Altona, Colorado facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Altona, Colorado
Census Designated Place
Location of the Altona CDP in Boulder County, Colorado
Altona, Colorado Location in the United States
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Boulder County
Government
• Type	unincorporated community
Area
• Total	4.515 km2 (1.743 sq mi)
• Land	4.366 km2 (1.686 sq mi)
• Water	0.149 km2 (0.058 sq mi)
Elevation	1,808 m (5,932 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	512
• Density	113.40/km2 (293.7/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code	Boulder 80302
Area codes	303 & 720
GNIS feature ID	2583208

Altona is a small community in Boulder County, Colorado, United States. It's called an "unincorporated community" because it doesn't have its own city government. Instead, it's managed by Boulder County. Altona is also a "census-designated place" (CDP). This means the U.S. Census Bureau defines it for counting people. In 2020, about 512 people lived there. The local post office in Boulder handles mail for Altona.

Geography of Altona

Altona is located in the middle of Boulder County. It sits where Left Hand Creek flows out of the Front Range of the Colorado Rockies.

Roads and Nearby Towns

U.S. Highway 36 goes right through Altona. This highway can take you north to Lyons or south to Boulder. Altona is also about 10 miles (16 kilometers) west of Longmont if you take Nelson Road.

Size of the Area

The Altona census-designated place covers an area of about 1.74 square miles (4.515 square kilometers). A small part of this area, about 0.058 square miles (0.149 square kilometers), is water.

Population of Altona

The United States Census Bureau counts the number of people living in places like Altona. They first counted Altona as a "census-designated place" for the United States Census 2010.

Population Changes Over Time

The population of Altona has stayed quite steady. Here's how many people lived there during the last two official counts:

See also

In Spanish: Altona (Colorado) para niños