Blende, Colorado

Blende, Colorado
census-designated place
Looking east along Santa Fe Drive in Blende.
Looking east along Santa Fe Drive in Blende.
Location of the Blende CDP in Pueblo County, Colorado.
Location of the Blende CDP in Pueblo County, Colorado.
Blende is located in the United States
Blende
Blende
Location of Blende, Colorado.
Blende is located in Colorado
Blende
Blende
Blende (Colorado)
Coordinates: 38°14′45″N 104°34′07″W / 38.2458°N 104.5686°W / 38.2458; -104.5686[2]
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyPueblo[1]
Government
 • Typeunincorporated community
 • BodyPueblo County[1]
Area
[3]
 • Total
0.839 sq mi (2.172 km2)
 • Land0.839 sq mi (2.172 km2)
 • Water0.0002 sq mi (0.0004 km2)
Elevation
[2]
4,738 ft (1,444 m)
Population
 (2020)[4]
 • Total
788
 • Density940/sq mi (360/km2)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP Code[5]
Pueblo 81006
Area code719
GNIS pop ID193790
GNIS CDP ID2583212
FIPS code08-07245

Blende is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) in Pueblo County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Blende CDP was 788 at the United States Census 2020.[4] Blende has never had a post office,[6] but the Pueblo post office (Zip Code 81006) serves the area.[5]

Geography

At the 2020 United States Census, the Blende CDP had an area of 537 acres (2.172 km2), including 0.01 acre (0.0004 km2) of water.[3]

Demographics

Blende CDP, Colorado
YearPop.±%
2010878—    
2020788−10.3%
Source: United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Blende CDP for the United States Census 2010.

Education

The majority of the CDP is in the Pueblo County School District 70 while a piece is in Pueblo School District 60.[7]

In regards to the portions in District 70, North Mesa and South Mesa elementary schools take portions of Blende CDP.[8] All of Blende in District 70 is zoned to Pleasant View Middle School and Pueblo County High School.[9][10]

Blende was first zoned to Pueblo County High in 1953.[11] Previously a Blende elementary school existed, and the area high school was, in the pre-1953 period, Pleasant View High School. A junior high school co-located with Pleasant View High received students from the respective age group.[12]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Blende, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
  3. ^ a b "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  4. ^ a b United States Census Bureau. "Blende CDP, Colorado". Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Look Up a ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  6. ^ Bauer, William H.; Ozment, James L.; Willard, John H. (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989. Golden, Colorado: Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation. ISBN 0-918654-42-4.
  7. ^ Geography Division (December 17, 2020). 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Pueblo County, CO (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2025-08-04. - Text list
  8. ^ Pueblo School District No. 70 Elementary School Boundaries (PDF) (Map). Pueblo County School District 70. Retrieved 2025-08-05. - Compare to the school district boundary map.
  9. ^ Pueblo School District No. 70 Middle School Boundaries (PDF) (Map). Pueblo County School District 70. Retrieved 2025-08-05. - Compare to the school district boundary map.
  10. ^ Pueblo School District No. 70 High School Boundaries (PDF) (Map). Pueblo County School District 70. Retrieved 2025-08-05. - Compare to the school district boundary map.
  11. ^ Perez, Gayle (2003-09-28). "County High built after consolidation". The Pueblo Chieftain. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
  12. ^ Wood, Margie (2000-04-10). "A stroll down memory lane". The Pueblo Chieftain. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
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