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Stratton, Colorado
Looking north along Colorado Avenue (2019)
Looking north along Colorado Avenue (2019)
Location within Kit Carson County and Colorado
Location within Kit Carson County and Colorado
Coordinates: 39°18′11″N 102°36′15″W / 39.30306°N 102.60417°W / 39.30306; -102.60417Coordinates: 39°18′11″N 102°36′15″W / 39.30306°N 102.60417°W / 39.30306; -102.60417[1]
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
County[2]Kit Carson
IncorporatedApril 15, 1917[3]
Government
 • TypeStatutory Town[2]
 • MayorMatthew Brachtenbach
Area
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Population
 • Total656
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Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
ZIP Code[6]
80836
Area code719
FIPS codeTemplate:FIPS [1]
GNIS ID204821 [1]
Websitetownofstratton.colorado.gov

Stratton is a statutory town in Kit Carson County, Colorado, United States.[1] The population was 656 at the 2020 census.[5] Stratton was named in honor of the gold miner and philanthropist Winfield Scott Stratton.

Geography

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Stratton is located at 39°18′11″N 102°36′15″W / 39.30306°N 102.60417°W / 39.30306; -102.60417 (39.302976, -102.604272).[7]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km2), all of it land.

Climate

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Demographics

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Education

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The community is served by Stratton Senior High School.

Transportation

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See also

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Template:Cite gnis2
  2. 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.
  3. "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.
  4. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  5. 5.0 5.1 United States Census Bureau. "Stratton town; Colorado". Retrieved April 22, 2023.
  6. "ZIP Code Lookup" (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service. Retrieved January 6, 2008.
  7. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
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