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Avondale, Colorado

Coordinates: 38°14′07″N 104°20′54″W / 38.23528°N 104.34833°W / 38.23528; -104.34833 (Avondale CDP, Colorado)
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Avondale, Colorado
Avondale post office.
Avondale post office.
Location of the Avondale CDP in Pueblo County, Colorado.
Location of the Avondale CDP in Pueblo County, Colorado.
Avondale is located in the United States
Avondale
Avondale
Location of the Avondale CDP in the United States.
Coordinates: 38°14′07″N 104°20′54″W / 38.23528°N 104.34833°W / 38.23528; -104.34833 (Avondale CDP, Colorado)[1]
Country United States
State Colorado
CountyPueblo County
Government
 • Typeunincorporated town
Area
 • Total0.628 sq mi (1.627 km2)
 • Land0.628 sq mi (1.627 km2)
 • Water0.000 sq mi (0.000 km2)
Elevation4,557 ft (1,389 m)
Population
 • Total594
 • Density950/sq mi (370/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code[3]
81022
Area code719
GNIS feature ID2407788[1]

Avondale is a census-designated place (CDP) and post office in and governed by Pueblo County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Avondale post office has the ZIP Code 81022.[3] At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Avondale CDP was 594, while the population of the 81022 ZIP Code Tabulation Area was 1,624 including adjacent areas.[2]

History

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The Avondale post office has been in operation since 1892.[4] The name Avondale is derived from Stratford-upon-Avon.[5]

Geography

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The Avondale CDP has an area of 402 acres (1.627 km2), all land.[2]

Demographics

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Avondale CDP, Colorado
YearPop.±%
2000754—    
2010674−10.6%
2020594−11.9%
Source: United States Census Bureau


The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Avondale CDP for the United States Census 2000.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Avondale, Colorado
  2. ^ a b c d "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Look Up a ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  4. ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
  5. ^ Dawson, John Frank (1954). 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. 8.
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