Nucla, Colorado | |
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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.