Peetz, Colorado
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| Coordinates: 40°57′42″N 103°6′43″W / 40.96167°N 103.11194°WCoordinates: 40°57′42″N 103°6′43″W / 40.96167°N 103.11194°W[1] | |
| Country |  United States |
| State | Template:Country data Colorado |
| County[2] | Logan County |
| Incorporated (town) | May 17, 1917[3] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Statutory town[2] |
| Area | |
| • Total | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| • Land | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| • Water | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| Elevation | Template:Infobox settlement/lengthdisp |
| Population | |
| • Total | 213 |
| • Density | Template:Infobox settlement/densdisp |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code[7] | 80747 |
| Area code(s) | 970 |
| FIPS code | 08-58235 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0204648 |
| Website | Official website |
Peetz is a statutory town in Logan County, Colorado, United States. The population was 213 at the 2020 census.[6]
History
[edit | edit source]The community was named after Peter Peetz, an early settler.[8]
Geography
[edit | edit source]According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.19 square miles (0.49 km2), all of it land.[9]
Peetz is located on the Peetz Plateau.
Demographics
[edit | edit source]Economy
[edit | edit source]Peetz's commerce mainly is focused on farming. In the town of Peetz, there is one restaurant/bar (the Hot Spot), a grain elevator and service station (Peetz Co-op), a telephone and internet provider (Peetz Telephone Company), and a laundromat.
Education
[edit | edit source]Peetz is home to the RE-5 School District and Peetz K-12 School.
Transportation
[edit | edit source]There are no forms of public transportation in Peetz, but a BNSF Railway line runs past the town. Peetz lies next to Colorado State Highway 113.
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. Archived from the original on December 12, 2009. Retrieved September 1, 2007.
- ↑ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
- ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 United States Census Bureau. "Peetz town; Colorado". Retrieved April 21, 2023.
- ↑ "ZIP Code Lookup" (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 2, 2007.
- ↑ 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. 40.
- ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Peetz town, Colorado". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved October 3, 2019.