Place:Nucla, Montrose, Colorado, United States

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NameNucla
TypeTown
Coordinates38.267°N 108.547°W
Located inMontrose, Colorado, United States
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Nucla is a Statutory Town in Montrose County, Colorado, United States. The population was 711 at the 2010 census. Its name comes from the town's founders intent that it serve as a "nucleus" for the surrounding farms and mines, although it has since come to be associated with the growth of uranium mining in the region.

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