Lewis, Colorado

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|subdivision_name2 = Montezuma County

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|government_type = unincorporated town

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|area_total_km2 = 8.056

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|elevation_ft = 6726

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|postal_code = 81327

|area_code = 970

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Lewis is an unincorporated town, a post office, and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Montezuma County, Colorado, United States. The Lewis post office has the ZIP Code 81327. At the 2020 census, the population of the Lewis CDP was 257, down from 302 in 2010.

Geography

Lewis is in northern Montezuma County, on the northeast side of U.S. Route 491, which leads south {{convert|11|mi}} to Cortez, the county seat, and northwest {{convert|48|mi}} to Monticello, Utah. Colorado State Highway 184 leaves US 491 at the southern edge of the community and leads east {{convert|10|mi|0}} to Dolores.

The Lewis CDP has an area of {{convert|8.056|km2|acre|order=flip|1}}, all land.

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the {{nowrap|Lewis CDP}} for the {{nowrap|United States Census 2010.}}

{{Historical populations

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|2010|302

|2020|257

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See also

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