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Oak Creek, Colorado
Oak Creek is a Statutory Town in Routt County, Colorado, United States. The population was 889 at the 2020 census.

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 km), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1910222—
1920967335.6%
19301,21125.2%
19401,76946.1%
19501,488−15.9%
1960666−55.2%
1970492−26.1%
198092988.8%
1990673−27.6%
200084926.2%
20108844.1%
20208890.6%

See also

References

  1. ^ "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. Archived from the original on February 2, 2007. Retrieved September 1, 2007.
  2. ^ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
  3. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oak Creek, Colorado
  5. ^ United States Census Bureau. "Oak Creek town; Colorado". Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  6. ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on September 27, 2004. Retrieved November 26, 2007.
  7. ^ Berg, Alison (June 13, 2023). "A Colorado high-country town struggles to save its identity in the shadow of a ski resort". Rocky Mountain PBS. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  8. ^ 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. 38.
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