State Highway 93
Route information
Maintained by CDOT
Length: 18.849 mi
Counties: Boulder , Jefferson
Jefferson County , Colorado
Colorado's location in the U.S.
Founded November 1, 1861
Named for U.S. President Thomas Jefferson
Seat Golden
Largest city Lakewood
Area
- Total
- Land
- Water
778.06 sq mi (2,015 km²)
772.09 sq mi (2,000 km²)
5.97 sq mi (15 km²), 0.77%
Population
- ( 2010 )
- Density
534,543
683/sq mi (264/km²)
Website www.jeffco.us
Footnotes:
Fourth most populous Colorado county
Jefferson County ( / ˈ dʒ ɛ f ər s ən / ), whose slogan is the"Gateway
to the Rocky Mountains",is the fourth most populous of the 64 counties
of the State of Colorado of the United States . Located along the
Front Range of the Rocky Mountains , Jefferson County is adjacent to
the west sideof the state capital, Denver . The county population was
534,543 according to the 2010 census . [ 1 ] The county seat is Golden
and the most populous city is Lakewood . Jefferson County is part of
the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Statistical Area and the
Denver-Aurora-Boulder Combined Statistical Area . As of 2002,
Jefferson County contains the state's center of population . [ 2 ]
Jefferson County is commonly nicknamed Jeffco . The name Jeffcois
incorporated in the name of the Jeffco School District, the Jeffco
Business Center Metropolitan District No. 1, and several businesses
located in Jefferson County. Jeffco is also incorporated in the
unofficial monikers of many Jefferson County agencies. The Rocky
Mountain Metropolitan Airport operated by Jefferson County was
previously known as the Jeffco Airport.
A major employer in Jefferson County is the large Coors Brewing
Company in Golden. Also, the state-supported Colorado School of Mines
is located in Jefferson County, offering programs in mining and
engineering .
Jefferson County is where the Columbine High School massacre of 1999 occurred.
Census Pop. %±
1870 2,390
—
1880 6,804 184.7 %
1890 8,450 24.2 %
1900 9,306 10.1 %
1910 14,231 52.9 %
1920 14,400 1.2 %
1930 21,810 51.5 %
1940 30,725 40.9 %
1950 55,687 81.2 %
1960 127,520 129.0 %
1970 233,031 82.7 %
1980 371,753 59.5 %
1990 438,430 17.9 %
2000 527,056 20.2 %
2010 534,543 1.4 %
U.S. Decennial Census
As of the census [ 5 ] of 2000, there were 527,056 people, 206,067
households, and 140,537 families residing in the county. The
population density was 683 peopleper square mile (264/km²). There were
212,488 housing units at an average density of 275 per squaremile
(106/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 90.59% White , 0.89%
Black or African American , 0.75% Native American , 2.28% Asian ,
0.08% Pacific Islander , 3.23% from other races , and 2.18% from two
or more races. 9.95% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any
race.
There were 206,067 households out of which 33.40% had children under
the age of 18 living with them, 55.10% were married couples living
together, 9.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and
31.80% were non-families. 24.50% of all households were made up of
individuals and 6.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age
or older. The averagehousehold size was 2.52 and the average family
size was 3.03.
In the county the population was spread out with 25.30% under the age
of 18, 8.10% from 18 to 24, 32.10% from 25 to 44, 24.90% from 45 to
64, and 9.60% who were 65 years of age or older. Themedian age was 37
years. For every 100 females there were 99.00 males. For every 100
females age 18 and over, there were 96.80 males.
The median income for a household in the county was$57,339, and the
median income for a family was $67,310. Males had a median income of
$45,306 versus $32,372 for females. The per capita income for the
county was $28,066. About 3.40% of families and 5.20% of the
population were below the poverty line , including 5.80% of those
under age 18 and 5.10% of those age 65 or over.
The Federal Correctional Institution, Englewood is in unincorporated
Jefferson County
Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge
*. Two Ponds National Wildlife Refuge
*. American Discovery Trail
*. Apex National Recreation Trail
*. Big Dry Creek National RecreationTrail
*. Colorado Trail
*. Platte River Greenway National Recreation Trail
*. Two Ponds National Recreation Trai
*. Pike National Forest
*. Roosevelt National Forest
*. Lost Creek Wilderness
*. Arvada (mostly)
*. Edgewater
*. Golden (County Seat)
*. Lakewood
*. Littleton (partially)
*. Westminster (partially)
*. Wheat Ridge
*. Evergreen, Colorado
Towns
*. Bow Mar
*. Lakeside
*. Morrison
*. Mountain View
*. Superior (partially)
Unincorporated Census Designated Places
*. Applewood
*. Aspen Park
*. Columbine
*. Conifer
*. East Pleasant View
*. Evergreen
*. Genesee
*. Indian Hills
*. Ken Caryl
*. Kittredge
*. West Pleasant View
*. U.S. Highway 6
*. U.S. Highway 40
*. Interstate 70
*. State Highway 470
The dimensions of the county are 54 miles (87 km) north to south and
between 4–18 miles (6.4–29 km) west to east. According to the 2000
census, the county has a total area of 778.06 square miles (2,015.2 km
2 ), of which 772.09 square miles (1,999.7 km 2 ) (or 99.23%) is land
and 5.97 square miles (15.5 km 2 ) (or 0.77%) is water. [ 4 ]
Adjacent counties
Jefferson County borders ten adjacent counties, the most of any Colorado county:
*. Boulder County - north
*. City and County of Broomfield - northeast
*. Adams County - east
*. City and County of Denver - east
*. Arapahoe County - east
*. Douglas County - east
*. Teller County - south
*. Park County - southwest
*. Clear Creek County - west
*. Gilpin County - northwest
Jefferson County is one of the few counties in the United States to
border as many as ten counties .
Recreational areas
*. Alderfer/Three Sisters Park
*. Apex Park
*. Centennial Cone Park
*. Clear Creek Canyon Park
*. Coal Creek Canyon
*. Crown Hill Park
*. Deer Creek Canyon Park
*. Elk Meadow Park
*. Fairmount Trail
*. Flying J Ranch Park
*. Hildebrand Ranch Park
*. Hiwan Homestead Museum
*. Lair o' the Bear Park
*. Lewis Meadows Park
*. Lookout Mountain Nature Center
*. Matthews/Winters Park
*. Meyer Ranch Park
*. Mount Falcon Park
*. Mount Galbraith Park
*. Mount Glennon
*. Mount Lindo
*. North Table Mountain Park
*. Pine Valley Ranch Park
*. Ranson/Edwards Homestead Ranch
*. Reynolds Park
*. South Table Mountain Park
*. South Valley Park
*. Standley Lake Regional Park
*. Van Bibber Park
*. Welchester Tree Grant Park
*. White Ranch Park
*. Windy Saddle Park
*. Urban Trails
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