Arapahoe, Colorado

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Arapahoe, Colorado
census-designated place
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Arapahoe
Arapahoe (Colorado)
Coordinates: 38°51′00″N102°10′56″W / 38.8500°N 102.1821°W / 38.8500; -102.1821 [1]
Country United States
State Colorado
County Cheyenne [2]
Founded1870 [3]
Government
 • Type unincorporated community
 • Body Cheyenne County [2]
Area
[4]
 • Total
0.277 sq mi (0.718 km2)
 • Land0.277 sq mi (0.718 km2)
 • Water0.000 sq mi (0.000 km2)
Elevation
[1]
4,006 ft (1,221 m)
Population
 (2020) [5]
 • Total
102
 • Density370/sq mi (140/km2)
Time zone UTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP Code
80802 [6]
Area code 719
GNIS pop ID 196392
GNIS CDP ID 2804445
FIPS code 08-02850

Arapahoe is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cheyenne County, Colorado, United States. [1] The population was 102 at the 2020 census. [5]

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History

Arapahoe was established in 1870. [3] The Arapahoe, Colorado, post office opened on May 5, 1906. [7] The Arapahoe post office has the ZIP code 80802. [6] The town name honors the Arapaho Native American people who lived in the area.

Geography

At the 2020 United States Census, the CDP has an area of 177 acres (0.718 km2), all land. [4]

Demographics

Arapahoe, Colorado
YearPop.±%
2020 102—    
Source: United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau defined the Arapahoe CDP for the United States Census 2020.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Arapahoe, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved December 29, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs . Retrieved January 14, 2025.
  3. 1 2 Eichler, Geo. R. (1977). Colorado Place Names. Johnson Publishing Company.
  4. 1 2 "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  5. 1 2 United States Census Bureau. "Arapahoe CDP, Colorado" . Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  6. 1 2 "Look Up a ZIP Code". United States Postal Service . Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  7. ↑ Bauer, William H.; Ozment, James L.; Willard, John H. (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989. Golden, Colorado: Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation. ISBN   0-918654-42-4.
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