Kirk, Colorado

Kirk, Colorado
Census Designated Place
Kirk post office (2017)
Kirk post office (2017)
Location within Yuma County and Colorado
Location within Yuma County and Colorado
Coordinates: 39°36′46″N 102°35′31″W / 39.6126887°N 102.5919946°W / 39.6126887; -102.5919946[1]
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyYuma
Area
[2]
 • Total
4.101 sq mi (10.622 km2)
 • Land4.101 sq mi (10.622 km2)
 • Water0.000 sq mi (0.000 km2)
Elevation
[1]
4,203 ft (1,281 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total
61
 • Density15/sq mi (5.7/km2)
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
ZIP Code
80824[4]
Area code970
FIPS code08-40900 [1]
GNIS ID2583255 [1]

Kirk is an unincorporated town and a census-designated place (CDP) in Yuma County, Colorado, United States.[1] At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Kirk CDP was 61.

History

The Kirk post office has been in operation since 1887, with an original name of Kim.[5] The Kirk post office has the ZIP Code 80824.[4]

The community was established by A. Newkirk, and named for him.[6] "Kirk" is the Scots language word for "church".

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

Geography

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

Demographics

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

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
201059—
2020613.4%
U.S. Decennial Census

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Wray, Colorado", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. ^ a b "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  3. ^ United States Census Bureau. "Kirk CDP, Colorado". Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "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 June 29, 2016.