Sheridan Lake, Colorado | |
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Coordinates: 38°28′6″N102°17′35″W / 38.46833°N 102.29306°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Colorado |
County | Kiowa County [1] |
Incorporated | 1951-06-11 [2] |
Government | |
• Type | Statutory Town [1] |
Area | |
• Total | 0.31 sq mi (0.80 km2) |
• Land | 0.31 sq mi (0.80 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 4,072 ft (1,241 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 55 |
• Density | 180/sq mi (69/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
ZIP code | 81071 |
Area code | 719 |
FIPS code | 08-69700 |
GNIS feature ID | 0195322 |
Website | www |
Sixth least populous Colorado municipality |
Sheridan Lake is a Statutory Town located in Kiowa County, Colorado, United States. The population was 55 at the 2020 census. [4]
A post office called "Sheridan Lake" has been in operation since 1887. [5] The community was named after Phil Sheridan, a pioneer hunter. [6]
Sheridan Lake is located in eastern Kiowa County at 38°28′6″N102°17′35″W / 38.46833°N 102.29306°W (38.468274, -102.293155). [7] U.S. Route 385 passes through the town, leading north 27 miles (43 km) to Cheyenne Wells and south 28 miles (45 km) to Granada. Colorado State Highway 96 is the town's Main Street and leads west 28 miles (45 km) to Eads, the Kiowa county seat, and east 13 miles (21 km) to the Kansas border.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.32 square miles (0.82 km2), all of it recorded as land. [8] The town is situated just to the north of the site of the small lake for which it was named. Recent aerial photos appear to indicate that the lake is mostly dried-up, with only an alkali lake bed remaining.
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1960 | 90 | — | |
1970 | 86 | −4.4% | |
1980 | 87 | 1.2% | |
1990 | 95 | 9.2% | |
2000 | 66 | −30.5% | |
2010 | 88 | 33.3% | |
2020 | 55 | −37.5% | |
U.S. Decennial Census |
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Brandon is a census-designated place (CDP) in and governed by Kiowa County, Colorado, United States. The population of the Brandon CDP was 21 at the United States Census 2020. The Sheridan Lake post office serves Brandon postal addresses.
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