Nucla, Colorado | |
|---|---|
 Looking south along Main Street | |
 Location in Montrose County, Colorado | |
  Nucla Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 38°16′00″N 108°32′55″W / 38.26667°N 108.54861°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Colorado |
| County[1] | Montrose |
| Incorporated (town) | March 14, 1915[2] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Statutory Town[1] |
| • State Representative | Marc Catlin[3] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.69 sq mi (1.80 km2) |
| • Land | 0.69 sq mi (1.80 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 5,752 ft (1,753 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 585 |
| • Density | 842.9/sq mi (325.4/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code[7] | 81424 |
| Area code | 970 |
| FIPS code | 08-54935 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2413058[5] |
| Website | townofnucla |
Nucla is a statutory town in Montrose County, Colorado, United States. The population was 585 as of the 2020 census,[6] down from 711 in 2010. Its name comes from the town founders' intent that it serve as a "nucleus" for the surrounding farms and mines, although it has since come to be associated with the growth of uranium mining in the region.
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- ^ "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.
- ^ "State Representative". State of Colorado. Archived from the original on December 30, 2023. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
- ^ "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Colorado". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on November 4, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nucla, Colorado
- ^ a b "P1. Race – Nucla CDP, Colorado: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on December 1, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on January 1, 2008. Retrieved November 26, 2007.