Pitkin, Colorado

Coordinates: 38°36′28″N 106°31′6″W / 38.60778°N 106.51833°W / 38.60778; -106.51833
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Town of Pitkin, Colorado
Pitkin, August 2014
Pitkin, August 2014
Location of Pitkin in Gunnison County, Colorado.
Location of Pitkin in Gunnison County, Colorado.
Coordinates: 38°36′28″N 106°31′6″W / 38.60778°N 106.51833°W / 38.60778; -106.51833
Country United States
State Colorado
County[1]Gunnison
IncorporatedApril 5, 1880[2]
Government
 • TypeStatutory Town[1]
Area
 • Total0.26 sq mi (0.67 km2)
 • Land0.26 sq mi (0.67 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation9,216 ft (2,809 m)
Population
 • Total72
 • Density280/sq mi (110/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code[6]
81241 (PO Boxes)
Area code970
FIPS code08-59830
GNIS feature ID0204755
Highwaysnone
Websitecolorado.gov/pitkin

Pitkin is a Statutory Town in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States. The population was 72 at the 2020 census.[5]

Pitkin was founded in 1879, and is said to be Colorado's first mining camp west of the Continental Divide. Originally named Quartzville, it was renamed to honor Governor Frederick Walker Pitkin.[7]

Geography[edit]

Pitkin is located at 38°36′28″N 106°31′6″W / 38.60778°N 106.51833°W / 38.60778; -106.51833 (38.607886, -106.518454).[8] Pitkin is at an elevation of 9,242 feet, about 28 miles northeast of Gunnison, Colorado.

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[edit]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
18801,891
1890371−80.4%
1900203−45.3%
191025023.2%
1920165−34.0%
193022838.2%
1940156−31.6%
1950152−2.6%
196094−38.2%
197044−53.2%
19805934.1%
199053−10.2%
2000124134.0%
201066−46.8%
2020729.1%
U.S. Decennial Census

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. Archived from the original on December 12, 2009. Retrieved September 1, 2007.
  2. ^ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
  3. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  4. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ a b United States Census Bureau. "Pitkin town; Colorado". Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  6. ^ "ZIP Code Lookup" (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 15, 2007.
  7. ^ History of Pitkin
  8. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.

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