Padroni, Colorado facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Padroni, Colorado
Census Designated Place
Grain silos in Padroni.
Location of the Padroni CDP in Logan County, Colorado.
Padroni, Colorado Location in the United States
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Logan County
Platted	1909
Government
• Type	unincorporated community
Area
• Total	0.811 sq mi (2.101 km2)
• Land	0.811 sq mi (2.101 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0.000 km2)
Population  (2020)
• Total	75
• Density	92.5/sq mi (35.70/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code	80745
Area code(s)	970
GNIS feature	Padroni CDP

Padroni is a small, unincorporated town in Logan County, Colorado, United States. This means it's a community that isn't officially governed by its own city or town government. It's also known as a census-designated place (CDP). A CDP is a special area defined by the government for counting people, even if it doesn't have its own local government.

Padroni has its own post office and is part of the larger Sterling, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. In 2020, about 75 people lived in the Padroni CDP.

History

Padroni was named after two early settlers, George and Tom Padroni. The town was officially planned out, or "platted," in 1909.

Geography

Padroni is located in the northwestern part of Logan County, Colorado. You can find it on County Route 43. It's about 11 miles (18 kilometers) north of Sterling, which is the main town and county seat of Logan County. Padroni is also about 16 miles (26 kilometers) southwest of another town called Peetz.

The Padroni CDP covers an area of about 2.101 square kilometers (which is about 0.811 square miles). All of this area is land, with no water.

Population Data

The United States Census Bureau first defined the Padroni CDP for the United States Census 2000. This means they started counting the population of this specific area in the year 2000.