Oak Creek, Colorado
Town in Routt County, Colorado, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Oak Creek is a Statutory Town in Routt County, Colorado, United States. The population was 889 at the 2020 census.
Oak Creek, Colorado | |
|---|---|
 Main Street in Oak Creek. | |
 Location of Oak Creek in Routt County, Colorado. | |
| Coordinates: 40°16′26″N 106°57′28″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County[1] | Routt |
| Incorporated (town) | December 26, 1907[2] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Statutory Town[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.36 sq mi (0.92 km2) |
| • Land | 0.36 sq mi (0.92 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 7,438 ft (2,267 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 889 |
| • Density | 2,500/sq mi (970/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code[6] | 80467 |
| Area code | 970 |
| FIPS code | 08-55155 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2413061[4] |
| Website | townofoakcreek |
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]
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.
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