Manzanola, Colorado

The Town of Manzanola is a Statutory Town in Otero County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 341 at the 2020 United States Census.[5]

Town of Manzanola, Colorado
Statutory Town
Location of Manzanola in Otero County, Colorado.
Location of Manzanola in Otero County, Colorado.
Coordinates: 38°6′33″N 103°52′4″W
Country United States
State Colorado
County[1]Otero
Incorporated (town)July 9, 1900[2]
Government
 • TypeStatutory Town[1]
Area
[3]
 • Total0.28 sq mi (0.74 km2)
 • Land0.28 sq mi (0.74 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[4]
4,255 ft (1,297 m)
Population
 (2020)[5]
 • Total341
 • Density1,200/sq mi (460/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code[6]
81050
Area code719
FIPS code08-48500
GNIS feature ID0204826
Websitewww.colorado.com/cities-and-towns/manzanola

Description

A post office called Manzanola has been in operation since 1895.[7] The town was named for an orchard near the original town site, Manzanola being a name derived from Spanish meaning "red apple".[8]

Manzanola was previously known as Town of Grams Ranch, Town of Apishipa, and the Town of Catlin, in consecutive order.[9]

Geography

Manzanola is located at 38°6′33″N 103°52′4″W (38.109096, -103.867739).[10]

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.

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1910428—
192056231.3%
19305782.8%
1940531−8.1%
19505432.3%
19605623.5%
1970451−19.8%
19804591.8%
1990437−4.8%
200052520.1%
2010434−17.3%
2020341−21.4%
U.S. Decennial Census

Transportation

Manzanola is part of Colorado's Bustang network. Is it along the Lamar-Pueblo-Colorado Springs Outrider line.[11]

See also

References
  1. "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. Archived from the original on 2009-12-12. Retrieved 2007-09-01.
  2. "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. 2004-12-01. Retrieved 2007-09-02.
  3. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  4. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  5. United States Census Bureau. "Manzanola town; Colorado". Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  6. "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 4, 2010. Retrieved November 18, 2007.
  7. "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 July 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. 34.
  9. Fowler, Christian Burney (April 25, 2019). "Manzanola United Methodist Church enters Otero County historic register". Fowler Tribune. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  10. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  11. "Bustang Schedule". RideBustang. CDOT.
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