Arapahoe, Colorado

Arapahoe, Colorado
Arapahoe, Colorado
Census-designated place (CDP)
	View from U.S. Route 40 (2024)
	Arapahoe Arapahoe
	Coordinates: 38°51′11″N 102°10′44″W / 38.8529188°N 102.1788969°W
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Cheyenne
Founded	1870
Area
• Total	0.277 sq mi (0.718 km2)
• Land	0.277 sq mi (0.718 km2)
• Water	0.000 sq mi (0.000 km2)
Elevation	4,026 ft (1,227 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	102
• Density	370/sq mi (140/km2)
Time zone	UTC−7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
ZIP Code	80802
Area code	719
FIPS code	08-02850
GNIS ID	2804445

Arapahoe is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cheyenne County, Colorado, United States.^[1] The population was 102 at the 2020 census.^[4]

History

The first town of Arapahoe was established in 1859 in Arapahoe County, Kansas Territory, which later became Jefferson County, Colorado.^[2] The town withered in a few years.

A new town of Arapahoe was established at the present site in 1870.^[2] The second Arapahoe post office opened on May 5, 1910.^[6] The current Arapahoe post office has the ZIP code 80802.^[5]

The name honors the Arapaho Native American people who lived in the area.

Geography

The CDP has an area of 177 acres (0.718 km²), all land.^[3]

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau defined the Arapahoe CDP for the United States Census 2020.

Arapahoe, Colorado
Year	Pop.	±%
2020	102	—
Source: United States Census Bureau

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Arapahoe, Colorado", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
^ ^a ^b ^c Eichler, Geo. R. (1977). Colorado Place Names. Johnson Publishing Company.
^ ^a ^b "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
^ ^a ^b United States Census Bureau. "Arapahoe CDP, Colorado". Retrieved April 5, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Look Up a ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
^ Bauer, William H.; James L. Ozment; John H. Willard (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859-1989. The Colorado Railroad Museum. ISBN 0-918654-42-4.

External links

[gnis-1] "Arapahoe, Colorado", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior

[ColoPlaceNames-2] Eichler, Geo. R. (1977). Colorado Place Names. Johnson Publishing Company.

[CO_CDP_2020-3] "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 2, 2020.

[Census_2020-4] United States Census Bureau. "Arapahoe CDP, Colorado". Retrieved April 5, 2023.

[ZIPcode-5] "Look Up a ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 2, 2020.

[ColoPostOffices-6] Bauer, William H.; James L. Ozment; John H. Willard (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859-1989. The Colorado Railroad Museum. ISBN 0-918654-42-4.

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