Conifer, Colorado

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Conifer, Colorado
Unincorporated community
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Sign along Highway 285
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Location within the state of Colorado
Coordinates: 39°31′16″N105°18′19″W / 39.52111°N 105.30528°W / 39.52111; -105.30528 [1]
Country United States
State Colorado
County Jefferson County
Settled1860s
Government
 • Type Unincorporated community
Elevation
[1]
8,277 ft (2,523 m)
Population
 (2009 [2] )
 • Total19,683 [3]
Time zone UTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
80433 [4]
Area code(s) 303 and 720
FIPS code 08-16770 [1]
GNIS feature ID0204717 [1]
Website Conifer CoC

Conifer is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. [1] Conifer is located along U.S. Route 285 in the foothills west of Denver.

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History

A post office called Conifer was established in 1894. [5] Some say the community was named after George Conifer, the proprietor of a local tavern, while others believe conifer trees near the original town site caused the name to be selected. [6]

Geography

Conifer is located at 39°31′16″N105°18′19″W / 39.52111°N 105.30528°W / 39.52111; -105.30528 (39.5210995,-105.3052708). [1] A magnitude 3.1 tremor centered on Berrian Mountain about 1 mile north of Conifer occurred on November 1, 1981, at 8:03 p.m. MST.[ citation needed ]

Climate

Conifer has a humid continental climate (Koppen: Dfb) with a yearly temperature average of 38.6 °F (3.7 °C). Summertime is warm with cool nights, while winter is chilly with nights approaching zero. [7]

Climate data for Conifer, Colorado
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °F (°C)65
(18)		70
(21)		72
(22)		78
(26)		86
(30)		95
(35)		95
(35)		93
(34)		91
(33)		83
(28)		72
(22)		66
(19)		95
(35)
Average high °F (°C)38
(3)		41
(5)		46
(8)		53
(12)		62
(17)		73
(23)		78
(26)		76
(24)		69
(21)		59
(15)		45
(7)		38
(3)		57
(14)
Average low °F (°C)7
(−14)		10
(−12)		17
(−8)		23
(−5)		31
(−1)		38
(3)		43
(6)		42
(6)		34
(1)		24
(−4)		15
(−9)		9
(−13)		24
(−4)
Record low °F (°C)−46
(−43)		−48
(−44)		−25
(−32)		−15
(−26)		6
(−14)		22
(−6)		28
(−2)		26
(−3)		7
(−14)		−9
(−23)		−26
(−32)		−33
(−36)		−48
(−44)
Average precipitation inches (mm)0.40
(10)		0.54
(14)		1.28
(33)		1.92
(49)		2.10
(53)		1.76
(45)		2.55
(65)		2.68
(68)		1.25
(32)		1.15
(29)		0.89
(23)		0.58
(15)		17.1
(436)
Average snowfall inches (cm)14
(36)		11.3
(29)		7.2
(18)		2.5
(6.4)		0.6
(1.5)		0.1
(0.25)		0
(0)		0
(0)		0.2
(0.51)		1.7
(4.3)		8.3
(21)		17.6
(45)		63.5
(161.96)
Source: [8]

Landmarks

Education

Students living within Jefferson County attend Jefferson County schools. Those neighborhood schools are Elk Creek Elementary School, West Jefferson Elementary School, Marshdale Elementary School, West Jefferson Middle School, and Conifer High School. In 2011, Conifer High School was ranked 434 in the top 500 schools in the nation by Newsweek. [9]

Infrastructure

Conifer residents are served by the Elk Creek Fire Protection District, a mixed career/volunteer fire department with approximately 60 active duty firefighters.

Notable people

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) details for Conifer, Colorado; United States Geological Survey (USGS); October 13, 1978.
  2. ↑ "Year that population was last estimated". Archived from the original on January 29, 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Population numbers". Archived from the original on January 29, 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  4. ↑ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code" . Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
  6. ↑ Dawson, John Frank (1954). Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 15.
  7. ↑ "Conifer climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, Conifer weather averages - Climate-Data.org". en.climate-data.org. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Intellicast | Weather Underground".
  9. ↑ "Newsweek 2011 US Best 500 High Schools, Representing Top 2% - A Bridge to Ivy League-Esque Colleges". Newsweek. 2011. Archived from the original on March 18, 2012.
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