Kirk, Colorado

Kirk, Colorado
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The Kirk post office, February 2017

Location of Kirk in Yuma County, Colorado.
Coordinates: 39°36′46″N 102°35′32″W / 39.61278°N 102.59222°W / 39.61278; -102.59222Coordinates: 39°36′46″N 102°35′32″W / 39.61278°N 102.59222°W / 39.61278; -102.59222
Country  United States
State  Colorado
County Yuma[1]
Elevation[1] 4,203 ft (1,281 m)
Time zone UTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code[2] 80824
GNIS feature ID 0195064

Kirk is a small village and census-designated place straddling County Road M on the southern edge of Yuma County, Colorado, United States, with a population as of the 2010 Census of 59.[3]

Description

It is home to a grain elevator, meat processing plant, bank, grocery, and the U.S. Post Office serving ZIP Code 80824.[2]

The post office has been in operation since 1887, with an original place designation of Kim [4] The community was established by A. Newkirk, and named for him.[5]

Geography

Kirk is located at 39°36′46″N 102°35′32″W / 39.61278°N 102.59222°W / 39.61278; -102.59222 (39.612830,-102.592220).

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. 1 2 "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. December 28, 2006. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 23, 2010. Retrieved December 28, 2006.
  3. ↑ Colorado Trend Report 2: State and Complete Places (Sub-state 2010 Census Data). Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed 2011-02-25.
  4. ↑ 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. 29.
  5. ↑ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  6. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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