Watkins, Colorado

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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.[1] At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Watkins CDP was 682.[2]

History

The Watkins post office has been in operation since 1878.[3] The community was named after L. A. Watkins, a cattleman.[4] Long an unincorporated community, Watkins incorporated as a town on June 15, 2004.[5] 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

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Demographics

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Education

Most of the CDP is in Bennett School District 29-J. Some of it is in Adams-Arapahoe School District 28J.[7]

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

See also

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References

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  5. ↑ "ALEA Fact Sheet: Arapahoe Law Enforcement Authority; What is it?" Arapahoe County, Colorado
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  10. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1". - Detail of Vista PEAK boundary

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