Sheridan Lake, Colorado

This article is about the town in Kiowa County, Colorado. For the city in Arapahoe County, Colorado, see Sheridan, Colorado.

Sheridan Lake, Colorado
Town
Sheridan Lake in 2015
Location of Sheridan Lake in Kiowa County, Colorado
Coordinates: 38°28′6″N102°17′35″W / 38.46833°N 102.29306°W / 38.46833; -102.29306
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Kiowa County [1]
Incorporated	1951-06-11 [2]
Government
• Type	Statutory Town [1]
Area [3]
• 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  (2020) [4]
• 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.kcedfonline.org/sheridanlake.htm
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]

Geography

Sheridan Lake is located in eastern Kiowa County at 38°28′6″N102°17′35″W / 38.46833°N 102.29306°W / 38.46833; -102.29306 (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.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
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

See also

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• United States portal
• Colorado portal

• Outline of Colorado
  • Index of Colorado-related articles
• State of Colorado
  • Colorado cities and towns
    • Colorado municipalities
  • Colorado counties
    • Kiowa County, Colorado

References

1. "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. Archived from the original on 2009-12-12. Retrieved 2007-11-30.
2. "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. 2004-12-01. Retrieved 2007-11-30.
3. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
4. United States Census Bureau. "Sheridan Lake town; Colorado" . Retrieved April 22, 2023.
5. "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 9 July 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. 46.
7. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
8. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Sheridan Lake town, Colorado". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved January 28, 2019.^{[ dead link ]}

External links

• Town of Sheridan Lake
• CDOT map of the Town of Sheridan Lake