Kirk, Colorado

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Kirk, Colorado
Census Designated Place
Kirk, Colorado post office.JPG
Kirk post office (2017)
Yuma County Colorado Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Kirk Highlighted 0840900.svg
Location within Yuma County and Colorado
Coordinates: 39°36′46″N102°35′31″W / 39.6126887°N 102.5919946°W / 39.6126887; -102.5919946 [1]
Country United States
State Colorado
County Yuma
Area
[2]
 • Total4.101 sq mi (10.622 km2)
 • Land4.101 sq mi (10.622 km2)
 • Water0.000 sq mi (0.000 km2)
Elevation
[1]
4,203 ft (1,281 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total61
 • Density15/sq mi (5.7/km2)
Time zone UTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−6 (MDT)
ZIP Code
80824 [4]
Area code 970
FIPS code 08-40900 [1]
GNIS ID 2583255 [1]

Kirk is an unincorporated town and a census-designated place (CDP) in Yuma County, Colorado, United States. [1] At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Kirk CDP was 61.

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History

The Kirk post office has been in operation since 1887, with an original name of Kim. [5] The Kirk post office has the ZIP Code 80824. [4]

The community was established by A. Newkirk, and named for him. [6] "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 2,625 acres (10.622 km2), all land. [2]

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Kirk CDP for the United States Census 2010.

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2010 59—
2020 613.4%
U.S. Decennial Census

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Wray, Colorado", Geographic Names Information System , United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. 1 2 "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  3. ↑ United States Census Bureau. "Kirk CDP, Colorado" . Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Look Up a ZIP Code". United States Postal Service . Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
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