Crook, Colorado
| Town of Crook, Colorado | |
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| Statutory Town | |
Entering from the east on U.S. Route 138.
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 Location in Logan County and the state of Colorado |
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| Coordinates: 40°51′32″N 102°48′05″W / 40.858752°N 102.801392°WCoordinates: 40°51′32″N 102°48′05″W / 40.858752°N 102.801392°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 State of Colorado
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| County | Logan County |
| Incorporated | September 23, 1918 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Statutory Town |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
| • Land | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,711 ft (1,131 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 110 |
| • Density | 1,100/sq mi (370/km2) |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP Code | 80726 |
| Area code(s) | 970 |
| INCITS place code | 0818640 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0182716 |
The Town of Crook is a Statutory Town in Logan County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 110 at the 2010 United States Census.
The town was named for General George Crook, officer during the American Civil War and the Indian Wars. Crook has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.
Crook is located at 40°51′31″N 102°48′4″W / 40.85861°N 102.80111°W (40.858586, -102.801195).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 128 people, 57 households, and 38 families residing in the town. The population density was 991.5 people per square mile (380.2/km²). There were 80 housing units at an average density of 619.7 per square mile (237.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 100.00% White. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.91% of the population.
There were 57 households out of which 17.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.2% were married couples living together, 1.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.82.
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