Official Name: | Kirk, Colorado |
Settlement Type: | Census Designated Place |
Pushpin Map: | USA |
Pushpin Label: | Kirk |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the Kirk CDP in the |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Yuma County |
Government Type: | unincorporated town |
Unit Pref: | US |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 10.622 |
Area Land Km2: | 10.622 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.000 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 61 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Timezone: | MST |
Utc Offset: | -7 |
Timezone Dst: | MDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
Coordinates: | 39.6127°N -102.592°W |
Elevation M: | 1281 |
Elevation Ft: | 4203 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code[3] |
Postal Code: | 80824 |
Area Code: | 970 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature[4] |
Blank Info: | Kirk CDP |
Kirk is an unincorporated town, a post office, and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Yuma County, Colorado, United States. The Kirk post office has the ZIP Code 80824.[3] At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Kirk CDP was 61.
"Kirk" is the Scots language word for "church".
Kirk is home to a grain elevator, meat processing plant, bank, grocery, feed and supply store and the post office.
The Kirk post office has been in operation since 1887, with an original name of Kim.[5] The community was established by A. Newkirk, and named for him.[6]
The Kirk CDP has an area of 10.622km2, all land.[1]
The United States Census Bureau initially defined the for the