Kirk, Colorado

Kirk is an unincorporated town, a post office, and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Yuma County, Colorado, United States. The Kirk post office has the ZIP Code 80824. At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Kirk CDP was 61.

Etymology
"Kirk" is the Scots language word for "church".

Description
Kirk is home to a grain elevator, meat processing plant, bank, grocery, feed and supply store and the post office.

History
The Kirk post office has been in operation since 1887, with an original name of Kim. The community was established by A. Newkirk, and named for him.

Geography
The Kirk CDP has an area of 10.622 km2, all land.

Demographics
The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Kirk CDP for the United States Census 2010.