Strasburg, Colorado

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Strasburg, Colorado
Census Designated Place
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Aerial photo of Strasburg
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Location of the Strasburg CDP in Adams and Arapahoe County, Colorado.
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Strasburg
Location of the Strasburg CDP in the United States.
Coordinates: 39°43′05″N104°19′10″W / 39.7180757°N 104.3194994°W / 39.7180757; -104.3194994 (Strasburg CDP, Colorado) [1]
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Colorado.svg  Colorado
County Adams and Arapahoe
Government
[2]
 • Type unincorporated town
Area
[1]
 • Total
20.830 sq mi (53.949 km2)
 • Land20.805 sq mi (53.885 km2)
 • Water0.025 sq mi (0.064 km2)
Elevation
[2]
5,420 ft (1,652 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total
3,307
 • Density160/sq mi (61/km2)
Time zone UTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code [4]
80136
Area codes 303 & 720
GNIS feature [2] Strasburg CDP

Strasburg is an unincorporated town located east of downtown Denver along the I-70 corridor. It is home to Strasburg School District 31-J, and there are several small businesses, medical clinics, and a post office. Strasburg is a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Adams and Arapahoe counties, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Strasburg post office has the ZIP Code 80136. [4] At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Strasburg CDP was 3,307. [3]

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History

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Strasburg, looking east along 15th Avenue.

The community was named after John Strasburg, a railroad official. [5] Strasburg may now be considered a commuter community as new housing continues to be built and much of the populace works in the surrounding areas of Aurora, Brighton, and Denver.

The town is built next to the Comanche Crossing of the Kansas Pacific Railroad. A post office called Strasburg has been in operation since 1908. [6] On January 27 2001, a plane carrying 2 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team players, 6 broadcasters and coaching staff crashed near Strasburg. All 10 people on board died.

Geography

The Strasburg CDP has an area of 13,331 acres (53.949 km2), including 16 acres (0.064 km2) of water. [1]

Demographics

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

Strasburg CDP, Colorado
YearPop.±%
2000 1,402—    
2010 2,447+74.5%
2020 3,307+35.1%
Source: United States Census Bureau

Education

The Strasburg School District 31J serves Strasburg.

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 "U.S. Board on Geographic Names: Domestic Names". United States Geological Survey . Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  3. 1 2 United States Census Bureau. "Strasburg CDP, Colorado" . Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Look Up a ZIP Code". United States Postal Service . Retrieved December 9, 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. 48.
  6. ↑ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
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