Arapahoe, Colorado

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Arapahoe, Colorado
Census Designated Place
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Arapahoe
Location of the Arapahoe CDP in the State of Colorado.
Coordinates: 38°51′11″N102°10′44″W / 38.8529187°N 102.1788968°W / 38.8529187; -102.1788968 (Arapahoe CDP, Colorado) [1]
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Colorado.svg  Colorado
County Cheyenne County
Established1870 [2]
Government
[3]
 • Type unincorporated town
Area
[1]
 • Total0.277 sq mi (0.718 km2)
 • Land0.277 sq mi (0.718 km2)
 • Water0.000 sq mi (0.000 km2)
Elevation
[3]
4,026 ft (1,227 m)
Population
 (2020) [4]
 • Total102
 • Density370/sq mi (140/km2)
Time zone UTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code [5]
80802
Area code 719
GNIS feature [3] Arapahoe CDP

Arapahoe is an unincorporated town, a post office, and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Cheyenne County, Colorado, United States. The population was 102 at the 2020 census. [4] The Arapahoe post office has the ZIP code 80802. [5]

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History

The first town of Arapahoe was established in 1859 in Arapahoe County, Kansas Territory (present-day Jefferson County, Colorado; see Arapahoe, Colorado (ghost town) .) [2] The town withered in a few years.

A new town of Arapahoe was established at the present site in 1870. [2] The second Arapahoe post office opened on May 5, 1910. [6]

The name honors the Arapaho Native American people who lived in the area.

Geography

The Arapahoe CDP has an area of 177 acres (0.718 km2), all land. [1]

Demographics

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

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

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 Eichler, Geo. R. (1977). Colorado Place Names. Johnson Publishing Company.
  3. 1 2 3 "U.S. Board on Geographic Names: Domestic Names". United States Geological Survey . Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  4. 1 2 United States Census Bureau. "Arapahoe CDP, Colorado" . Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Look Up a ZIP Code". United States Postal Service . Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  6. ↑ Bauer, William H.; James L. Ozment; John H. Willard (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859-1989. The Colorado Railroad Museum. ISBN   0-918654-42-4.
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