Oak Creek, Colorado
Town
Main Street in Oak Creek.
Main Street in Oak Creek.
Location of Oak Creek in Routt County, Colorado.
Location of Oak Creek in Routt County, Colorado.
Coordinates: 40°16′26″N 106°57′28″W / 40.27389°N 106.95778°W / 40.27389; -106.95778
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
County[1]Routt
Incorporated (town)December 26, 1907[2]
Government
 • TypeStatutory Town[1]
Area
[3]
 • Total0.36 sq mi (0.92 km2)
 • Land0.36 sq mi (0.92 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[4]
7,438 ft (2,267 m)
Population
 (2020)[5]
 • Total889
 • Density2,500/sq mi (970/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code[6]
80467
Area code970
FIPS code08-55155
GNIS feature ID2413061[4]
Websitetownofoakcreek.com

Oak Creek is a Statutory Town in Routt County, Colorado, United States. The population was 889 at the 2020 census.

History

The town was incorporated in 1907[2] as a coal mining town.[7] The community was named for scrub oak near the original town site.[8]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1910222—
1920967335.6%
19301,21125.2%
19401,76946.1%
19501,488−15.9%
1960666−55.2%
1970492−26.1%
198092988.8%
1990673−27.6%
200084926.2%
20108844.1%
20208890.6%

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. Archived from the original on February 2, 2007. Retrieved September 1, 2007.
  2. ^ a b "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
  3. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  4. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oak Creek, Colorado
  5. ^ United States Census Bureau. "Oak Creek town; Colorado". Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  6. ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on September 27, 2004. Retrieved November 26, 2007.
  7. ^ Berg, Alison (June 13, 2023). "A Colorado high-country town struggles to save its identity in the shadow of a ski resort". Rocky Mountain PBS. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  8. ^ 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. p. 38.

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