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Watkins, Colorado
Census Designated Place
Watkins, looking west along Colfax Avenue.
Location of the Watkins CDP in Adams County and Arapahoe County, Colorado.
Watkins Location of the Watkins CDP in the United States.
Coordinates: 39°41′54″N 104°34′38″W / 39.6984001°N 104.5772327°W / 39.6984001; -104.5772327 (Watkins CDP, Colorado)^[1]
Country	United States
State	Colorado
Counties	Adams & Arapahoe
Government ^[2]
• Type	unincorporated town
Area ^[1]
• Total	24.753 sq mi (64.109 km²)
• Land	24.753 sq mi (64.109 km²)
• Water	0 sq mi (0.0002 km²)
Population (2020)^[3]
• Total	682
• Density	28/sq mi (11/km²)
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code^[4]	80137
Area codes	303 & 720
GNIS feature^[2]	Watkins CDP

Watkins (also called Box Elder) is an unincorporated town and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Arapahoe and Adams counties, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The census-designated place borders Aurora, and the Watkins post office, which lies within the Aurora city limits, has the ZIP Code 80137.^[4] At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Watkins CDP was 682.^[3]

History

The Watkins post office has been in operation since 1878.^[5] The community was named after L. A. Watkins, a cattleman.^[6] Long an unincorporated community, Watkins incorporated as a town on June 15, 2004.^[7] 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. Colorado Air and Space Port is located near Watkins.

Geography

The Watkins CDP has an area of 15,842 acres (64.109 km²), including 0.049 acres (0.0002 km²) of water.^[1]

Demographics

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

Watkins CDP, Colorado
Year	Pop.	±%
2010	653	—
2020	682	+4.4%
Source: United States Census Bureau

Education

Most of the CDP is in Bennett School District 29-J. Some of it is in Adams-Arapahoe School District 28J.^[8]

The portion of Watkins in Adams-Arapahoe 28J is zoned to: Harmony P-8 School,^[9]^[10] and Vista PEAK Preparatory School.^[11]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "U.S. Board on Geographic Names: Domestic Names". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
^ ^a ^b United States Census Bureau. "Watkins CDP, Colorado". Retrieved April 10, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Look Up a ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
^ Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 51.
^ "ALEA Fact Sheet: Arapahoe Law Enforcement Authority; What is it?" Arapahoe County, Colorado
^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Arapahoe County, CO" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 2 (PDF p. 3/6). Retrieved November 1, 2024. - Text list.
^ "2024-25 APS K-5 Attendance Areas" (PDF). Adams-Arapahoe School District 28J. Retrieved November 2, 2024. - Detail of Harmony Ridge boundary
^ "2024-25 APS 6-8 Attendance Areas" (PDF). Adams-Arapahoe School District 28J. Retrieved November 2, 2024. - Detail of Harmony Ridge boundary
^ "2024-25 APS 9-12 Attendance Areas" (PDF). Adams-Arapahoe School District 28J. Retrieved November 2, 2024. - Detail of Vista PEAK boundary

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Adams County, Colorado, United States
County seat: Brighton
Cities	Arvada‡ Aurora‡ Brighton‡ Commerce City Federal Heights Northglenn‡ Thornton‡ Westminster‡	Map of Colorado highlighting Adams County
Towns	Bennett‡ Lochbuie‡
CDPs	Berkley Derby North Washington Shaw Heights Sherrelwood Strasburg‡ Todd Creek Twin Lakes Watkins‡ Welby
Unincorporated communities	Adams City Barr Lake Cabin Creek‡ Comanche Dupont Eastlake Hazeltine Henderson Leader Living Springs Manila
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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v t e Municipalities and communities of Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States
County seat: Littleton
Cities	Aurora‡ Centennial Cherry Hills Village Englewood Glendale Greenwood Village Littleton‡ Sheridan	Map of Colorado highlighting Arapahoe County
Towns	Bennett‡ Bow Mar‡ Columbine Valley Deer Trail Foxfield
CDPs	Aetna Estates Brick Center Byers Cherry Creek Columbine‡ Comanche Creek Dove Valley Four Square Mile Holly Hills Inverness Peoria Strasburg‡ Watkins‡
Unincorporated communities	Cabin Creek‡
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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