Editing Paonia, Colorado (section)

==Geography==
Paonia is located in eastern Delta County. It is situated on the [[North Fork Gunnison River]] ("North Fork River"), about {{convert|10|mi|0}} northeast of (upstream from) neighboring [[Hotchkiss, Colorado|Hotchkiss]]. It lies near the head of the North Fork Valley, an area about {{convert|150|mi}} by air southwest of [[Denver]]. The valley lies at the foot of {{convert|11396|ft|adj=on}} [[Mount Lamborn]] to the southeast and the [[Grand Mesa]] to the northwest.

[[Colorado State Highway 133]] touches the northwest boundary of Paonia as the highway runs up the North Fork Valley; it leads southwest {{convert|9|mi|0}} to Hotchkiss and northeast {{convert|58|mi}} over [[McClure Pass]] to [[Carbondale, Colorado|Carbondale]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town of Paonia has a total area of {{convert|2.2|km2|order=flip}}, all of it land.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0857300| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Paonia town, Colorado| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=October 15, 2015}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>