Arapahoe, Colorado

Coordinates: 38°51′11″N 102°10′44″W / 38.8529187°N 102.1788968°W / 38.8529187; -102.1788968 (Arapahoe CDP, Colorado)
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Arapahoe, Colorado
Arapahoe is located in Colorado
Arapahoe
Arapahoe
Location of the Arapahoe CDP in the State of Colorado.
Coordinates: 38°51′11″N 102°10′44″W / 38.8529187°N 102.1788968°W / 38.8529187; -102.1788968 (Arapahoe CDP, Colorado)[1]
Country United States
State Colorado
CountyCheyenne County
Established1870[2]
Government
 • Typeunincorporated town
Area
 • Total0.277 sq mi (0.718 km2)
 • Land0.277 sq mi (0.718 km2)
 • Water0.000 sq mi (0.000 km2)
Elevation4,026 ft (1,227 m)
Population
 • Total102
 • Density370/sq mi (140/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code[5]
80802
Area code719
GNIS feature[3]Arapahoe CDP

Arapahoe is an unincorporated town, a post office, and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Cheyenne County, Colorado, United States. The population was 102 at the 2020 census.[4] The Arapahoe post office has the ZIP code 80802.[5]

History[edit]

The first town of Arapahoe was established in 1859 in Arapahoe County, Kansas Territory (present-day Jefferson County, Colorado; see Arapahoe, Colorado (ghost town).)[2] The town withered in a few years.

A new town of Arapahoe was established at the present site in 1870.[2] The second Arapahoe post office opened on May 5, 1910.[6]

The name honors the Arapaho Native American people who lived in the area.

Geography[edit]

The Arapahoe CDP has an area of 177 acres (0.718 km2), all land.[1]

Demographics[edit]

The United States Census Bureau defined the Arapahoe CDP for the United States Census 2020.

Arapahoe CDP, Colorado
YearPop.±%
2020102—    
Source: United States Census Bureau

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Eichler, Geo. R. (1977). Colorado Place Names. Johnson Publishing Company.
  3. ^ a b c "U.S. Board on Geographic Names: Domestic Names". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  4. ^ a b United States Census Bureau. "Arapahoe CDP, Colorado". Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Look Up a ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  6. ^ Bauer, William H.; James L. Ozment; John H. Willard (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859-1989. The Colorado Railroad Museum. ISBN 0-918654-42-4.

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