Somerset, Colorado
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. The Somerset post office has the ZIP Code 81434.
Somerset Post Office, July 2016
History
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Somerset was named after Somerset, Pennsylvania.
In 2012, the Aspen Skiing Company built a 3-megawatt methane-to-electricity plant in Somerset at Oxbow Carbon's Elk Creek Mine.
Geography
The Somerset CDP has an area of 122 acres (0.492 km), all land.
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 55 | — |
| Source: United States Census Bureau | ||
The United States Census Bureau defined the Somerset CDP for the United States Census 2020.
See also
References
- ^ "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Somerset, Colorado
- ^ United States Census Bureau. "Somerset CDP, Colorado". Retrieved April 9, 2023.
- ^ "Look Up a ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Ward, Bob (November 21, 2014). "How Aspen Skiing Co. became a power company". Aspen Times. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Somerset, Colorado.
- Somerset @ Colorado.com
- Somerset @ UncoverColorado.com
- Somerset, Colorado Mining Claims And Mines
- Gunnison County website
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