| Sheridan Lake, Colorado | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kiowa County[1] |
| Government Type: | Statutory Town |
| Established Title2: | Incorporated |
| Established Date2: | 1951-06-11[2] |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [3] |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.80 |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.80 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.31 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.31 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [4] |
| Population Total: | 55 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | -7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
| Coordinates: | 38.4683°N -102.2931°W |
| Elevation M: | 1241 |
| Elevation Ft: | 4072 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 81071 |
| Area Code: | 719 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 08-69700 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0195322 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2019 |
Sheridan Lake is a Statutory Town located in Kiowa County, Colorado, United States. The population was 55 at the 2020 census.
A post office called "Sheridan Lake" has been in operation since 1887.[5] The community was named after Phil Sheridan, a pioneer hunter.[6]
Sheridan Lake is located in eastern Kiowa County at 38.4683°N -102.2931°W (38.468274, -102.293155).[7] U.S. Route 385 passes through the town, leading north to Cheyenne Wells and south to Granada. Colorado State Highway 96 is the town's Main Street and leads west to Eads, the Kiowa county seat, and east to the Kansas border.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.82km2, all of it recorded as land.[8] The town is situated just to the north of the site of the small lake for which it was named. Recent aerial photos appear to indicate that the lake is mostly dried-up, with only an alkali lake bed remaining.