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Welcome to Wiggins ...

The town of Wiggins is located in Morgan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wiggins, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Wiggins has a population of 1,015 people<2> (see below for details).

Wiggins is 4,550 feet [1,387 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Wiggins is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Wiggins lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Wiggins: 970

The ZIP code for Wiggins: 80654<4>

Going back to its beginning, The community of Wiggins was originally named Corona. For more information about the names of Wiggins, see The Names of Wiggins on our Genealogy Page.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Wiggins had an population of 1,015 people. This is an increase of 13.66% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 21.12% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Wiggins had a population of 893 people. This makes Wiggins the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Wiggins represents 0.02% of the population of Colorado (which has 5,029,196 people), making it the state's 151st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 893 people, the population of Wiggins increased 6.56% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 838 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Wiggins.

Communities Also Named Wiggins ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Wiggins - they are located in Alabama, Florida (2), Georgia, Michigan, Mississippi (2), Ohio, South Carolina, Texas (2), Utah and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wiggins.

Communities near Wiggins ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wiggins.

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Wiggins. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wiggins.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wiggins. 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 Wiggins.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wiggins. See our Newspapers Page for Wiggins.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wiggins ...

Looking for more information about Wiggins? 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 Wiggins, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Wiggins.

Adding Wiggins to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wiggins 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 Wiggins was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

X2X - From that list, the Wiggins post office opened in 1896.

We also found Wiggins on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Colorado (1947).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wiggins.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wiggins. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Morgan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Wiggins.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wiggins - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a town (such as Wiggins). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Wiggins or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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