Sanford, Colorado

Town in Conejos County, Colorado, United States

Town in State of Colorado, United States

Town of Sanford, Colorado

Town

The town hall and community center on Greenleaf Street.

Location of Sanford in Conejos County, Colorado.

Coordinates: 37°15′25″N 105°54′02″W﻿ / ﻿37.25694°N 105.90056°W﻿ / 37.25694; -105.90056
Country|  United States
State|  State of Colorado
County[1]| Conejos County
Incorporated| April 9, 1907[2]
Government

• Type| Statutory Town[1]
Area

[3]

• Total| 1.46 sq mi (3.78 km2)
• Land| 1.46 sq mi (3.78 km2)
• Water| 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation

[4]

| 7,599 ft (2,316 m)
Population

(2020)[5]

• Total| 879
• Density| 600/sq mi (230/km2)
Time zone| UTC-7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code[6]|

81151

Area code| 719
FIPS code| 08-67830
GNIS feature ID| 2413256[4]
Website| townofsanford.colorado.gov

Sanford is a statutory town in Conejos County, Colorado, United States. The population was 879 at the 2020 census.[5]

A post office called Sanford has been in operation since 1888.[7] The town was named after Silas Sanford Smith, a Mormon pioneer.[8]

## Geography[edit]

Sanford is located in northeastern Conejos County in the San Luis Valley of southern Colorado. The town of La Jara is 3 miles (5 km) to the west by State Highway 136.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.8 km2), all of it land.[9]

## Demographics[edit]

Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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1910| 564| | —
1920| 555| | −1.6%
1930| 597| | 7.6%
1940| 736| | 23.3%
1950| 666| | −9.5%
1960| 679| | 2.0%
1970| 638| | −6.0%
1980| 687| | 7.7%
1990| 750| | 9.2%
2000| 817| | 8.9%
2010| 879| | 7.6%
2020| 879| | 0.0%

## See also[edit]

* Colorado portal

* List of municipalities in Colorado
* Pike's Stockade
* San Luis Valley

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. Archived from the original on 2009-12-12. Retrieved 2007-09-01.
2. ^ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. 2004-12-01. Retrieved 2007-09-02.
3. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
4. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sanford, Colorado
5. ^ a b United States Census Bureau. "Sanford town, Colorado". Retrieved April 2, 2023.
6. ^ "ZIP Code Lookup" (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service. Retrieved January 1, 2008.
7. ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
8. ^ 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. 45.
9. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Sanford town, Colorado". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved June 24, 2014.

## External links[edit]

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Municipalities and communities of Conejos County, Colorado, United States

County seat: Conejos

Towns|

* Antonito
* La Jara
* Manassa
* Romeo
* Sanford

Map of Colorado highlighting Conejos County

CDPs|

* Capulin
* Conejos

Unincorporated communities|

* Bountiful
* Fox Creek
* Guadalupe
* Lasauses
* Lobatos
* Los Cerritos
* Mogote
* Ortiz
* Osier
* Paisaje

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