Marvel, Colorado | |
|---|---|
Marvel post office, August 2019 | |
| Coordinates: 37°06′45″N 108°07′36″W / 37.1125°N 108.1267°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | La Plata County |
| Tribe | Southern Ute Indian Tribe |
| Government | |
| • Type | unincorporated community |
| • Body | La Plata County |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.133 sq mi (0.345 km2) |
| • Land | 0.133 sq mi (0.345 km2) |
| • Water | 0.000 sq mi (0.000 km2) |
| Elevation | 6,736 ft (2,053 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 68 |
| • Density | 510/sq mi (200/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| ZIP Code | 81329 |
| Area code | 970 |
| GNIS pop ID | 202656 |
| GNIS town ID | 2805923 |
| FIPS code | 08-48940 |
Marvel is a census-designated place (CDP) and post office on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation in southwestern La Plata County, Colorado, United States. The population was 68 at the 2020 census. The CDP is a part of the Durango, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. The Marvel post office has the ZIP Code 81329 (post office boxes).
History
The Southern Ute Indian Reservation was created on November 9, 1878. The Marvel area was homesteaded in the late-1800s and early-1900s with ranching, farming, and oil extraction being the main economic drivers in the region. The Marvel, Colorado, post office opened on April 1, 1953.
Geography
The area around Marvel is very dry and the region becomes more and more arid as one travels towards the New Mexico border and further away from the La Plata mountains. While the town lies within the Reservation, the land within and around the town is owned by private landowners and the reservation proper only starts several miles to the South and East of Marvel.
At the 2020 United States Census, the Marvel CDP had an area of 85 acres (0.345 km2), all land.
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 68 | — |
| Source: United States Census Bureau | ||
The United States Census Bureau defined the Marvel CDP for the United States Census 2020.
See also
- Bibliography of Colorado
- Geography of Colorado
- History of Colorado
- Index of Colorado-related articles
- List of Colorado-related lists
- Outline of Colorado
- Ute people
References
- ^ a b "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
- ^ a b "Marvel, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
- ^ a b "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
- ^ a b United States Census Bureau. "Marvel CDP, Colorado". Retrieved April 5, 2023.
- ^ a b "Look Up a ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
- ^ United States of America and the Capote, Mouache, and Weeminuche Utes (November 9, 1878). "Agreement with the Capote, Muache, and Weeminuche Utes" (PDF). Pagosa Springs, Colorado. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Bauer, William H.; Ozment, James L.; Willard, John H. (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989. Golden, Colorado: Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation. ISBN 0-918654-42-4.