Trail Side

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Trail Side

Total population

27

Median home value

$0

0%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$0

Air quality index

45Good

Land area1.86 km²

Weather47°F · Rain Showers

Coordinates40.25°, -103.84°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Trail Side is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Morgan County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Fort Morgan, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Trail Side CDP was 157 at the United States Census 2020. The Fort Morgan post office (Zip Code 80701) serves the area.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Trail Side, CO from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Health (adults)

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

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Dustin Jacoby

American martial artist

H

Homer D. Calkins

American environmentalist (1911–1996)

R

Robert G. Whitehead

American businessman (1916–2007)

S

Sam Brunelli

American football player

J

Jon Becker

American politician

P

Pat Hickman

American fiber artist (b. 1941)

C

Chuck Baltazar

American horse jockey

K

Kendall E. Bailes

American professor of Soviet history

D

Dusty A. Johnson

American politician

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

Nearby places in Colorado

• Fort Morgan
  2.9 mi away · pop. 11,605
• Wiggins
  12.2 mi away · pop. 1,564
• Snyder
  14.4 mi away · pop. 51
• Merino
  30.4 mi away · pop. 286
• Atwood
  36.5 mi away · pop. 62
• Keenesburg
  38.6 mi away · pop. 2,347
• Hudson
  41.1 mi away · pop. 2,006
• Sterling
  42.8 mi away · pop. 13,172
• Peoria
  44 mi away · pop. 75
• Garden City
  45.7 mi away · pop. 401
• La Salle
  46 mi away · pop. 3,061
• Bennett
  46.8 mi away · pop. 3,663

Browse all places in Colorado →

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Trail Side

Valley roads & mountain trails

Mamie Ferrier · 1998

Happy trails

Debra Acord · 1996

Legacy of the frontier

Deborah Erickson · 2009

Grand Canyon trivia trek

Flood Hefley · 2010

He was singin' this song

Jim Bob Tinsley · 1981

Occupied America

Rodolfo Acuña · 1900

Journey into summer

Edwin Way Teale · 1960

What I Saw In California

Edwin Bryant · 1848

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Moonshine, Albany, Wyoming
  Wildfires · 2026-09-07 · 141 mi
• Wildfire Cold Springs, Converse, Wyoming
  Wildfires · 2026-08-10 · 191 mi
• Wildfire Sheep Pen, Las Animas, Colorado
  Wildfires · 2026-08-12 · 221 mi
• Wildfire Post, Las Animas, Colorado
  Wildfires · 2026-08-11 · 221 mi
• Wildfire Needles, Oglala Lakota, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-09-04 · 225 mi
• Wildfire Rancher fire, Oglala Lakota, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-08-11 · 226 mi
• Wildfire 310, Garfield, Colorado
  Wildfires · 2026-08-06 · 227 mi
• Wildfire XU Hill, Oglala Lakota, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-08-11 · 244 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Swan Goose

Anser cygnoides

Seen 2026-09-25

Mississippi Kite

Ictinia mississippiensis

Seen 2026-09-13

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta canadensis

Seen 2026-09-13

Hammond's Flycatcher

Empidonax hammondii

Seen 2026-09-13

Wilson's Warbler

Cardellina pusilla

Seen 2026-09-13

Virginia Opossum

Didelphis virginiana

Seen 2026-08-30

Spiny Softshell

Apalone spinifera

Seen 2026-08-19

Eurasian Collared-Dove

Streptopelia decaocto

Seen 2026-08-19

common milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

Seen 2026-08-18

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).