Nucla, Colorado
Nucla, Colorado | |
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Town hall | |
Location in Montrose County, Colorado | |
| Coordinates: 38°16′00″N 108°32′55″W / 38.26667°N 108.54861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Montrose |
| Incorporated (town) | March 14, 1915 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Statutory Town |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.69 sq mi (1.80 km2) |
| • Land | 0.69 sq mi (1.80 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 5,752 ft (1,753 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 585 |
| • Density | 842.9/sq mi (325.4/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 81424 |
| Area code | 970 |
| FIPS code | 08-54935 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2413058 |
| Website | townofnucla |
Nucla is a statutory town in Montrose County, Colorado, United States. The population was 585 as of the 2020 census, down from 711 in 2010. Its name comes from the town founders' intent that it serve as a "nucleus" for the surrounding farms and mines, although it has since come to be associated with the growth of uranium mining in the region.