Salt Creek, Colorado

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Salt Creek, Colorado
Barrio Salado
Census-designated place
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Looking north along South Aspen Road towards Santa Fe Drive in Salt Creek, July 2017.
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Location of the Salt Creek CDP in Pueblo County, Colorado.
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Salt Creek
Location of the Salt Creek CDP in the United States.
Coordinates: 38°14′27″N104°35′12″W / 38.24083°N 104.58667°W / 38.24083; -104.58667 (Salt Creek CDP, Colorado) [1]
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Colorado.svg Colorado
County Pueblo County
Government
[1]
 • Type unincorporated community
Area
[2]
 • Total
0.432 sq mi (1.119 km2)
 • Land0.432 sq mi (1.119 km2)
 • Water0.000 sq mi (0.000 km2)
Elevation
[1]
4,738 ft (1,444 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total
507
 • Density1,200/sq mi (450/km2)
Time zone UTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code [4]
Pueblo 81006
Area code 719
GNIS feature ID 2409241 [1]

Salt Creek is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Pueblo County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Salt Creek CDP was 507 at the United States Census 2020. [3] The Pueblo post office (Zip Code 81006) serves the area. [4] The community takes its name from Salt Creek, a stream that flows on the community's west side. [5]

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Geography

The Salt Creek CDP has an area of 277 acres (1.119 km2), all land. [3] The neighborhood is also called Barrio Salado. [6]

Demographics

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

Salt Creek CDP, Colorado
YearPop.±%
2000 648—    
2010 587−9.4%
2020 507−13.6%
Source: United States Census Bureau

Education

It is in Pueblo School District 60. [7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Salt Creek, Colorado
  2. ↑ "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 United States Census Bureau. "Salt Creek CDP, Colorado" . Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Zip Code 81006 Map and Profile". zipdatamaps.com. 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  5. ↑ Otárola, Miguel (May 13, 2022). "How Pueblo's Salt Creek was stripped of its rights, and why activists are fighting to get them back". CPR News. Archived from the original on March 23, 2023. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
  6. ↑ Salazar, Alfie Casaus (2019). Memories from the Salt Creek neighborhood: recuerdos del Barrio Salado (1st ed.). Pueblo: Alfie Casaus Salazar.
  7. ↑ Geography Division (December 17, 2020). 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Pueblo County, CO (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved August 4, 2025. - Text list
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