Larkspur, Colorado

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Larkspur, Colorado
Home rule municipality
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Entering from the north
Douglas County Colorado Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Larkspur Highlighted 0843550.svg
Location of Larkspur in Douglas County, Colorado.
Coordinates: 39°13′38″N104°53′3″W / 39.22722°N 104.88417°W / 39.22722; -104.88417
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Colorado.svg  State of Colorado
County Douglas County [1]
Incorporated 1979 [2]
Government
 • Type Home Rule Municipality [1]
Area
[3]
 • Total1.59 sq mi (4.12 km2)
 • Land1.59 sq mi (4.12 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[4]
6,726 ft (2,050 m)
Population
 (2020) [5]
 • Total206
 • Density130/sq mi (50/km2)
Time zone UTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
80118
Area code(s) Both 303 and 720
FIPS code 08-43550
GNIS feature ID 0193176
Major Routes I-25 (CO).svg US 85.svg US 87.svg
Former Routes Colorado 18.svg
Website www.townoflarkspur.org

Larkspur is a home rule municipality in Douglas County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 206 at the 2020 census. [5] Each year, on weekends in June, July and August, the Colorado Renaissance Festival is held in the hills just west of the town. [6] The town is served by Larkspur Elementary School, a K-6 school in the Douglas County school district. [7] The according to William Bright the town was named for the plains larkspur ( Delphinium geyeri ). [8]

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A post office called Larkspur has been in operation since 1871. [9] The community was named for the abundance of larkspur near the original town site. [10]

Larkspur is also the site of the historic headquarters building of Universal Co-Masonry [11] According to the town's website, Larkspur's Vision Statement is "Larkspur, a small friendly town in Colorado. A town that works together by: Fostering a Government of Integrity that Responds to its People, Directing Future Growth within Larkspur´s Small Town Values, Providing Community Facilities and Activities for All Ages, and Preserving the Natural Environment that is Unique to the Larkspur Area." [12]

Geography

Larkspur is located in southern Douglas County at 39°13′38″N104°53′03″W / 39.227091°N 104.884233°W / 39.227091; -104.884233 , [13] in the valley of East Plum Creek. Interstate 25 passes along the eastern edge of the town, with access from Exits 172, 173, and 174. I-25 leads north 11 miles (18 km) to Castle Rock, the Douglas County seat, and 39 miles (63 km) to Denver, as well as south 32 miles (51 km) to Colorado Springs.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km2), all land. [14]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1980 141—
1990 23264.5%
2000 2340.9%
2010 183−21.8%
2020 20612.6%
U.S. Decennial Census

Transportation

The City is Served by I-25. It was once served by SH-18 (now Upper Lake Gulch Road). In addition to the highways, the Colorado Joint Line (which is served by Union Pacific and BNSF) also runs through the town with a large Santa Fe bridge at the south end of town.

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. Archived from the original on December 12, 2009. Retrieved September 1, 2007.
  2. ↑ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
  3. ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  4. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. 1 2 United States Census Bureau. "Larkspur town; Colorado" . Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Renaissance Festival Colorado". Colorado Renaissance Festival. n.d. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
  7. ↑ Larkspur Elementary School website
  8. ↑ Bright, William (2004). Colorado place names. Boulder, Colorado: Johnson Books. p. 102. ISBN   978-1-55566-333-9 . Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  10. ↑ 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. 31.
  11. ↑ "American Federation of Human Rights". Douglas County Historical Society: A.F.H.R. Headquarters in Larkspur.
  12. ↑ "Town of Larkspur | Local and Regional Information and Services | Larkspur, Colorado". Town of Larkspur. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  13. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  14. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Larkspur town, Colorado". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved October 16, 2015.[ dead link ]
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