Derby, Colorado
Derby, Colorado | |
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.jpg) Lower Derby Lake | |
 Location of the Derby CDP in Adams County, Colorado. | |
  Derby Location of the Derby CDP, Colorado.  Derby Derby (Colorado) | |
| Coordinates: 39°50′22″N 104°55′07″W / 39.8394°N 104.9186°W[2] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Adams[1] |
| Government | |
| • Type | unincorporated community |
| • Body | Adams County[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.6 sq mi (4.2 km2) |
| • Land | 1.6 sq mi (4.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 5,128 ft (1,563 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 8,407 |
| • Density | 5,200/sq mi (2,000/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| ZIP code[5] | Commerce City 80022 |
| Area codes | 303/720/983 |
| GNIS place ID | 1867081 |
| GNIS CDP ID | 2408661 |
| FIPS code | 08-20275 |
Derby is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Adams County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Derby CDP was 8,407 at the United States Census 2020.[4]
History
The Derby, Colorado, post office operated from January 27, 1910, until January 31, 1963.[6] The Commerce City, Colorado, post office (ZIP code 80022) now serves the area.[5]
The community is named after Derby, England.[7]
Geography
The Derby CDP has an area of 1,129 acres (4.570 km2), including 9.4 acres (0.038 km2) of water.[3]
Demographics
The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Derby CDP for the 1950 United States census.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1950 | 2,840 | — |
| 1960 | 10,124 | +256.5% |
| 1970 | 10,206 | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 8,578 | −16.0% |
| 1990 | 6,043 | −29.6% |
| 2000 | 6,423 | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 7,685 | +19.6% |
| 2020 | 8,407 | +9.4% |
| Source: United States Census Bureau | ||
Education
Derby is in Adams County School District 14.[8] The district's comprehensive high school is Adams City High School.
See also
- Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
- Denver-Aurora-Greeley, CO Combined Statistical Area
- Front Range Urban Corridor
- List of census-designated places in Colorado
- List of populated places in Colorado
- List of post offices in Colorado
References
- ^ a b "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
- ^ a b "Derby, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
- ^ a b "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
- ^ a b United States Census Bureau. "Derby CDP, Colorado". Retrieved April 19, 2023.
- ^ a b "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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. 17.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Adams County, CO" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 1 (PDF p. 2/3). Retrieved November 5, 2024. - Text list
External links
Municipalities and communities of Adams County, Colorado, United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |