Oak Creek is a
Statutory Town
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in
Routt County, Colorado
Routt County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 24,829. The county seat is Steamboat Springs. Routt County comprises the Steamboat Springs, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area.
History ...
, United States. The population was 889 at the
2020 census.
History
The town was incorporated in 1907
[ as a ]coal mining
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town. The community was named for scrub oak near the original town site.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of , all of it land.
Demographics
See also
* List of municipalities in Colorado
The U.S. Colorado, State of Colorado has 273 municipal corporation, active municipalities, comprising 198 towns, 73 City, cities, and two Consolidated city-county, consolidated city and county governments. The Denver, City and County of Denver ...
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Towns in Routt County, Colorado
Towns in Colorado