Nunn, Colorado

Nunn, Colorado
Town
Looking west from Logan Street towards U.S. 85 in Nunn, Colorado
Looking west from Logan Street towards U.S. 85 in Nunn, Colorado
Location of Nunn in Weld County, Colorado.
Location of Nunn in Weld County, Colorado.
Coordinates: 40°42′49″N 104°47′20″W / 40.71361°N 104.78889°W / 40.71361; -104.78889
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
County[1]Weld
Incorporated (town)March 28, 1908[2]
Government
 • TypeStatutory Town[1]
Area
[3]
 • Total
3.71 sq mi (9.60 km2)
 • Land3.71 sq mi (9.60 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0.00 km2)  0.0%
Elevation
[4]
5,214 ft (1,589 m)
Population
 (2020)[5]
 • Total
504
 • Density136/sq mi (52.5/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code[6]
80648
Area code970
FIPS code08-55045
GNIS feature ID2413059[4]
Websitetownofnunn.colorado.gov

Nunn is a Statutory Town in Weld County, Colorado, United States. The population was 504 at the 2020 census.[5]

History

A post office called Nunn has been in operation since 1905.[7] The town was named after William Silas Nunn, who was credited with preventing a nearby train wreck.[8]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.7 km2), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1910143—
19201494.2%
193019631.5%
1940190−3.1%
1950182−4.2%
196022825.3%
197026918.0%
19802959.7%
19903249.8%
200047145.4%
2010416−11.7%
202050421.2%

Economy

Nunn is the home of Greenfaith Ministry, the nation's first cannabis sacrament church and charity.[9]

About a third of the town's budget is generated by citations written by its police department.[10]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "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. Archived from the original on August 23, 2003. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
  3. ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  4. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nunn, Colorado
  5. 1 2 United States Census Bureau. "Nunn town, Colorado". Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  6. ↑ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on January 1, 2008. Retrieved November 26, 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. 37.
  9. ↑ "Another Tax Exempt Marijuana Church". Forbes. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
  10. ↑ Jones, Tim (October 22, 2015). "Police Agencies Fold in St. Louis Area as Ticket Blitzes Stop". Bloomberg. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
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