Oak Creek, Colorado
| Town of Oak Creek, Colorado | |
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| Town | |
Main Street in Oak Creek.
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 Location in Routt County and the state of Colorado |
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| Coordinates: 40°16′30″N 106°57′27″W / 40.27500°N 106.95750°WCoordinates: 40°16′30″N 106°57′27″W / 40.27500°N 106.95750°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 Colorado
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| County | Routt |
| Incorporated (town) | December 26, 1907 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Statutory Town |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2) |
| • Land | 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 7,428 ft (2,264 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 849 |
| • Density | 2,830/sq mi (1,212.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code | 80467 |
| Area code(s) | 970 |
| FIPS code | 08-55155 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0172929 |
Oak Creek is a Statutory Town in Routt County, Colorado, United States. The population was 849 at the 2000 census. It was incorporated in 1907 as a coal mining town. The community was named for scrub oak near the original town site.
Oak Creek is located at 40°16′30″N 106°57′27″W / 40.27500°N 106.95750°W (40.275049, -106.957607).
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.
As of the census of 2000, there were 849 people, 366 households, and 217 families residing in the town. The population density was 2,937.2 people per square mile (1,130.3/km²). There were 441 housing units at an average density of 1,525.7 per square mile (587.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 93.40% White, 2.47% Native American, 0.71% Asian, 0.71% from other races, and 2.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.59% of the population.
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