Oak Creek, Colorado
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| Location of Oak Creek in Routt County, Colorado. Location of Oak Creek in Routt County, Colorado. | |
| Coordinates: 40°16′26″N 106°57′28″W / 40.27389°N 106.95778°WCoordinates: 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 | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| • Land | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| • Water | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| Elevation | Template:Infobox settlement/lengthdisp |
| Population | |
| • Total | 889 |
| • Density | Template:Infobox settlement/densdisp |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code[6] | 80467 |
| Area code(s) | 970 |
| FIPS code | 08-55155 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2413061[4] |
| Website | townofoakcreek |
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[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
Template:US Census population As of the census[9] of 2000, there were 849 people, 366 households, and 217 families residing in the town. The population density was 2,937.2 inhabitants per square mile (1,134.1/km2). There were 441 housing units at an average density of 1,525.7 units per square mile (589.1 units/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 93.40% White, 2.47% Native American, 0.71% Asian, 0.71% from other races, and 2.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.59% of the population.
There were 366 households, out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.7% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.7% were non-families. 32.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.90.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.9% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 33.3% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 7.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 113.2 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $36,500, and the median income for a family was $42,981. Males had a median income of $30,667 versus $21,116 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,388. About 6.2% of families and 10.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.4% of those under age 18 and 17.2% of those age 65 or over.
Education
The community is in the South Routt School District RE-3.[10]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. Archived from the original on February 2, 2007. Retrieved September 1, 2007.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Archived from the original on August 23, 2003. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
- ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Template:GNIS
- ↑ United States Census Bureau. "Oak Creek town; Colorado". Retrieved April 20, 2023.
- ↑ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on September 27, 2004. Retrieved November 26, 2007.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ↑ Geography Division (December 17, 2020). 2020 Census - School District Reference Map: Routt County, CO (PDF) (Map). Suitland, Maryland: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 7, 2025. Text list
External links
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