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

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