Flagler, Colorado
| Town of Flagler, Colorado | |
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| Statutory Town | |
Flagler Hospital in Flagler
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 Location in Kit Carson County and the state of Colorado |
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| Coordinates: 39°17′39″N 103°3′57″W / 39.29417°N 103.06583°WCoordinates: 39°17′39″N 103°3′57″W / 39.29417°N 103.06583°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 Colorado
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| County | Kit Carson |
| Established | 1888 |
| Incorporated (town) | November 2, 1916 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Statutory Town |
| • Mayor | Tom Bredehoft |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.5 sq mi (1.4 km2) |
| • Land | 0.5 sq mi (1.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,941 ft (1,506 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 561 |
| • Density | 1,100/sq mi (400/km2) |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code | 80815 |
| Area code(s) | 719 |
| FIPS code | 08-26765 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0204820 |
The Town of Flagler is a Statutory Town in Kit Carson County, Colorado, United States. The population was 561 at the 2010 census. Flagler is near Exit 395 on I-70 and about 120 miles east of Denver and Colorado Springs.
The town was established in 1888 as a small settlement near the then-new Rock Island Railroad. The area has had several names, and prior to the settlement of the town, the location had been home to a general store and post office named Bowser after the owner's dog. When the town was founded, the town was named Malowe after Rock Island Railroad attorney M. A. Lowe. The town was later renamed after Henry Flagler, railroad builder and oil man, at the request of his daughter who liked the area.
The town was officially incorporated in 1916.
Flagler is located at 39°17′39″N 103°3′57″W / 39.29417°N 103.06583°W (39.294031, -103.065832).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 612 people, 271 households, and 171 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,123.3 people per square mile (437.6/km²). There were 319 housing units at an average density of 585.5 per square mile (228.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.57% White, 2.29% Native American, 0.33% from other races, and 0.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.10% of the population.
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