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Sanford

Total population

1,142

Elevation2318 m
Land area1.47 km²
Weather37°F · Partly Cloudy
Coordinates37.26°, -105.90°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Elevation
2318 m
Area
1.47 km²

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Sanford is a statutory town in Conejos County, Colorado, United States. The population was 879 at the 2020 census.

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History & geography

History

Some of the settlers who established Sanford were Catawba people from South Carolina who had converted to Mormonism.

Geography

Sanford is located in northeastern Conejos County in the San Luis Valley of southern Colorado. The town of La Jara is to the west by State Highway 136. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land.

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Demographics & economy

Geography

Latitude
37.2574
Longitude
-105.9008
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Current forecast

Overnight
37°F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
71°F
Patchy Fog then Sunny
Saturday Night
36°F
Partly Cloudy
Sunday
73°F
Partly Sunny
Sunday Night
40°F
Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Monday
68°F
Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Forecast for Sanford, CO from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

Industrial & pollution facilities

Natural hazard risk

Health (adults)

High blood pressure
27.5%
Diabetes
10.1%
Adult obesity
29.7%
Binge drinking
17.8%
Adult smoking
13.9%
No leisure activity
22.3%

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Schools

Total
7
Elementary
3
Middle
1
High
2
Other
1

Largest nearby schools

  • Centauri High School
    High · LA JARA · 326 students · 14.8:1 ratio
  • Sanford Elementary School
    Elementary · SANFORD · 230 students · 17.7:1 ratio
  • Centauri Middle School
    Middle · LA JARA · 228 students · 14.3:1 ratio
  • La Jara Elementary School
    Elementary · LA JARA · 204 students · 13.6:1 ratio
  • Manassa Elementary School
    Elementary · MANASSA · 198 students · 14.1:1 ratio
  • Sanford Junior/Senior High School
    High · SANFORD · 154 students · 17.1:1 ratio
  • North Conejos Alternative Program
    Other · LAJARA · 32 students · 32:1 ratio

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

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Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Jack Dempsey
Jack Dempsey
American boxer (1895-1983)
T
T. Lynn Smith
sociologist
W
Wallace J. Peterson
cooperative extension agent (1931-2018)
D
Donald Lloyd Rasmussen
Respiratory physician, black lung crusader, (1928-2015)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Colorado

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.28
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,928

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
180
Avg daily Wikipedia views
6
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Sanford

News Clippings from Manassa and Sanford, Colorado 1879 - 1907 : Includes
Kaylene Canfield · 2022
Sudoku Genius Mind Exercises Volume 1
Sanford Color State of Mind Collection · 2019
Mollie
Mollie
Mollie Dorsey Sanford · 1959
Mollie the Journal of Mollie Dorsey Sanford in Nebraska and Colorado Territories 1957 1866
Donald F. Danker · 2015
In Old Colorado
Harry Sanford · 1962
Directory of Boulder, Colorado 1883
Sanford Gladden · 2013
Improvements in Boulder, Colorado through 1900
Improvements in Boulder, Colorado through 1900
Sanford Gladden · 2016
Hotels of Boulder, Colorado From 1860
Sanford Gladden · 2013

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Events

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Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • NOAA National Weather Service
  • • Wikidata
  • • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
  • • CDC PLACES
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library