Southern Ute, Colorado

{{short description|A Census Designated Place in La Plata County, Colorado, United States.}}

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|postal_code = Ignacio 81137

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Southern Ute is a census-designated place (CDP) on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation in southeastern La Plata County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Durango, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Southern Ute CDP was 158 at the United States Census 2020. The Ignacio post office (ZIP Code 81137) now serves the area.

Etymology

Southern Ute is named for the Southern Ute Tribe.

History

The Southern Ute Indian Reservation was created on November 9, 1878.{{cite web|url=http://images.library.wisc.edu/History/EFacs/CommRep/AnnRep79/reference/history.annrep79.i0026.pdf|title=Agreement with the Capote, Muache, and Weeminuche Utes|author=United States of America and the Capote, Mouache, and Weeminuche Utes|location=Pagosa Springs, Colorado|date=November 9, 1878|access-date=March 16, 2022}} The United States Census Bureau initially defined the {{nowrap|Southern Ute CDP}} for the {{nowrap|2010 United States Census.}}

Geography

At the 2020 United States Census, the Southern Ute CDP had an area of {{convert|41.335|km2|acres|disp=flip}}, all land.

Demographics

{{Historical populations

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|2010|177

|2020|158

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