Downieville-Lawson-Dumont, Colorado

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Downieville-Lawson-Dumont, Colorado
Census-designated place
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The Dumont School in Dumont.
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Location of the Downieville-Lawson-Dumont CDP in Clear Creek County, Colorado.
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Downieville-Lawson-Dumont
Location of the Downieville-Lawson-Dumont CDP, Colorado.
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Downieville-Lawson-Dumont
Downieville-Lawson-Dumont (Colorado)
Coordinates: 39°45′58″N105°36′45″W / 39.7662°N 105.6126°W / 39.7662; -105.6126 (Downieville-Lawson-Dumont, Colorado) [1]
Country United States
State Colorado
County Clear Creek [2]
Government
 • Type unincorporated community
 • Body Clear Creek County [2]
Area
[3]
 • Total
0.798 sq mi (2.068 km2)
 • Land0.778 sq mi (2.014 km2)
 • Water0.021 sq mi (0.054 km2)
Elevation
[1]
8,009 ft (2,441 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total
527
 • Density678/sq mi (262/km2)
Time zone UTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP code [4]
Dumont 80436
Area codes 303/720/983
GNIS CDP ID 2408685
FIPS code 08-21390

Downieville-Lawson-Dumont is a census-designated place (CDP) comprising the unincorporated communities of Downieville, Lawson, and Dumont located in and governed by Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Dumont post office ZIP code 80436 (post office boxes) serves the area. [4] At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Downieville-Lawson-Dumont CDP was 527. [3]

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History

The Lawson, Colorado, post office operated from June 29, 1877, until August 31, 1966. [5] The Dumont, Colorado, post office opened on May 17, 1880, [5] and now serves the area.

Geography

Downieville, Lawson, and Dumont are adjacent in Clear Creek Canyon alongside Interstate 70.

The Downieville-Lawson-Dumont CDP has an area of 511 acres (2.068 km2), including 13 acres (0.054 km2) of water. [3]

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Downieville-Lawson-Dumont CDP for the United States Census 2000.

Downieville-Lawson-Dumont CDP, Colorado
YearPop.±%
2000 364—    
2010 594+63.2%
2020 527−11.3%
Source: United States Census Bureau

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Downieville-Lawson-Dumont, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved October 16, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs . Retrieved October 16, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  4. 1 2 "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service . Retrieved October 16, 2025.
  5. 1 2 Bauer, William H.; Ozment, James L.; Willard, John H. (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989. Golden, Colorado: Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation. ISBN   0-918654-42-4.
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