Salt Creek, Colorado

Coordinates: 38°14′27″N 104°35′12″W / 38.2406966°N 104.5866489°W / 38.2406966; -104.5866489 (Salt Creek CDP, Colorado)
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Salt Creek, Colorado
Barrio Salado
Looking north along South Aspen Road towards Santa Fe Drive in Salt Creek, July 2017.
Looking north along South Aspen Road towards Santa Fe Drive in Salt Creek, July 2017.
Location of the Salt Creek CDP in Pueblo County, Colorado.
Location of the Salt Creek CDP in Pueblo County, Colorado.
Salt Creek is located in the United States
Salt Creek
Salt Creek
Location of the Salt Creek CDP in the United States.
Coordinates: 38°14′27″N 104°35′12″W / 38.2406966°N 104.5866489°W / 38.2406966; -104.5866489 (Salt Creek CDP, Colorado)[1]
Country United States
State Colorado
CountyPueblo County
Government
 • Typeunincorporated community
Area
 • Total0.432 sq mi (1.119 km2)
 • Land0.432 sq mi (1.119 km2)
 • Water0.000 sq mi (0.000 km2)
Elevation4,737 ft (1,444 m)
Population
 • Total507
 • Density1,200/sq mi (450/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code[4]
Pueblo 81006
Area code719
GNIS feature[2]Salt Creek CDP

Salt Creek is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Pueblo County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Salt Creek CDP was 507 at the United States Census 2020.[3] The Pueblo post office (Zip Code 81006) serves the area.[4] The community takes its name from Salt Creek, a stream that flows on the community's west side.[5]

Geography[edit]

The Salt Creek CDP has an area of 277 acres (1.119 km2), all land.[3] The neighborhood is also called Barrio Salado.[6]

Demographics[edit]

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Salt Creek CDP for the United States Census 2000.

Salt Creek CDP, Colorado
YearPop.±%
2000648—    
2010587−9.4%
2020507−13.6%
Source: United States Census Bureau

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "U.S. Board on Geographic Names: Domestic Names". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c United States Census Bureau. "Salt Creek CDP, Colorado". Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Zip Code 81006 Map and Profile". zipdatamaps.com. 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  5. ^ Otárola, Miguel (May 13, 2022). "How Pueblo's Salt Creek was stripped of its rights, and why activists are fighting to get them back". CPR News. Archived from the original on March 23, 2023. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
  6. ^ Salazar, Alfie Casaus (2019). Memories from the Salt Creek neighborhood: recuerdos del Barrio Salado (1st ed.). Pueblo: Alfie Casaus Salazar.

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