Piedra, Colorado
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{{Infobox settlement
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|settlement_type = Census Designated Place
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|image_caption = Piedra in 2024
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|map_caption = Location of the Piedra CDP in {{nowrap|Hinsdale County, Colorado.}}
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|subdivision_name2 = Hinsdale County
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|area_footnotes = {{cite web|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/tigerwebmain/Files/bvp20/tigerweb_bvp20_cdp_2020_co.html|title=State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=December 22, 2020}}
|area_total_km2 = 30.098
|area_land_km2 = 30.098
|area_water_km2 = 0.000
|area_total_sq_mi = 11.6
|area_land_sq_mi = 11.6
|population_as_of = 2020
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|population_total = 31 {{Cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US0858960|title=Explore Census Data}}
|population_density_km2 = 1.03
|population_density_sq_mi = 2.67
|timezone = MST
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|utc_offset_DST = -6
|coordinates = {{coord|37|26|30|N|107|10|06|W|region:US-CO_type:city|name=Piedra CDP, Colorado|display=inline,title}}
|elevation_ft = 7874
|postal_code_type = ZIP Code{{cite web|url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/81147|title=Zip Code 81147 Map and Profile|publisher=zipdatamaps.com|year=2020|access-date=December 22, 2020}}
|postal_code = Pagosa Springs 81147
|area_code = 970
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Piedra is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Hinsdale County, Colorado, United States. The population of the Piedra CDP was 31 at the United States Census 2020.{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/|title=2010: DEC Summary File 1|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=December 22, 2020}} The Pagosa Springs post office (Zip Code 81147) serves the area.
History
The Piedra Post Office was established in 1879, and remained in operation until 1927.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=CO&county=Archuleta | title=Post offices | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=7 July 2016}} Piedra is a name derived from Spanish meaning "stone".{{cite book|last=Dawson|first=John Frank|title=Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015051116740;view=1up;seq=47|publisher=The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co.|location=Denver, CO|page=41}}
Geography
The Piedra CDP occupies the southeast corner of Hinsdale County in the valley of the Piedra River within San Juan National Forest. It is at the southern edge of the San Juan Mountains. The CDP is {{convert|18|mi}} west of Pagosa Springs.
The Piedra CDP has an area of {{convert|30.098|km2|acres|disp=flip}}, all land.
Demographics
The United States Census Bureau initially defined the {{nowrap|Piedra CDP}} for the {{nowrap|United States Census 2010.}}
{{Historical populations
|title = Piedra CDP, Colorado
|type = US
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|source = United States Census Bureau
|2010|28
|2020|31
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Education
Archuleta County School District 50-JT operates public schools.{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st08_co/schooldistrict_maps/c08053_hinsdale/DC20SD_C08053.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Hinsdale County, CO|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=2022-07-12}} Pagosa Springs High School is the comprehensive high school.
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See also
{{portal|Colorado}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.uncovercolorado.com/towns/piedra/ Piedra @ uncovercolorado.com]
- [https://hinsdalecounty.colorado.gov/ Hinsdale County website]
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Category:Census-designated places in Hinsdale County, Colorado