Lakeside, Colorado

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Town of Lakeside, Colorado
Statutory Town
LakesideTownHall.JPG
The municipal offices of the Town of Lakeside.
Jefferson County Colorado Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Lakeside Highlighted 0842495.svg
Location of Lakeside in Jefferson County, Colorado.
Coordinates: 39°47′00″N105°03′25″W / 39.78333°N 105.05694°W / 39.78333; -105.05694
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Colorado.svg  State of Colorado
County Jefferson County [1]
Incorporated November 25, 1907 [2]
Government
 • Type Statutory Town [1]
Area
[3]
 • Total0.25 sq mi (0.64 km2)
 • Land0.19 sq mi (0.49 km2)
 • Water0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2)
Elevation
[4]
5,364 ft (1,635 m)
Population
 (2020) [5]
 • Total16
 • Density64/sq mi (25/km2)
Time zone UTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code [6]
Denver CO 80212
Area code(s) Both 303 and 720
FIPS code 08-42495
GNIS feature ID 1669462
The least populous Colorado municipality

The Town of Lakeside is a Statutory Town in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 16 at the 2020 United States Census, making Lakeside the least populous municipality in the State of Colorado. [5] Lakeside is immediately west of the City and County of Denver, the most populous municipality in the state. The Denver Post Office (ZIP Code 80212) serves Lakeside. [6]

Contents

The town's namesake lake is Lake Rhoda, which covers 20% of its total area. A year after its incorporation on November 12, 1907, the Lakeside Amusement Park, nicknamed "White City", opened on the eastern shores. Both town and park were founded by a syndicate led by prominent Denver brewer Adolph Zang, who endeavored to build the resort just across the county line from Denver, and incorporated to move beyond the reach of Denver liquor laws. A shopping mall, Lakeside Center, was built in 1956 on the southern shore, but fell into financial troubles due to lack of business around the turn of the century [7] and was converted into a Walmart and strip mall circa 2010. The amusement park, shopping area, and lake occupy almost all of the tiny municipality. Residences are limited to a handful of houses in the southeast corner of the town occupied by employees of the amusement park.

Geography

Lakeside is located at 39°47′0″N105°3′25″W / 39.78333°N 105.05694°W / 39.78333; -105.05694 . According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2), of which, 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (20.83%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1910 103—
1920 36−65.0%
1930 4936.1%
1940 39−20.4%
1950 4617.9%
1960 28−39.1%
1970 17−39.3%
1980 1911.8%
1990 11−42.1%
2000 2081.8%
2010 8−60.0%
2020 16100.0%

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References

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  4. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. 1 2 United States Census Bureau. "Lakeside town, Colorado" . Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  6. 1 2 "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. December 14, 2006. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 4, 2010. Retrieved December 14, 2006.
  7. ↑ Arellano, Kristi (January 24, 2006). "Developer buys Lakeside mall". The Denver Post. Denver. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
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