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Town in Kit Carson County, Colorado, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vona is a statutory town in Kit Carson County, Colorado, United States. The population was 95 at the 2020 census.[5]
Vona, Colorado | |
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1st Avenue in Vona, the town's main street. | |
![]() Location of Vona in Kit Carson County, Colorado. | |
Coordinates: 39°18′10″N 102°44′39″W | |
Country | ![]() |
State | ![]() |
County[1] | Kit Carson County |
Incorporated | August 9, 1919[2] |
Government | |
• Type | Statutory Town[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 0.22 sq mi (0.57 km2) |
• Land | 0.22 sq mi (0.57 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 4,514 ft (1,376 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 95 |
• Density | 430/sq mi (170/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
ZIP code | 80861 |
Area code | 719/970 |
FIPS code | 08-81690 |
GNIS feature ID | 0195120 |
Vona was named after Vona, the niece of an attorney from Burlington by the name of Pearl S. King.[6] In 1936, a fire destroyed half of Vona's business district.[7][8]
Vona is located at 39°18′10″N 102°44′39″W.[9]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2), all of it land.
Interstate 70 passes just south of Vona. The Vona exit from I-70 is exit 412. U.S. Highway 24 runs just north of the interstate, from Seibert through Vona, Stratton and Bethune to Burlington.
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