Watkins (also called Box Elder) is an

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and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by

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and Adams counties,

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. The CDP is a part of the

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. The town is surrounded by

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and its post office, which lies within the Aurora city limits, has the ZIP Code 80137. At the

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, the population of the Watkins CDP was 653, while the population of the 80137

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was 1,323 including adjacent communities.

History

The Watkins post office has been in operation since 1878. The community was named after L. A. Watkins, a cattleman. Long an unincorporated community, Watkins incorporated as a town on June 15, 2004."ALEA Fact Sheet: Arapahoe Law Enforcement Authority; What is it?"
Arapahoe County, Colorado However, on November 7, 2006, the town voted to revert to being an unincorporated community by a margin of 308-184. Watkins is involved in trying to build the First Park in Adams County, and the Watkins Historical Preservation Society is co-operating with the town on some historical buildings for installation in the park as well.

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is located near Watkins.

Geography

The Watkins CDP has an area of , including of water.

Demographics

The

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initially defined the for the

References

External links

Watkins @ Colorado.comWatkins @ UncoverColorado.comWatkins on Adams County websiteWatkins on Arapahoe County website

''Watkins' "U-turn" on incorporation''
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History

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