Pitkin, Colorado

Town in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States

Town in Colorado, United States

38°36′28″N 106°31′6″W / 38.60778°N 106.51833°W / 38.60778; -106.51833Country

United StatesState

ColoradoCounty^[1]GunnisonIncorporatedApril 5, 1880^[2]Government

• TypeStatutory Town^[1]Area

^[3]

• Total0.26 sq mi (0.67 km²) • Land0.26 sq mi (0.67 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)Elevation

^[4]

9,216 ft (2,809 m)Population

(2020)^[5]

• Total72 • Density280/sq mi (110/km²)Time zoneUTC-7 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)ZIP code^[6]

81241 (PO Boxes)

Area code970FIPS code08-59830GNIS feature ID0204755HighwaysnoneWebsitetownofpitkin.colorado.gov

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

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

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1880	1,891	—
1890	371	−80.4%
1900	203	−45.3%
1910	250	23.2%
1920	165	−34.0%
1930	228	38.2%
1940	156	−31.6%
1950	152	−2.6%
1960	94	−38.2%
1970	44	−53.2%
1980	59	34.1%
1990	53	−10.2%
2000	124	134.0%
2010	66	−46.8%
2020	72	9.1%
U.S. Decennial Census

References

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