Official Name: | Town of Keenesburg, Colorado |
Motto: | Home of 500 happy people and a few soreheads |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Subdivision Type2: | County[1] |
Leader Name: | Aron Lam |
Established Date2: | June 4, 1919[2] |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [3] |
Area Total Km2: | 8.96 |
Area Land Km2: | 8.89 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.07 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.46 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.43 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.03 |
Population Footnotes: | [4] |
Population Total: | 1250 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Utc Offset: | -7 |
Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
Coordinates: | 40.1089°N -104.5203°W |
Elevation Footnotes: | [5] |
Elevation M: | 1507 |
Elevation Ft: | 4944 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code[6] |
Postal Code: | 80643 |
Blank Info: | 08-40185 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 0204699 |
Website: | Town website |
The Town of Keenesburg is a Statutory Town in Weld County, Colorado, United States. The population was 1,250 at the 2020 United States Census. It is home to The Wild Animal Sanctuary.
Keenesburg was named for Les Keene, an early settler.[7]
Keenesburg is located at 40.1089°N -104.5203°W (40.108821, -104.520228).[8]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.6sqmi, of which, 0.6sqmi of it is land and 1.75% is water.
As of January 2023, the mayor of Keenesburg is Aron Lam.[9] [10]