Pitkin, Colorado

Coordinates: 38°36′28″N 106°31′6″W / 38.60778°N 106.51833°W / 38.60778; -106.51833
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Not to be confused with Pitkin County, Colorado.

Town of Pitkin, Colorado
Highways
none
Websitetownofpitkin.colorado.gov

Pitkin is a

2020 census.[5]

Pitkin was founded in 1879, and is said to be Colorado's first

Continental Divide. Originally named Quartzville, it was renamed to honor Governor Frederick Walker Pitkin.[7]

Geography

Pitkin is located at 38°36′28″N 106°31′6″W / 38.60778°N 106.51833°W / 38.60778; -106.51833 (38.607886, -106.518454).[8] Pitkin is at an elevation of 9,242 feet, about 28 miles northeast of Gunnison, Colorado.

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%±
18801,891—
1890371−80.4%
1900203−45.3%
191025023.2%
1920165−34.0%
193022838.2%
1940156−31.6%
1950152−2.6%
196094−38.2%
197044−53.2%
19805934.1%
199053−10.2%
2000124134.0%
201066−46.8%
2020729.1%
U.S. Decennial Census

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. Archived from the original on December 12, 2009. Retrieved September 1, 2007.
  2. ^ "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. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ a b United States Census Bureau. "Pitkin town; Colorado". Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  6. ^ "ZIP Code Lookup" (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 15, 2007.
  7. ^ History of Pitkin
  8. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.

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