Cope, Colorado
Cope, Colorado | |
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 U.S. Route 36 in Cope (2017) | |
  Cope, Colorado Location of the Cope CDP, Colorado.  Cope, Colorado Cope, Colorado (Colorado) | |
| Coordinates: 39°40′09″N 102°51′00″W / 39.66917°N 102.85000°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Washington[2] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unincorporated community |
| • Body | Washington County[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.827 sq mi (4.731 km2) |
| • Land | 1.796 sq mi (4.651 km2) |
| • Water | 0.031 sq mi (0.080 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,429 ft (1,350 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 53 |
| • Density | 30/sq mi (11/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| ZIP code[5] | 80812 |
| Area codes | 970/748 |
| GNIS CDP ID | 2805926[1] |
| FIPS code | 08-17100 |
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.[4] The Cope post office has the ZIP Code 80812.[5]
History
[edit]The Cope, Colorado, post office opened on July 16, 1889.[6] The community was named after Johnathon C. Cope, a railroad official.[7]
Geography
[edit]At the 2020 United States Census, the Cope CDP had an area of 1,169 acres (4.731 km2), including 20 acres (0.080 km2) of water.[3]
Demographics
[edit]The United States Census Bureau defined the Cope CDP for the United States Census 2020.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 53 | — |
| Source: United States Census Bureau | ||
See also
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References
[edit]- 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cope, Colorado
- 1 2 "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
- 1 2 "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- 1 2 United States Census Bureau. "Cope CDP, Colorado". Retrieved April 5, 2023.
- 1 2 "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
- ↑ Bauer, William H.; Ozment, James L.; Willard, John H. (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989. Golden, Colorado: Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation. ISBN 0-918654-42-4.
- ↑ 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.
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