Akron Colorado

Akron is the Statutory Town that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Washington County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 1,757 at the 2020 United States Census. Akron was platted in 1882. Originally, Akron was a small camp on the railroad, being halfway between McCook and Denver. The community was named a…
Akron is the Statutory Town that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Washington County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 1,757 at the 2020 United States Census. Akron was platted in 1882. Originally, Akron was a small camp on the railroad, being halfway between McCook and Denver. The community was named after Akron, Ohio, the native home of the wife of a railroad employee. The town was incorporated in 1887.
  • Elevation: 4,659 ft (1,420 m)
  • Country: United States
  • State: Colorado
  • County: Washington County seat
  • Incorporated: September 22, 1887
  • ZIP code: 80720
  • Area code: 970

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