Dinosaur, Colorado

Dinosaur, Colorado
A sign for Tyrannosaurus Trail, a street in Dinosaur
Dinosaur
Location of the Town of Dinosaur, Colorado.
Dinosaur
Dinosaur (Colorado)
Coordinates: 40°14′37″N 109°00′53″W / 40.24356°N 109.0146°W / 40.24356; -109.0146
Country United States
State Colorado
CountyMoffat County
IncorporatedDecember 18, 1947
Named afterDinosaur National Monument
Government
  TypeStatutory Town
Area
  Total
0.930 sq mi (2.408 km2)
  Land0.930 sq mi (2.408 km2)
  Water0.000 sq mi (0.000 km2)
Elevation
5,922 ft (1,805 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
243
  Density261/sq mi (101/km2)
  Metro
13,292
  CSA
38,121
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP codes
81610 & 81633
Area code970
FIPS code08-20495
GNIS ID171542
Websitetownofdinosaur.colorado.gov

Dinosaur is a Statutory Town in Moffat County, Colorado, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 243, down from 339 at the 2010 census. Dinosaur is a part of the Craig, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area.