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History · Peetz

Peetz’s post office opened in 1908, and 37% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1953 on and the census since 1920.

1908first post office
0on the National Register
37%homes built before 1940
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How Peetz began

When was Peetz founded?

1908

The Peetz post office opened in 1908, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 322 in 19202020 census: 213118 years
Founding year: the first Peetz post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Peetz’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Peetz are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Peetz’s homes were built before 1955.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Peetz’s history is told.

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The story so far

Peetz, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Peetz yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Peetz is a statutory town in Logan County, Colorado, United States. The population was 213 at the 2020 census.

Its first post office opened in 1908. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 238 to 213 (-11%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Peetz, decade by decade

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On the map

Peetz on the map, 1953 to 1983

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Peetz. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Peetz on the 1953 USGS mapPeetz on the 1983 USGS map1953Peetz sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Peetz.

People over time

Peetz, census by census

0100200300192019401960198020002020Peak: 322

Between 179 and 322 people in every census since 1920.

11 censuses, 1920–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Peetz’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Peetz

Nobody well known was born in Peetz itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Herman ShumlinAmerican theatre director and producer · b. 1898
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Dan ChaonAmerican writer · b. 1964
Donald G. BrotzmanAmerican politician · b. 1922
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Nancy Ekholm BurkertAmerican illustrator · b. 1933
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Larry BarnesAmerican football player · b. 1931
Cheri JahnAmerican politician · b. 1953

Questions about Peetz’s history

What year was Peetz founded?

The Peetz post office opened in 1908, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (2), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.