Colo (Iowa)

Colo is a city in Story County, Iowa, United States. The population was 876 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Ames, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a part of the larger Ames-Boone, Iowa Combined Statistical Area.HistoryColo was incorporated on April 26, 1876. Railroad official John Blair named the community after his dog.GeographyColo's longitude and latitude coordinates in decimal form are 42.016945, -93.317377.According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.06sqmi, all of it land.Demographics2010 censusAs of the census of 2010, there were 876 people, 348 households, and 252 families residing in the city. The population density was 826.4PD/sqmi. There were 370 housing units at an average density of 349.1/sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 98.6% White, 0.3% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.3% from other races, and 0.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.9% of the population.