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Welcome to Colon ...The village of Colon is located in Saint Joseph County<1>. The location of Colon has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Colon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1836. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Colon has a population of 1,157 people<3> (see below for details). Colon is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Colon lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Colon is located in the (269) area code. The ZIP code for Colon: 49040<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Colon had an population of 1,157 people. This is a decrease of 1.36% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 5.7% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Colon had a population of 1,173 people. This makes Colon the county's 6th most populous community. The population of Colon represents 0.01% of the population of Michigan (which has 9,883,640 people), making it the state's 338th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 1,173 people, the population of Colon decreased 4.4% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,227 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Colon. Communities Also Named Colon ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Colon - they are located in Georgia, Nebraska, North Carolina and Pennsylvania. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Colon. Communities near Colon ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Colon.
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 Colon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Colon. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Colon. 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 Colon. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Colon. See our Newspapers Page for Colon. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Colon ...Looking for more information about Colon? 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 Colon, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Colon. Adding Colon to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Colon 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 Colon was on a map titled Road Map for Michigan (from Shell Oil, 1956). We also found Colon in the book titled .<7> From that list, the Colon post office opened in 1836. For more details, see References and Mentions for Colon. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Colon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Saint Joseph County: www.stjosephcountymi.org/ The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/ Footnotes ...
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