Somerset, Colorado
Census-designated place in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States
Census Designated Place in Colorado, United States
38°55′36″N 107°28′21″W / 38.9267242°N 107.4725129°W / 38.9267242; -107.4725129 (Somerset CDP, Colorado)[1] (2020)[3]
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Somerset is a census-designated place (CDP) and post office located in and governed by Gunnison County, Colorado, United States. The population was 55 at the 2020 census.[3] The Somerset post office has the ZIP Code 81434.[4]
History
Somerset was named after Somerset, Pennsylvania.[5]
In 2012, the Aspen Skiing Company built a 3-megawatt methane-to-electricity plant in Somerset at Oxbow Carbon's Elk Creek Mine.[6]
Geography
The Somerset CDP has an area of 122 acres (0.492 km2), all land.[1]
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% |
---|---|---|
2020 | 55 | — |
Source: United States Census Bureau |
The United States Census Bureau defined the Somerset CDP for the United States Census 2020.
See also
References
- ^ a b c "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
- ^ a b c "U.S. Board on Geographic Names: Domestic Names". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
- ^ a b United States Census Bureau. "Somerset CDP, Colorado". Retrieved April 9, 2023.
- ^ a b "Look Up a ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
- ^ 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. 47.
- ^ Ward, Bob (November 21, 2014). "How Aspen Skiing Co. became a power company". Aspen Times. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Somerset, Colorado.
- Somerset @ Colorado.com
- Somerset @ UncoverColorado.com
- Somerset, Colorado Mining Claims And Mines
- Gunnison County website
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