Divide, Colorado facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Divide, Colorado
Census Designated Place
Divide from Ute Pass.
Motto(s):  Center of the Known Universe
Location of the Divide CDP in Teller County, Colorado.
Divide, Colorado Location in the United States
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Teller County
Government
• Type	unincorporated town
Area
• Total	0.336 sq mi (0.869 km2)
• Land	0.336 sq mi (0.869 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0.000 km2)
Elevation	9,117 ft (2,779 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	127
• Density	378/sq mi (146/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code	80814
Area code(s)	719
GNIS feature	Divide CDP

Divide is an unincorporated town, a post office, and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Teller County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Divide post office has the ZIP Code 80814. At the United States Census 2010, the population of the Divide CDP was 127, while the population of the 80814 ZIP Code Tabulation Area was 4,023 including adjacent areas.

History

A post office called Divide has been in operation since 1889. Some say the community was named for a drainage divide near the original town site. However, it is more likely that the current name is based on it being the watershed divide between the South Platte and Arkansas rivers.

Geography

Divide is located at 38°56′31″N 105°09′28″W / 38.94194°N 105.15778°W / 38.94194; -105.15778 (38.942054,-105.157871), at the western intersection of U.S. Highway 24 and State Highway 67 (The highways overlap east to Woodland Park). Elevation: 9,165′

Demographics

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

See also

In Spanish: Divide (Colorado) para niños