Sanford, Colorado

Town in Conejos County, Colorado, United States

Town in State of Colorado, United States

37°15′25″N 105°54′02″W / 37.25694°N 105.90056°W / 37.25694; -105.90056Country

United StatesState

State of ColoradoCounty^[1]Conejos CountyIncorporatedApril 9, 1907^[2]Government

• TypeStatutory Town^[1]Area

^[3]

• Total1.46 sq mi (3.78 km²) • Land1.46 sq mi (3.78 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)Elevation

^[4]

7,599 ft (2,316 m)Population

(2020)^[5]

• Total879 • Density600/sq mi (230/km²)Time zoneUTC-7 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)ZIP code^[6]

81151

Area code719FIPS code08-67830GNIS feature ID2413256^[4]Websitetownofsanford.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

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

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
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%

References

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