Clifton, Colorado
Clifton, Colorado | |
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Location in the United States | |
Coordinates: 39°04′35″N 108°27′38″W / 39.07639°N 108.46056°W[1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Colorado |
County | Mesa County |
Government | |
• Type | unincorporated town |
Area | |
• Total | 6.061 sq mi (15.70 km2) |
• Land | 5.988 sq mi (15.51 km2) |
• Water | 0.073 sq mi (0.19 km2) |
Elevation [1]
/ | 4,724 ft (1,440 m) |
Population ( MDT) | |
ZIP Codes[4] | 81520 (Clifton) 81504 (Grand Junction) |
Area code | 970 |
GNIS feature | 2407634[1] |
Clifton is a
History
The Clifton Post Office has been in operation since 1900.[6] The community was named for cliffs near the town site.[7]
Geography
Clifton is in central Mesa County, bordered to the west by the city of Grand Junction and to the northwest by unincorporated Fruitvale. The Colorado River forms the southern edge of the community. U.S. Route 6 passes through the center of Clifton, leading west 6 miles (10 km) to the center of Grand Junction and east the same distance to Palisade. Interstate 70 passes along the northern edge of Clifton, with access from Exit 37 (I-70 Business). Colorado State Highway 141 leads south from US 6, 5 miles (8 km) to U.S. Route 50. The Clifton CDP has an area of 6.1 square miles (16 km2), of which 0.07 square miles (0.18 km2), or 1.20%, are water.[2]
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1970 | 5,223 | — |
1980 | 6,597 | +26.3% |
1990 | 12,671 | +92.1% |
2000 | 12,238 | −3.4% |
2010 | 19,889 | +62.5% |
2020 | 20,413 | +2.6% |
Source: United States Census Bureau |
The
See also
References
- ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clifton, Colorado
- ^ a b "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Colorado". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
- ^ a b "P1. Race – Clifton CDP, Colorado: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
- ^ a b "Look Up a ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
- ^ "Clifton is considered a suburb of Grand Junction". Retrieved October 20, 2023.
- ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
- ^ 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. 14.