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Welcome to Dinosaur ...The town of Dinosaur is located in Moffat County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Dinosaur, you might consider that their post office opened in 1966. The town was incorporated December 18, 1947. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Dinosaur has a population of 337 people<2> (see below for details). Dinosaur is 5,860 feet [1,786 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Dinosaur is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level. Time Zone: Dinosaur lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time Dinosaur lies within the (970) area code. The ZIP codes for Dinosaur: 81610, 81633<4> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Dinosaur had an population of 337 people. This is a decrease of 0.59% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 5.64% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Dinosaur had a population of 339 people. This makes Dinosaur the county's 2nd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 339 people, the population of Dinosaur increased 6.27% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 319 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Dinosaur. Communities near Dinosaur ...We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Dinosaur.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Dinosaur. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dinosaur. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dinosaur. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dinosaur. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dinosaur ...Looking for more information about Dinosaur? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Dinosaur, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Dinosaur. Adding Dinosaur to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Dinosaur in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Dinosaur was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8> For more details, see References and Mentions for Dinosaur. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dinosaur. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Moffat County: www.co.moffat.co.us/ The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/ Footnotes ...
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