Genoa, Colorado
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Limon census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80818. The Survey maps it on the Genoa West quadrangle. 153 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 5,604 feet above sea level.
Population over time
3 figuresGenoa fell from 211 to 153 between 2000 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 211 | |
| 2010 | 139 | -72 (-34%) |
| 2020 | 153 | +14 (+10%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1891 USGS Limon quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Limon quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Limon quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Limon quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Limon quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Genoa West quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Limon quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
1 since 2020Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Genoa in 2020, burning about 1 acre in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Genoa Rural Fire Department | N/A |
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Genoa: 4 occurrences, 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
60 of 81 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Genoa in 81 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 55 hail, 17 tornado, 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1999 | Tornado (F3) | Genoa | $4,000,000 | no account filed |
| August 2015 | Tornado (EF1) | Genoa | $100,000 | Another tornado touched down briefly. Two two grain silos were destroyed and nearby power lines. |
| June 2023 | Flash Flood | Genoa | $50,000 | Local law enforcement reported thunderstorms with torrential rain and hail. Storm totals around Limon and Hugo ranged from 2.4 to 3.7 inches. The hail piled up several inches deep along highways 24 and 71, stranding vehicles. Floodwaters up to 2 feet deep were observe running across a roadway 3 miles south of Limon. |
| August 2015 | Tornado (EF1) | Genoa | $50,000 | A tornado touched down briefly. It destroyed an outbuilding and caused minor damage to a nearby home. |
| May 2015 | Flood | Genoa | $15,000 | Heavy rain produced widespread flooding. Several county roads were impassable. |
| June 1994 | Hail | Genoa | $500 | Tennis ball size hail broke windows and damaged crops north of Genoa (10 miles east of Limon). |
| June 2025 | Hail | Genoa | - | Report from mping. |
| June 2025 | Hail | Genoa | - | Report from mping. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Genoa | - | From Wunderground weather station pws-kcogenoa3. |
| June 2018 | Tornado (EF0) | Genoa | - | A tornado touched down briefly in an open field. No damage was observed. |
| August 2013 | Tornado (EF0) | Genoa | - | A tornado touched down briefly in an open field. No damage was reported. |
| April 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Genoa | - | A tornado touched down briefly but did no damage. |
| June 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Genoa | - | A small tornado touched down briefly but did no damage. |
| June 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Genoa | - | A small tornado touched down but did no damage. |
| June 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Genoa | - | A small tornado touched down but did no damage. |
| June 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Genoa | - | A small tornado touched down but did no damage. |
| June 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Genoa | - | A large tornado, approximately 1/2 mile wide, touched down briefly. The tornado took out about 200 yards of fencing and windbreaks. One windmill was destroyed and a corn crop was damaged. |
| August 1999 | Flash Flood | Genoa | - | The Arickaree River in northeastern Lincoln County near Genoa jumped its banks as thunderstorms with heavy rainshowers moved through the area. Roads were closed, including Interstate 70, around Genoa until the floodwaters safely subsided. |
| June 1994 | Tornado (F0) | Genoa | - | Spotters reported three brief tornado touchdowns in open fields west and south of Genoa (10 miles east of Limon). No damage or injuries were reported. |
| June 1994 | Tornado (F0) | Genoa | - | Spotters reported three brief tornado touchdowns in open fields west and south of Genoa (10 miles east of Limon). No damage or injuries were reported. |
| June 1994 | Tornado (F0) | Genoa | - | Spotters reported three brief tornado touchdowns in open fields west and south of Genoa (10 miles east of Limon). No damage or injuries were reported. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Genoa | - | Tennis ball size hail broke windows and damaged crops north of Genoa (10 miles east of Limon). |
| August 2025 | Hail | Genoa | - | no account filed |
| August 2025 | Hail | Genoa | - | no account filed |
| June 2023 | Hail | Genoa | - | no account filed |
| August 2020 | Hail | Genoa | - | no account filed |
| August 2020 | Hail | Genoa | - | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Hail | Genoa | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Genoa | - | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Hail | Genoa | - | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Hail | Genoa | - | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Genoa | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Genoa | - | no account filed |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Genoa | - | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Hail | Genoa | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Genoa | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Genoa | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Genoa | - | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Hail | Genoa | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Genoa | - | no account filed |
| September 2009 | Hail | Genoa | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Genoa | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Genoa | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Genoa | - | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Hail | Genoa | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Genoa | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Genoa | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Genoa | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Genoa | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Genoa | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Genoa | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Genoa | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Genoa | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Genoa | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Genoa | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Genoa | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Genoa | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Genoa | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Genoa | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Genoa | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Genoa | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1962428 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 203757. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






