Ramah, Colorado | |
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 Entering Ramah on Commercial Street. | |
 Location of Ramah in El Paso County, Colorado. | |
| Coordinates: 39°07′24″N 104°10′05″W / 39.12333°N 104.16806°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Colorado |
| County[1] | El Paso |
| Incorporated (town) | July 18, 1927[2] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Statutory Town[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.25 sq mi (0.64 km2) |
| • Land | 0.25 sq mi (0.64 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 6,099 ft (1,859 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 111 |
| • Density | 440/sq mi (170/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 80832 |
| Area code | 719 |
| FIPS code | 08-62660 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2412523[4] |
| Website | ramah |
Ramah /ˈreɪmə/ is a Statutory Town in El Paso County, Colorado, United States. The population was 111 as of the 2020 census.[5] According to tradition, the name is derived from India.[6]
- ^ a b "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. Archived from the original on December 12, 2009. Retrieved September 1, 2007.
- ^ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ramah, Colorado
- ^ a b United States Census Bureau. "Ramah town; Colorado". Retrieved April 24, 2023.
- ^ 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. 43.