Pitkin, Colorado

Not to be confused with Pitkin County, Colorado.

Pitkin is a Statutory Town in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States. The population was 72 at the 2020 census.^[5]

Town of Pitkin, Colorado
Town
Pitkin, August 2014
Location of Pitkin in Gunnison County, Colorado.
Coordinates: 38°36′31″N 106°30′54″W
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County[1]	Gunnison
Incorporated	April 5, 1880[2]
Government
• Type	Statutory Town[1]
Area [3]
• Total	0.26 sq mi (0.67 km2)
• Land	0.26 sq mi (0.67 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [4]	9,229 ft (2,813 m)
Population  (2020)[5]
• Total	72
• Density	280/sq mi (110/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code[6]	81241 (PO Boxes)
Area code	970
FIPS code	08-59830
GNIS feature ID	2413138[4]
Website	townofpitkin.colorado.gov

Pitkin was founded in 1879, and is said to be Colorado's first mining camp west of the Continental Divide. Originally named Quartzville, it was renamed to honor Governor Frederick Walker Pitkin.^[7]

Geography

Pitkin is about 28 miles northeast of Gunnison, Colorado.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.78 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1880	1,891		—
1890	371		−80.4%
1900	203		−45.3%
1910	250		23.2%
1920	165		−34.0%
1930	228		38.2%
1940	156		−31.6%
1950	152		−2.6%
1960	94		−38.2%
1970	44		−53.2%
1980	59		34.1%
1990	53		−10.2%
2000	124		134.0%
2010	66		−46.8%
2020	72		9.1%
U.S. Decennial Census

See also

• Colorado portal

• List of municipalities in Colorado