Kirk, Colorado Explained

Kirk, Colorado
Settlement Type:Census Designated Place
Coordinates:39.6127°N -102.592°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Colorado
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Yuma
Established Title:Founded
Established Title1:Platted
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:10.622
Area Land Km2:10.622
Area Water Km2:0.000
Unit Pref:Imperial
Elevation Ft:4203
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:61
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:MST
Utc Offset1:−7
Timezone1 Dst:MDT
Utc Offset1 Dst:−6
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:80824[3]
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:970
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS ID
Blank1 Info:2583255

Kirk is an unincorporated town and a census-designated place (CDP) in Yuma County, Colorado, United States. At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Kirk CDP was 61.

History

The Kirk post office has been in operation since 1887, with an original name of Kim.[4] The Kirk post office has the ZIP Code 80824.[3]

The community was established by A. Newkirk, and named for him.[5] "Kirk" is the Scots language word for "church".

Kirk is home to a grain elevator, meat processing plant, bank, grocery, feed and supply store and the post office.

Geography

The Kirk CDP has an area of 10.622km2, all land.[1]

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the for the

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020. United States Census Bureau. December 28, 2020.
  2. Web site: Kirk CDP, Colorado . United States Census Bureau. April 11, 2023 .
  3. Web site: Look Up a ZIP Code. United States Postal Service. December 28, 2020.
  4. Book: Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co.. Denver, CO. 29.
  5. Web site: Post offices . Jim Forte Postal History . 29 June 2016.