Town of Stratton, Colorado | |
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Town | |
Location in Kit Carson County and the state of Colorado |
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Coordinates: 39°18′11″N 102°36′15″W / 39.30306°N 102.60417°WCoordinates: 39°18′11″N 102°36′15″W / 39.30306°N 102.60417°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Colorado |
County | Kit Carson County |
Incorporated | April 15, 1917 |
Government | |
• Type | Statutory Town |
• Mayor | Dana Siekman |
Area | |
• Total | 0.5 sq mi (1.2 km2) |
• Land | 0.5 sq mi (1.2 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Elevation | 4,413 ft (1,345 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 658 |
• Density | 1,300/sq mi (550/km2) |
Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
• Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
ZIP code | 80836 |
Area code(s) | 719 |
FIPS code | 08-74485 |
GNIS feature ID | 0204821 |
Website | Town of Stratton |
Stratton is a Statutory Town in Kit Carson County, Colorado, United States. The population was 658 at the 2010 census. Stratton was named in honor of the gold miner and philanthropist Winfield Scott Stratton.
Stratton is located at 39°18′11″N 102°36′15″W / 39.30306°N 102.60417°W (39.302976, -102.604272).
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 669 people, 287 households, and 189 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,469.3 people per square mile (561.5/km²). There were 359 housing units at an average density of 788.4 per square mile (301.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.86% White, 0.45% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 1.94% from other races, and 0.60% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.59% of the population.