Editing Nunn, Colorado

{{short description|Town in Colorado, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
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|established_date2 = March 28, 1908<ref name=MuniIncCO>{{cite web | url = http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/muninc.html | title = Colorado Municipal Incorporations | publisher = [[Colorado|State of Colorado]], Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives | date = December 1, 2004 | access-date = September 2, 2007}}</ref>
|name                     = Nunn, Colorado
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|postal_code              = 80648
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|image_caption            = Looking west from Logan Street towards U.S. 85 in Nunn, Colorado
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|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name              = Jordan Cable
|leader_title1            = Mayor ''[[Pro Tem]]''
|leader_name1             = James Kaus
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|population_total         = 504
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|area_code                = [[Area code 970|970]]
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|blank_info               = 08-55045
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|pop_est_as_of = 2019
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'''Nunn''' is a [[Colorado municipalities#Statutory town|Statutory Town]] in [[Weld County, Colorado]], [[United States]]. The population was 504 at the [[United States Census, 2020|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020" />

==History==
A post office called Nunn has been in operation since 1905.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=CO | title=Post offices | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=July 6, 2016}}</ref> The town was named after Tom Nunn, who was credited with preventing{{when|date=November 2019}} a nearby train wreck.<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=43|publisher=The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co.|location=Denver, CO|page=37}}</ref>

==Geography==
Nunn is located at {{coord|40|42|14|N|104|46|51|W|type:city}}.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|1.8|sqmi|km2}}, all of it land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1910= 143
|1920= 149
|1930= 196
|1940= 190
|1950= 182
|1960= 228
|1970= 269
|1980= 295
|1990= 324
|2000= 471
|2010= 416
|2020= 504
}}

<!--As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 471 people, 158 households, and 118 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|266.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 174 housing units at an average density of {{convert|98.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 78.98% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.42% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.91% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.21% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 14.86% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.61% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 24.84% of the population.

There were 158 households, out of which 38.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.7% were non-families. 22.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.50.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 33.5% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 16.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $35,714, and the median income for a family was $40,357. Males had a median income of $27,292 versus $21,875 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $14,769. About 17.2% of families and 19.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 24.8% of those under age 18 and 9.4% of those age 65 or over.-->
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==Economy==
Nunn is the home of Greenfaith Ministry, the nation's first cannabis sacrament church and charity.<ref name="Greenfaith">{{cite magazine | url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertwood/2015/06/04/another-tax-exempt-marijuana-church-green-faith-ministry/ | title=Another Tax Exempt Marijuana Church | magazine=Forbes | access-date=June 27, 2015}}</ref>

About a third of the town's budget is generated by citations written by its police department.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Jones|first1=Tim|title=Police Agencies Fold in St. Louis Area as Ticket Blitzes Stop|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-10-22/police-agencies-fold-in-st-louis-area-as-ticket-blitzes-stop#xj4y7vzkg|access-date=October 23, 2015|publisher=Bloomberg|date=October 22, 2015}}</ref>

==See also==
{{portal|Geography|North America|<!--Northern America-->|United States|Colorado}}
*[[Outline of Colorado]]
**[[Index of Colorado-related articles]]
*[[State of Colorado]]
**[[Colorado cities and towns]]
***[[Colorado municipalities]]
**[[Colorado counties]]
***[[Weld County, Colorado]]
**[[Colorado metropolitan areas]]
***[[Front Range Urban Corridor]]
***[[North Central Colorado Urban Area]]
***[[Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO Combined Statistical Area]]
***[[Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area]]
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==References==
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==External links==
* {{official website|https://townofnunn.colorado.gov/}}
* {{Commons category-inline|Nunn, Colorado}}
* [http://dtdapps.coloradodot.info/staticdata/Downloads/CityMaps/NUNN.pdf CDOT map of the Town of Nunn]

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[[Category:Towns in Weld County, Colorado]]
[[Category:Towns in Colorado]]