Arapahoe, Colorado

For the ghost town in Jefferson County, Colorado, see Arapahoe, Jefferson County, Colorado.

Arapahoe is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Cheyenne County, Colorado, United States.^[1] The population was 102 at the 2020 census.^[5]

Arapahoe, Colorado
census-designated place
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Coordinates: 38.8500°N 102.1821°W / 38.8500; -102.1821[1]
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Cheyenne[2]
Founded	1870[3]
Government
• Type	unincorporated community
• Body	Cheyenne County[2]
Area [4]
• Total	0.718 km2 (0.277 sq mi)
• Land	0.718 km2 (0.277 sq mi)
• Water	0.000 km2 (0 sq mi)
Elevation [1]	1,221 m (4,006 ft)
Population  (2020)[5]
• Total	102
• Density	142/km2 (368/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP Code	80802[6]
Area code	719
GNIS pop ID	196392
GNIS CDP ID	2804445
FIPS code	08-02850

History

Arapahoe was established in 1870.^[3] The Arapahoe, Colorado, post office opened on May 5, 1906.^[7] The Arapahoe post office has the ZIP code 80802.^[6] The town name honors the Arapaho Native American people who lived in the area.

Geography

At the 2020 United States Census, the CDP has an area of 177 acres (0.718 km²), all land.^[4]

Demographics

Arapahoe, Colorado

Year	Pop.	±%
2020	102	—
Source: United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau defined the Arapahoe CDP for the United States Census 2020.

See also

• Geography portal
• History portal
• United States portal
• Colorado portal

• List of census-designated places in Colorado
• List of populated places in Colorado
• List of post offices in Colorado