Floyd Hill, Colorado
Floyd Hill, Colorado | |
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 Interstate 70 passes through the community of Floyd Hill. | |
 Location of the Floyd Hill CDP in Clear Creek County, Colorado. | |
  Floyd Hill Location of the Floyd Hill CDP, Colorado.  Floyd Hill Floyd Hill (Colorado) | |
| Coordinates: 39°43′18″N 105°25′53″W / 39.7217°N 105.4313°W[2] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Clear Creek[1] |
| Government | |
| • Type | unincorporated community |
| • Body | Clear Creek County[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.293 sq mi (16.298 km2) |
| • Land | 6.290 sq mi (16.290 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0031 sq mi (0.008 km2) |
| Elevation | 9,095 ft (2,772 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,048 |
| • Density | 166.6/sq mi (64.33/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| ZIP code[5] | Evergreen 80439 |
| Area codes | 303/720/983 |
| GNIS CDP ID | 2583236 |
| FIPS code | 08-27175 |
Floyd Hill is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States.[2] Interstate 70 passes through the community. Floyd Hill is a part of the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Floyd Hill CDP was 1,048 at the United States Census 2020.[3]
History
Floyd Hill is named after Merril H. Floyd, head of the Clear Creek Wagon Road Company that operated in the 1860s. Mr. Floyd owned a ranch on a hill in the area and the land around the hill, which became known as "Floyd's Hill", where his company built a wagon road over from Idaho Springs to Bergen's ranch.
On February 24, 1873, the Colorado Central Railroad completed a rail spur from Forks Creek 3.3 miles (5.3 km) to Floyd Hill.
The Floyd Hill, Colorado, post office operated from September 9, 1912, until June 30, 1937.[6] The Evergreen, Colorado, post office (ZIP code 80439) now serves the area.[5]
Geography
Floyd Hill is located in eastern Clear Creek County at coordinates 39°43′18″N 105°25′53″W / 39.7217°N 105.4313°W and elevation 9,095 feet (2,772 m).[2]
At the 2020 United States Census, the Floyd Hill CDP had an area of 4,027 acres (16.298 km2), including 2.0 acres (0.008 km2) of water.[3]
Demographics
The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Floyd Hill CDP for the United States Census 2010.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 998 | — |
| 2020 | 1,048 | +5.0% |
| Source: United States Census Bureau | ||
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 December 6, 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Floyd Hill, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 6, 2025.
- ^ a b c "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
- ^ "QuickFacts for Colorado". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
- ^ a b "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 6, 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.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |