Oak Creek is a Statutory Town in Routt County, Colorado, United States. The population was 889 at the 2020 census.
Oak Creek, Colorado | |
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Coordinates: 40°16′26″N 106°57′28″W / 40.27389°N 106.95778°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Colorado |
County[1] | Routt |
Incorporated (town) | December 26, 1907[2] |
Government | |
• Type | Statutory Town[1] |
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 | |
• Total | 889 |
• Density | 2,500/sq mi (970/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
ZIP code[6] | 80467 |
Area code | 970 |
FIPS code | 08-55155 |
GNIS feature ID | 2413061[4] |
Website | townofoakcreek |
History
The town was incorporated in 1907[2] as a coal mining town.[7] The community was named for scrub oak near the original town site.[8]
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
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
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
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External links
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