPop.±%
202053—    
Source: United States Census Bureau

See also

References

  1. ^ "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  2. ^ "U.S. Board on Geographic Names: Domestic Names". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  3. ^ United States Census Bureau. "Cope CDP, Colorado". Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  4. ^ "Look Up a ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 27, 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. 15.

External links

Municipalities and communities of Washington County, Colorado, United States
County seat: Akron
Towns
Map of Colorado highlighting Washington County
CDP
Unincorporated
communities
Ghost towns
  • Abbott
  • Calhoun
  • Elba
  • Harrisburg
  • Hyde
  • Lone Star
  • Pinneo
  • Midway
  • Xenia
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