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Kirk, Colorado

9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Idalia-Joes census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80824. The Survey maps it on the Kirk quadrangle. 61 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 4,203 feet above sea level.

Kirk within Yuma County

Population over time

2 figures

Kirk grew from 59 to 61 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
201059
202061+2 (+3%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 9 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

7 since 2016

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Kirk between 2016 and 2020, burning about 32 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Equipment and vehicle use4
Missing data/not specified/undetermined2
Natural1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
10 August 2020Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreJoes Fire DepartmentN/A
31 July 2019Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State HeadquartersN/A
8 June 2016Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresJoes Fire DepartmentUNKNOWN
10 June 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreJoes Fire DepartmentUNKNOWN
7 May 2017Natural1.0 acresJoes Fire DepartmentUNKNOWN
10 November 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreKirk Volunteer Fire DepartmentUNKNOWN
19 January 2018Equipment and vehicle use30 acresJoes Fire DepartmentUNKNOWN

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Yuma County

Storms near this place

60 of 64 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kirk in 64 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 40 hail, 18 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 2 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2018Thunderstorm WindKirk$25,000Thunderstorm winds blew down several power poles near the intersection of CR R and CR 3.
August 2020HailKirk$20,000Various sized hail reported ranging from nickel to hen egg in size for a duration of approximately 25 minutes in the town of Kirk. Several windows were broken and holes in siding of home from the hail found in town.
August 2008LightningKirk$6,000Three cows were killed by lightning in three separate incidents near this location. A pasture fire was also started by lightning in the vicinity.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindKirk$5,000A building under construction was blown down by thunderstorm winds.
June 2016HailKirk$3,500The hail fell for about 25 minutes, dented a vehicle and damaged trees.
June 2011HailKirk$600Wind-blown hail broke windows in residence.
May 2025Tornado (EFU)Kirk-Social media report with picture of a landspout tornado north of Kirk.
July 2024HailKirk-The public estimated dime to penny size hail occurring.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindKirk-Caller reported several healthy American Elm tree branches snapped off the tree. Limbs were estimated to be 4 inches in diameter.
July 2024HailKirk-Caller reported accumulating pea to nickel sized hail with the ground mostly covered.
June 2023HailKirk-Very large hail ranging from ping pong balls up to baseballs in size reported at location via social media.
August 2023Tornado (EFU)Kirk-The tornado faded and reappeared more than once during its lifetime. The tornado ended before crossing CR S, remaining over an open field. No damage was observed.
August 2023HailKirk-Hail measured at 5.25 inches fell on Hwy 36. This hail stone was later determined to be a new Colorado state record for largest hail stone.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindKirk-Report received of estimated 60 mph gusts as thunderstorm moved over the location.
August 2020HailKirk-Dime to ping pong ball sized hail fell for approximately 11 minutes and completely covered the ground.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindKirk-A storm chaser reported a wind gust measured at 60 mph at location.
July 2019HailKirk-The public reported via Twitter hail at least golf ball size north of Kirk. The report included a photo comparing several large hail stones to a quarter.
May 2017HailKirk-Storm chaser measured 1.25 inch diameter hail.
June 2016Flash FloodKirk-Flooding reported, 1.54 inches of rain fell in a 45 minute time frame.
June 2015Flash FloodKirk-A large area of rapidly flowing water was over County Road V south of Highway 35 making the road impassable. Fields in the area had significant flooding. A mobile home near the Highway 36/385 intersection was surrounded by water, with the water deep enough to touch the structure.
June 2011HailKirk-Resident reports an unknown amount of damage to the roof of an outbuilding and home, as well as crops.
September 2010Thunderstorm WindKirk-Report was received via the Citizens Weather Observing Program (CWOP).
September 2010Thunderstorm WindKirk-Report was received via the Citizens Weather Observing Program (CWOP).
April 2008HailKirk-Broken tree branches were reported, including a measured wind gust of 47 mph.
June 2007HailKirk-CoCoRaHS report. Hail also accompanied by 1.25 inches of rain in one hour.
June 2006HailKirk-Hail covered the ground and caused some minor tree damage.
June 2006Tornado (F0)Kirk-Tornado touched down in an open field. No damage was reported.
May 2005HailKirk-Hail covered the ground.
July 2004Thunderstorm WindKirk-Tree uprooted and 6-inch diameter branches down.
June 1999Thunderstorm WindKirk-4 Inch diamter tree lims broken by strong winds.
May 2023Thunderstorm WindKirk-no account filed
August 2020HailKirk-no account filed
June 2015HailKirk-no account filed
June 2014Thunderstorm WindKirk-no account filed
July 2012Thunderstorm WindKirk-no account filed
June 2011HailKirk-no account filed
June 2011HailKirk-no account filed
August 2010Thunderstorm WindKirk-no account filed
May 2009Thunderstorm WindKirk-no account filed
April 2008HailKirk-no account filed
April 2008HailKirk-no account filed
July 2008HailKirk-no account filed
June 2007Thunderstorm WindKirk-no account filed
August 2007Thunderstorm WindKirk-no account filed
June 2006HailKirk-no account filed
June 2006HailKirk-no account filed
May 2005HailKirk-no account filed
June 2005HailKirk-no account filed
May 2005HailKirk-no account filed
May 2005HailKirk-no account filed
June 2004HailKirk-no account filed
June 2004HailKirk-no account filed
June 2004HailKirk-no account filed
August 2004HailKirk-no account filed
July 2004HailKirk-no account filed
May 2003Thunderstorm WindKirk-no account filed
July 2000HailKirk-no account filed
July 2000HailKirk-no account filed
July 2000HailKirk-no account filed
June 1999HailKirk-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Yuma County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Joes5.5 miles8
Idalia17.0 miles8
Abarr17.5 miles8
Heartstrong23.1 miles8
Hale23.8 miles11
Vernon27.2 miles8
Beecher Island28.0 miles10
Armel28.6 miles10

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on KirkAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q6415372The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 195064. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.