Sedalia, Colorado

Sedalia, Colorado
Census Designated Place
Looking south on Manhart Street in Sedalia.
Looking south on Manhart Street in Sedalia.
Location of the Sedalia CDP in Douglas County, Colorado
Location of the Sedalia CDP in Douglas County, Colorado
Sedalia is located in the United States
Sedalia
Sedalia
Location of the Sedalia CDP in the United States
Coordinates: 39°26′23″N 104°58′12″W / 39.43972°N 104.97000°W / 39.43972; -104.97000 (Sedalia CDP, Colorado)[1]
Country United States
State Colorado
CountyDouglas County
Government
[1]
 • Typeunincorporated town
Area
[2]
 • Total
3.531 km2 (1.363 sq mi)
 • Land3.531 km2 (1.363 sq mi)
Elevation
[1]
1,775 m (5,824 ft)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total
177
 • Density50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code[4]
80135
Area codes303 & 720
GNIS feature ID2409301[1]

Sedalia is an unincorporated town, a post office, and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Douglas County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Sedalia post office has the ZIP Code 80135.[4] At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Sedalia CDP was 177.[3]

History

The Sedalia post office has been in operation since 1872.[5] The community was named after Sedalia, Missouri.[6]

Geography

Sedalia is located in northern Douglas County along U.S. Route 85, which leads 8 miles (13 km) southeast to Castle Rock, the county seat, and north 24 miles (39 km) to downtown Denver.

The Sedalia CDP has an area of 873 acres (3.531 km2), all land.[2]

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Sedalia CDP for the United States Census 2000.

Sedalia CDP, Colorado
YearPop.±%
2000211—    
2010206−2.4%
2020177−14.1%
Source: United States Census Bureau

Education

The Douglas County School District serves Sedalia.

Notable resident

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sedalia, Colorado
  2. ^ a b "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  3. ^ a b United States Census Bureau. "Sedalia CDP, Colorado". Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Look Up a ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  5. ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  6. ^ Dawson, John Frank. 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. 46.
  7. ^ "Philip Francis Roach". Hall of Valor. Military Times. Retrieved April 20, 2016.