Oak Creek, Colorado facts for kids
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Oak Creek, Colorado
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Main Street in Oak Creek.
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Location of Oak Creek in Routt County, Colorado.
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| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Routt |
| Incorporated (town) | December 26, 1907 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Statutory Town |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.36 sq mi (0.92 km2) |
| • Land | 0.36 sq mi (0.92 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 7,438 ft (2,267 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 889 |
| • Density | 2,470/sq mi (966/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code |
80467
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| Area code(s) | 970 |
| FIPS code | 08-55155 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2413061 |
Oak Creek is a Statutory Town in Routt County, Colorado, United States. The population was 889 at the 2020 census.
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History
The town was incorporated in 1907 as a coal mining town. The community was named for scrub oak near the original town site.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2), all of it land.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1910 | 222 | — | |
| 1920 | 967 | 335.6% | |
| 1930 | 1,211 | 25.2% | |
| 1940 | 1,769 | 46.1% | |
| 1950 | 1,488 | −15.9% | |
| 1960 | 666 | −55.2% | |
| 1970 | 492 | −26.1% | |
| 1980 | 929 | 88.8% | |
| 1990 | 673 | −27.6% | |
| 2000 | 849 | 26.2% | |
| 2010 | 884 | 4.1% | |
| 2020 | 889 | 0.6% | |
See also
In Spanish: Oak Creek (Colorado) para niños
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