Oak Creek, Colorado
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Oak Creek is a Statutory Town in Routt County, Colorado, United States. The population was 889 at the 2020 census.
History
The town was incorporated in 1907 as a coal mining town. The community was named for scrub oak near the original town site.
Geography
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.
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 222 | — | |
| 1920 | 967 | 335.6% | |
| 1930 | 1,211 | 25.2% | |
| 1940 | 1,769 | 46.1% | |
| 1950 | 1,488 | −15.9% | |
| 1960 | 666 | −55.2% | |
| 1970 | 492 | −26.1% | |
| 1980 | 929 | 88.8% | |
| 1990 | 673 | −27.6% | |
| 2000 | 849 | 26.2% | |
| 2010 | 884 | 4.1% | |
| 2020 | 889 | 0.6% |
Education
It is in the South Routt School District RE-3.