No Name, Colorado

No Name, Colorado
Census-designated place
Sign at Exit 119 of Interstate 70
Sign at Exit 119 of Interstate 70
Location of the No Name CDP in Garfield County, Colorado.
Location of the No Name CDP in Garfield County, Colorado.
No Name is located in the United States
No Name
No Name
Location of the No Name CDP in the United States.
Coordinates: 39°33′35″N 107°17′34″W / 39.55972°N 107.29278°W / 39.55972; -107.29278 (No Name CDP, Colorado)[1]
Country United States
State Colorado
CountyGarfield County
Government
[1]
 • Typeunincorporated community
Area
[2]
 • Total
0.179 sq mi (0.463 km2)
 • Land0.179 sq mi (0.463 km2)
 • Water0.000 sq mi (0.000 km2)
Elevation
[1]
5,870 ft (1,790 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total
117
 • Density650/sq mi (250/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code[4]
Glenwood Springs 81601
Area code970
GNIS feature ID2583271[1]

No Name is a census-designated place (CDP) in and governed by Garfield County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Glenwood Springs, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the No Name CDP was 117 at the United States Census 2020.[3] The Glenwood Springs post office (Zip Code 81601) serves the area.[4]

Geography

No Name is located east of Glenwood Springs, off exit 119 of Interstate 70/U.S. Route 6 (I-70/US 6) in Glenwood Canyon. It is named for No Name Creek and No Name Canyon. The No-Name was one of the boats on John Wesley Powell's expedition in 1869 to map out the Colorado River along with the other boats including the Emma Dean, Kitty Clyde's sister, and Maid of the Canyon. The No Name Tunnel of I-70/US 6 is nearby. It has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.[5]

The exit sign for No Name is visible in passing in the 1971 film Vanishing Point.

The No Name CDP has an area of 114 acres (0.463 km2), all land.[2]

Demographics

No Name CDP, Colorado
YearPop.±%
2010123—    
2020117−4.9%
Source: United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the No Name CDP for the United States Census 2010.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: No Name, Colorado
  2. ^ a b "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 4, 2021. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  3. ^ a b United States Census Bureau. "No Name CDP, Colorado". Archived from the original on April 16, 2023. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Zip Code 81601 Map and Profile". zipdatamaps.com. 2020. Archived from the original on June 28, 2021. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  5. ^ Parker, Quentin (July 18, 2010). Welcome to Horneytown, North Carolina, Population: 15: An insider's guide to 201 of the world's weirdest and wildest places. Adams Media. p. xi. ISBN 9781440507397.
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