Kittredge, Colorado#History
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Kittredge is an unincorporated town, a post office, and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Kittredge post office has the ZIP code 80457. At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Kittredge CDP was 1,308.
History
The Kittredge Post Office has been in operation since 1923.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=CO | title=Post offices | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=29 June 2016}} C. M. Kittredge, an early postmaster, gave the community his name.{{cite book|last=Dawson|first=John Frank|title=Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015051116740;view=1up;seq=35|publisher=The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co.|location=Denver, CO|page=29}}
Geography
Kittredge is located in the valley of Bear Creek. Colorado State Highway 74 leads east down Bear Creek Canyon {{convert|8|mi|0}} to Morrison and southwest (upstream) {{convert|2|mi|0}} to Evergreen.
The Kittredge CDP has an area of {{convert|4.881|km2|acres|disp=flip}}, including {{convert|0.0012|km2|acres|disp=flip}} of water.
Demographics
The United States Census Bureau initially defined the {{nowrap|Kittredge CDP}} for the {{nowrap|United States Census 2000.}}
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|2000| 954
|2010|1,304
|2020|1308
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Education
Kittredge is served by the Jefferson County Public Schools.
Notable residents
Kittredge is the home of former U.S. Senator and U.S. Presidential aspirant Gary Hart.
See also
{{portal|Geography|North America|United States|Colorado}}
- Outline of Colorado
- Index of Colorado-related articles
- State of Colorado
- Colorado cities and towns
- Colorado census designated places
- Colorado counties
- Jefferson County, Colorado
- List of statistical areas in Colorado
- Front Range Urban Corridor
- North Central Colorado Urban Area
- Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO Combined Statistical Area
- Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
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References
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External links
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- [https://www.colorado.com/cities-and-towns/kittredge Kittredge @ Colorado.com]
- [https://www.uncovercolorado.com/towns/kittredge/ Kittredge @ UncoverColorado.com]
- [https://www.jeffco.us/ Jefferson County website]
- [https://www.jeffcopublicschools.org/ Jeffco Public Schools]
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Category:Census-designated places in Jefferson County, Colorado