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Somerset, Colorado

Coordinates: 38°55′41″N 107°28′22″W / 38.92806°N 107.47278°W / 38.92806; -107.47278 (Somerset CDP, Colorado)
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Somerset, Colorado
Coal train near Somerset, August 2011
Coal train near Somerset, August 2011
Somerset is located in Colorado
Somerset
Somerset
Location of the Somerset CDP in the State of Colorado.
Coordinates: 38°55′41″N 107°28′22″W / 38.92806°N 107.47278°W / 38.92806; -107.47278 (Somerset CDP, Colorado)[1]
Country United States
State Colorado
CountyGunnison County
Government
 • Typeunincorporated town
Area
 • Total0.190 sq mi (0.492 km2)
 • Land0.190 sq mi (0.492 km2)
 • Water0.000 sq mi (0.000 km2)
Elevation5,998 ft (1,828 m)
Population
 • Total55
 • Density290/sq mi (110/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code[4]
81434
Area code970
GNIS feature ID2805921[2]

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

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Somerset Post Office, July 2016

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

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The Somerset CDP has an area of 122 acres (0.492 km2), all land.[1]

Demographics

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Somerset CDP, Colorado
YearPop.±%
202055—    
Source: United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau defined the Somerset CDP for the United States Census 2020.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Somerset, Colorado
  3. ^ a b United States Census Bureau. "Somerset CDP, Colorado". Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Look Up a ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Ward, Bob (November 21, 2014). "How Aspen Skiing Co. became a power company". Aspen Times. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
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