Oak Creek, Colorado
Oak Creek, Colorado | ||
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FIPS code 08-55155 | | |
| GNIS feature ID | 2413061[4] | |
| Website | townofoakcreek | |
Oak Creek is a
2020 census
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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
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 222 | — | |
| 1920 | 967 | 335.6% | |
| 1930 | 1,211 | 25.2% | |
| 1940 | 1,769 | 46.1% | |
| 1950 | 1,488 | −15.9% | |
| 1960 | 666 | −55.2% | |
| 1970 | 492 | −26.1% | |
| 1980 | 929 | 88.8% | |
| 1990 | 673 | −27.6% | |
| 2000 | 849 | 26.2% | |
| 2010 | 884 | 4.1% | |
| 2020 | 889 | 0.6% |
See also
References
- ^ a b "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. Archived from the original on February 2, 2007. Retrieved September 1, 2007.
- ^ a b "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oak Creek, Colorado
- ^ United States Census Bureau. "Oak Creek town; Colorado". Retrieved April 20, 2023.
- ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on September 27, 2004. Retrieved November 26, 2007.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
External links
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