Clifton, Colorado facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Clifton, Colorado
Census-designated place
F Road (U.S. Route 6) in Clifton looking toward Grand Mesa
Location in Mesa County, Colorado
Clifton, Colorado Location in the United States
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Mesa County
Government
• Type	unincorporated town
Area
• Total	6.061 sq mi (15.70 km2)
• Land	5.988 sq mi (15.51 km2)
• Water	0.073 sq mi (0.19 km2)
Elevation /	4,724 ft (1,440 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	20,413
• Density	3,409.0/sq mi (1,316.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Codes	81520 (Clifton) 81504 (Grand Junction)
Area code(s)	970
GNIS feature	2407634

Clifton is a census-designated place (CDP) and post office in and governed by Mesa County, Colorado, United States. It is part of the Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Clifton post office has the ZIP Code 81520. As of the 2020 census, the population of the Clifton CDP was 20,413.

History

The Clifton Post Office has been in operation since 1900. The community was named for cliffs near the town site.

Geography

Clifton is in central Mesa County, bordered to the west by the city of Grand Junction and to the northwest by unincorporated Fruitvale. The Colorado River forms the southern edge of the community. U.S. Route 6 passes through the center of Clifton, leading west 6 miles (10 km) to the center of Grand Junction and east the same distance to Palisade. Interstate 70 passes along the northern edge of Clifton, with access from Exit 37 (I-70 Business). Colorado State Highway 141 leads south from US 6, 5 miles (8 km) to U.S. Route 50. The Clifton CDP has an area of 6.1 square miles (16 km²), of which 0.07 square miles (0.18 km²), or 1.20%, are water.

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Clifton CDP for the 1980 United States Census.

See also

In Spanish: Clifton (Colorado) para niños