Blue Sky, Colorado
{{short description|A census-designated place in Morgan County, Colorado, United States.}}
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|subdivision_name2 = Morgan{{cite web|url=https://dola.colorado.gov/dlg_lgis_ui_pu/publicCounties.jsf|title=Colorado Counties|publisher=Colorado Department of Local Affairs|access-date=January 28, 2025}}
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|governing_body = Morgan County
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|timezone = MST
|utc_offset = −07:00
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|postal_code_type = ZIP Code{{cite web|url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/80701|title=Zip Code 80701 Map and Profile|publisher=zipdatamaps.com|year=2020|access-date=December 24, 2020}}
|postal_code = Fort Morgan 80701
|area_code = 970
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Blue Sky is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in Morgan County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Fort Morgan, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Blue Sky CDP was 65 at the United States Census 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/about/rdo/summary-files.html|title=Decennial Census P.L. 94-171 Redistricting Data|publisher=United States Census Bureau, United States Department of Commerce|date=August 12, 2021|access-date=September 7, 2021}} Blue Sky has never had a post office,{{cite book|title=Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989|first1=William H.|last1=Bauer|first2=James L.|last2=Ozment|first3=John H.|last3=Willard|date=1990|publisher=Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation|location=Golden, Colorado|isbn=0-918654-42-4}}, but the {{nowrap|Fort Morgan}} post office {{nowrap|(Zip Code 80701)}} serves the area.
Geography
At the 2020 United States Census, the Blue Sky CDP had an area of {{convert|0.093|km2|acres|disp=flip}}, all land.
Demographics
The United States Census Bureau initially defined the {{nowrap|Blue Sky CDP}} for the {{nowrap|United States Census 2010.}}
{{Historical populations
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|2010|24
|2020|65
}}Blue Sky has 19 housing units and 23 total households. 63.6% of the population is employed and 50.8% of the population has a bachelor’s degree or higher.{{Cite web |publisher=United States Census Bureau |title=Search Results |url=https://www.census.gov/search-results.html |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=The United States Census Bureau |language=EN-US}}
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See also
{{portal|Geography|History|United States|Colorado}}
- Fort Morgan, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area
- List of census-designated places in Colorado
- List of populated places in Colorado
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References
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External links
{{sister project links|Morgan County, Colorado|auto=yes}}
- [https://www.colorado.gov/ State of Colorado]
- [https://www.historycolorado.org/ History Colorado]
- [https://morgancounty.colorado.gov/ Morgan County website]
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Category:Census-designated places in Morgan County, Colorado