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°37′15″N 102°35′31″W / 39.62083°N 102.59194°W / 39.62083; -102.59194
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyYuma
Area
 • Total
4.101 sq mi (10.622 km2)
 • Land4.101 sq mi (10.622 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0.000 km2)
Elevation
4,203 ft (1,281 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
61
 • Density15/sq mi (5.7/km2)
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
ZIP Code
80824
Area code970
FIPS code08-40900
GNIS ID2583255

Kirk is an unincorporated town and a census-designated place (CDP) in Yuma County, Colorado, United States. 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. The Kirk post office has the ZIP Code 80824.

The community was established by A. Newkirk, and named for him. "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.

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. 1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kirk, Colorado
  2. 1 2 "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. 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 June 29, 2016.