Primary Sources
All data and historical information for this project were compiled during the research for the Wikipedia article on Iliff, Colorado. The following sources provided the foundation for the data visualizations and analysis presented in this Digital Humanities project.
Census and Demographic Data
- United States Census Bureau. "Census 2020: Iliff town, Colorado." https://data.census.gov/profile/Iliff_town,_Colorado?g=160XX00US0838590. Accessed April 22, 2023.
- United States Census Bureau. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files." https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_08.txt. Accessed July 1, 2020.
- United States Census Bureau. "2010 Census of Population and Housing: Population and Housing Unit Counts, Colorado." 2012. https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-7.pdf.
- United States Census Bureau. "Population of Colorado." 1900. https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1900/bulletins/demographic/14-population-co.pdf.
- United States Census Bureau. "U.S. Census website." https://www.census.gov. Accessed January 31, 2008.
Colorado History and Encyclopedia Resources
- History Colorado. "John Wesley Iliff." Colorado Encyclopedia. https://coloradoencyclopedia.org/article/john-wesley-iliff. Accessed October 23, 2025.
- History Colorado. "Logan County." Colorado Encyclopedia. https://coloradoencyclopedia.org/article/logan-county. Accessed October 23, 2025.
- History Colorado. "Sterling." Colorado Encyclopedia. https://coloradoencyclopedia.org/article/sterling-0. Accessed October 23, 2025.
- History Colorado. "South Platte Flood, 1965." Colorado Encyclopedia. https://coloradoencyclopedia.org/article/south-platte-flood-1965. Accessed October 29, 2025.
- Explore Sterling. "History of Sterling and Logan County." https://www.exploresterling.com/history/. Accessed October 23, 2025.
Natural Disasters and Environmental Events
- National Weather Service, NOAA. "The January 1949 Blizzard." https://www.weather.gov/unr/1949-01. Accessed October 29, 2025.
- U.S. Geological Survey. "Floods of June 1965 in South Platte River basin, Colorado." https://www.usgs.gov/publications/floods-june-1965-south-platte-river-basin-colorado. Accessed October 29, 2025.
Infrastructure and Transportation
- Colorado Department of Transportation. "Interstate 76." https://www.codot.gov/about/CDOTHistory/50th-anniversary/interstate-76.html. Accessed October 23, 2025.
- Julesburg Advocate. "Julesburg is a Railroad Town." July 7, 2011. https://www.julesburgadvocate.com/2011/07/07/julesburg-is-a-railroad-town/. Accessed December 9, 2025.
Regional History and County Development
- Weld County Government. "Old Weld County." History of Weld County. https://history.weld.gov/County-150/Old-Weld-County. Accessed December 9, 2025.
Industrial and Agricultural Development
- The Fence Post. "Sterling sugar factory works 80th campaign." https://www.thefencepost.com/news/sterling-sugar-factory-works-80th-campaign/. Accessed December 9, 2025.
- NECO Historic Photo Book. "A Spoonful of Sugar." https://www.necohistoricphotobook.com/post/a-spoonful-of-sugar. Accessed December 9, 2025.
Place Names and Geographic Information
- Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015051116740;view=1up;seq=34.
- Gannett, Henry. The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off., 1905. https://books.google.com/books?id=9V1IAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA164.
- United States Geological Survey. "US Board on Geographic Names." October 25, 2007. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Accessed January 31, 2008.
Government and Administrative Records
- State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. "Active Colorado Municipalities." Archived from the original on December 12, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20091212060308/http://www.dola.state.co.us/dlg/local_governments/municipalities.html. Accessed September 1, 2007.
- State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. "Colorado Municipal Incorporations." December 1, 2004. Archived from the original on August 23, 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20030823045734/http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/muninc.html. Accessed September 2, 2007.
- United States Postal Service. "ZIP Code Lookup." Archived from the original on November 4, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101104123722/http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown.jsp. Accessed October 14, 2007.
Newspaper and Local Media
- Sterling Journal-Advocate. "Granddaughter relates Japanese immigrant's story." July 7, 2015. https://www.journal-advocate.com/2015/07/07/granddaughter-relates-japanese-immigrants-story/. Accessed October 23, 2025.
Wikipedia Article
- Wikipedia contributors. "Iliff, Colorado." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iliff,_Colorado. Article compiled by Evan Jelle for ENGL 326, Kansas State University.