Kittredge, Colorado

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Kittredge, Colorado
Census Designated Place
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Kittredge in 2014
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Location of the Kittredge CDP in Jefferson County, Colorado.
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Kittredge
Location of the Kittredge CDP in the United States.
Coordinates: 39°39′33″N105°18′16″W / 39.6592970°N 105.3045181°W / 39.6592970; -105.3045181 (Kittredge CDP, Colorado) [1]
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Colorado.svg  Colorado
County Jefferson County
Government
[2]
 • Type unincorporated town
Area
[1]
 • Total1.885 sq mi (4.881 km2)
 • Land1.884 sq mi (4.880 km2)
 • Water0.0005 sq mi (0.0012 km2)
Elevation
[2]
7,073 ft (2,156 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total1,308
 • Density690/sq mi (270/km2)
Time zone UTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code [4]
80457
Area codes 303 & 720
GNIS feature [2] Kittredge CDP

Kittredge is an unincorporated town, a post office, and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Kittredge post office has the ZIP code 80457. [4] At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Kittredge CDP was 1,308. [3]

Contents

History

The Kittredge Post Office has been in operation since 1923. [5] C. M. Kittredge, an early postmaster, gave the community his name. [6]

Geography

Kittredge is located in the valley of Bear Creek. Colorado State Highway 74 leads east down Bear Creek Canyon 8 miles (13 km) to Morrison and southwest (upstream) 2 miles (3 km) to Evergreen.

The Kittredge CDP has an area of 1,206 acres (4.881 km2), including 0.30 acres (0.0012 km2) of water. [1]

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Kittredge CDP for the United States Census 2000.

Kittredge CDP, Colorado
YearPop.±%
2000 954—    
2010 1,304+36.7%
2020 1,308+0.3%
Source: United States Census Bureau

Education

Kittredge is served by the Jefferson County Public Schools.

Notable residents

Kittredge is the home of former U.S. Senator and U.S. Presidential aspirant Gary Hart.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "U.S. Board on Geographic Names: Domestic Names". United States Geological Survey . Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  3. 1 2 United States Census Bureau. "Kittredge CDP, Colorado" . Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Look Up a ZIP Code". United States Postal Service . Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  6. ↑ 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.
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