Rocky Ford
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Rocky Ford is a small agricultural city in southeastern Colorado, known historically for its melon production.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rocky Ford canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
municipality ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid climate ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
farming
ⓘ
irrigated agriculture ⓘ |
| elevation |
approximately 1,250 meters above sea level
ⓘ
approximately 4,100 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| governingBody | City government of Rocky Ford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIndustry |
food processing
ⓘ
produce packing ⓘ |
| hasProduct |
Rocky Ford cantaloupes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
melons ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | historic center of melon growing in Colorado ⓘ |
| knownFor |
agriculture
ⓘ
melon production ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Otero County, Colorado
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Great Plains region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Melon Capital of the World NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Arkansas River Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic | rural community ⓘ |
| populationTrend | small city ⓘ |
| primarySector | agricultural sector ⓘ |
| region | southeastern Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settlementType | home rule municipality ⓘ |
| state | Colorado ⓘ |
| timeZone | Mountain Time Zone ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | Mountain Daylight Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportation | served by U.S. Highway 50 ⓘ |
| watercourse | Arkansas River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.