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Weldona, Colorado

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Weldona census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80653. It lies near Schaefer Draw. The Survey maps it on the Weldona quadrangle. 113 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 4,350 feet above sea level.

Weldona within Morgan County

Population over time

2 figures

Weldona fell from 139 to 113 between 2010 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.

YearPeople Change
2010139
2020113-26 (-19%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 11 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Weldona: 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory), Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Clay PitClayProducer
UnknownFire Clay (Refractory)OccurrenceSedimentary

Every working recorded in Morgan County

Storms near this place

43 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Weldona in 43 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 29 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 2 tornado. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 1997Flash FloodWeldona$2,000,000Radar estimates of 5 to 6 inches of rainfall were observed over northern portions of Morgan County during the evening hours. The brunt of the flooding occurred between 10 pm and 12 am lst when the Weldona Valley Ditch broke. The ensuing floodwaters, up to 4 feet deep, inundated the entire town. Approximately 50 families had to be evacuated, many from their rooftops. Although no dollar estimate was available, 48 homes were damaged, 13 extensively, as well as at least 30 vehicles. Several homes had to be condemned. In addition, $2.0 million in damage was reported to roads, businesses and public buildings in town.
July 2022Flash FloodWeldona$15,000Heavy rain from 1.9 to 3.50 inches was observed near Brush. Flooding was reported along County Road U, just west of Highway 71. A basement in the area also flooded. County Road 28, north of Brush, was completely washed out and underwater.
June 2025HailWeldona-Report from mping.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindWeldona-Measured with Vantage Pro Weather Station. Also reported 3-4 inch diameter tree limbs down and minor roof damage to outbuilding.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindWeldona-Delete.
June 2018HailWeldona-Heavy rain totaling 1.5 inches was also observed.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindWeldona-Strong thunderstorm winds snapped branches, 4 to 5 inches in diameter, off trees along State Highway 144.
July 1997Flash FloodWeldona-Heavy rainfall from thunderstorms in the area resulted in flooding and flash flooding problems over portions of Morgan County. Up to 4 feet of water reportedly covered the roadway near County Roads 14 and KK.
June 2019HailWeldona-no account filed
September 2019HailWeldona-no account filed
June 2018HailWeldona-no account filed
August 2015HailWeldona-no account filed
August 2015HailWeldona-no account filed
August 2014Thunderstorm WindWeldona-no account filed
April 2007HailWeldona-no account filed
April 2005HailWeldona-no account filed
April 2005HailWeldona-no account filed
July 2005HailWeldona-no account filed
August 2004HailWeldona-no account filed
June 2003HailWeldona-no account filed
April 2000Thunderstorm WindWeldona-no account filed
July 2000HailWeldona-no account filed
July 1998Thunderstorm WindWeldona-no account filed
June 1998HailWeldona-no account filed
June 1998HailWeldona-no account filed
June 1997Tornado (F0)Weldona-no account filed
June 1997HailWeldona-no account filed
June 1997HailWeldona-no account filed
June 1997Thunderstorm WindWeldona-no account filed
June 1997HailWeldona-no account filed
June 1997HailWeldona-no account filed
June 1997HailWeldona-no account filed
June 1997HailWeldona-no account filed
June 1997Thunderstorm WindWeldona-no account filed
June 1997HailWeldona-no account filed
July 1996Tornado (F2)Weldona-no account filed
July 1996Thunderstorm WindWeldona-no account filed
July 1996HailWeldona-no account filed
July 1996HailWeldona-no account filed
July 1996HailWeldona-no account filed
September 1996HailWeldona-no account filed
September 1996HailWeldona-no account filed
September 1996HailWeldona-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Morgan County

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.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Goodrich4.9 miles16
Orchard8.0 miles16
Log Lane Village9.0 miles10
Lamb9.5 miles8
Wiggins9.7 miles16
Fort Morgan11.1 miles10
Hurley12.1 miles10
Moseley13.2 miles8

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 WeldonaAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q3475827The 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 204721. 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.

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.