Census Data for Colony
As far as we can tell, Colony has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.
While we don't have census information for Colony, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:
- Belle Fourche
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hulett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fruitdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
- Fruitdale is located in Butte County (SD)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruitdale <1>
- Spearfish
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spearfish have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearfish
- Spearfish is located in Lawrence County (SD)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spearfish <1>
Crook County ...
Colony is located in Crook County<3>.
For more information, please visit our Census Page for Crook County.
Miscellaneous Information for Colony ...
The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Crook County or the community of Colony:
- The GNIS Codes ...
- The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Colony:
- GNIS ID for Colony: 1585386
- GNIS ID for Crook County: 1605071
- GNIS ID for State of Wyoming: 1779807
- The FIPS Codes ...
- An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
- State Code: 56 (Wyoming)
- County Code: 011 (Crook County)
- Place Code: 16195 (Colony)
- State & County Code: 56/011 (Wyoming / Crook County)
- State & Place Code: 56/16195 (Wyoming / Colony)
- Misc. Census Codes ...
- Colony is located in Census Region #4 (the West Region) and Division #8 (the Mountain Division).
For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Colony.
Footnotes ...
<1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<2> | 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. |
<3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wyoming's counties, including Crook, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |