Kirk, Colorado

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Kirk, Colorado
Census Designated Place
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The Kirk post office in February 2017.
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Location of the Kirk CDP in Yuma County, Colorado.
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Kirk
Location of the Kirk CDP in the United States.
Coordinates: 39°36′46″N102°35′31″W / 39.6126887°N 102.5919946°W / 39.6126887; -102.5919946 (Kirk CDP, Colorado) Coordinates: 39°36′46″N102°35′31″W / 39.6126887°N 102.5919946°W / 39.6126887; -102.5919946 (Kirk CDP, Colorado) [1]
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Colorado.svg  Colorado
County Yuma County
Government
[2]
 • Type unincorporated town
Area
[1]
 • Total4.101 sq mi (10.622 km2)
 • Land4.101 sq mi (10.622 km2)
 • Water0.000 sq mi (0.000 km2)
Elevation
[2]
4,203 ft (1,281 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total61
 • Density15/sq mi (5.7/km2)
Time zone UTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code [4]
80824
Area code 970
GNIS feature [2] Kirk CDP

Kirk is an unincorporated town, a post office, and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Yuma County, Colorado, United States. The Kirk post office has the ZIP Code 80824. [4] At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Kirk CDP was 61.

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Etymology

"Kirk" is the Scots language word for "church".

Description

Kirk is home to a grain elevator, meat processing plant, bank, grocery, feed and supply store and the post office.

History

The Kirk post office has been in operation since 1887, with an original name of Kim. [5] The community was established by A. Newkirk, and named for him. [6]

Geography

The Kirk CDP has an area of 2,625 acres (10.622 km2), all land. [1]

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Kirk CDP for the United States Census 2010.

Kirk CDP, Colorado
YearPop.±%
2010 59—    
2020 61+3.4%
Source: United States Census Bureau

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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 28, 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "U.S. Board on Geographic Names: Domestic Names". United States Geological Survey . Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  3. ↑ United States Census Bureau. "Kirk CDP, Colorado" . Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Look Up a ZIP Code". United States Postal Service . Retrieved December 28, 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. 29.
  6. ↑ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
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