Editing Campion, Colorado

{{short description|An unincorporated community in Larimer County, Colorado, United States.}}
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'''Campion''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] located in southeastern [[Larimer County, Colorado|Larimer County]], [[Colorado]], [[United States]].<ref name=mcdc>[http://mcdc.missouri.edu/webrepts/pl94trends/Colorado_stplace2.html Colorado Trend Report 2: State and Complete Places (Sub-state 2010 Census Data).] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120711184447/http://mcdc.missouri.edu/webrepts/pl94trends/Colorado_stplace2.html |date=2012-07-11 }} Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed 2011-02-25.</ref> A former [[Census-designated place|census-designated place (CDP)]], the population was 1,832 at the [[United States Census 2000]].<ref name=mcdc />

==Etymology==
Campion was named for [[John F. Campion]], a railroad official.<ref>{{cite book|last=Dawson|first=John Frank|title=Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015051116740;view=1up;seq=18|year=1954|publisher=The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co.|location=Denver, CO|page=12}}</ref>

==Geography==
Campion is located between [[Loveland, Colorado|Loveland]] and [[Berthoud, Colorado|Berthoud]] along [[U.S. Route 287]].
[[File:DSCN2842 campionchurch e 600.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Church on the campus of Campion Academy]]
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==Demographics==
{{Historical populations
|title  = former Campion CDP, Colorado
|type   = US
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|source = [[United States Census Bureau]]
|1990|1,692
|2000|1,832
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==See also==
{{portal|Geography|History|United States|Colorado}}
*[[Fort Collins-Loveland, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area]]
*[[Front Range Urban Corridor]]
*[[List of populated places in Colorado]]
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==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://www.colorado.gov/ State of Colorado]
**[https://www.historycolorado.org/ History Colorado]
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[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Larimer County, Colorado]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Colorado]]
[[Category:Former census-designated places in Colorado]]