Sheridan Lake is a statutory town located in Kiowa County, Colorado, United States.[1] The population was 55 at the 2020 census.[4]
Sheridan Lake, Colorado | |
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 Sheridan Lake (2015) | |
 Location within Kiowa County and Colorado | |
| Coordinates: 38°28′0.05″N 102°17′31.67″W / 38.4666806°N 102.2921306°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Kiowa |
| Incorporated | 1951-06-11[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.31 sq mi (0.80 km2) |
| • Land | 0.31 sq mi (0.80 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,072 ft (1,241 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 55 |
| • Density | 180/sq mi (69/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| ZIP Code | 81071 |
| Area code | 719 |
| FIPS code | 08-69700 [1] |
| GNIS ID | 195322 [1] |
| Website | Sheridan webpage |
History
editA post office called "Sheridan Lake" has been in operation since 1887.[5] The community was named after Phil Sheridan, a pioneer hunter.[6]
Geography
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Sheridan Lake is located in eastern Kiowa County at 38°28′6″N 102°17′35″W / 38.46833°N 102.29306°W (38.468274, -102.293155).[7] U.S. Route 385 passes through the town, leading north 27 miles (43 km) to Cheyenne Wells and south 28 miles (45 km) to Granada. Colorado State Highway 96 is the town's Main Street and leads west 28 miles (45 km) to Eads, the Kiowa county seat, and east 13 miles (21 km) to the Kansas border.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.32 square miles (0.82 km2), all of it recorded as land.[8] The town is situated just to the north of the site of the small lake for which it was named. Recent aerial photos appear to indicate that the lake is mostly dried-up, with only an alkali lake bed remaining.
The Thunderbird gas station is home to Sheridan Lake's only restaurant. The town also has an auto repair shop and graphic design studio.
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 90 | — | |
| 1970 | 86 | −4.4% | |
| 1980 | 87 | 1.2% | |
| 1990 | 95 | 9.2% | |
| 2000 | 66 | −30.5% | |
| 2010 | 88 | 33.3% | |
| 2020 | 55 | −37.5% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Sheridan Lake, Colorado", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
- ^ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved November 30, 2007.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ a b United States Census Bureau. "Sheridan Lake town; Colorado". Retrieved April 22, 2023.
- ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
- ^ Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 46.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Sheridan Lake town, Colorado". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved January 28, 2019.[dead link]
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