| Deer Trail, Colorado | |
| Official Name: | Town of Deer Trail[1] |
| Settlement Type: | Statutory Town |
| Nickname: | "Home of the World's First Rodeo" |
| Pushpin Map: | USA |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the Town of Deer Trail in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 39.6159°N -104.043°W |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [2] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Arapahoe County |
| Established Title: | Platted |
| Established Date: | 1875 |
| Established Title2: | Incorporated |
| Established Date2: | February 3, 1920[3] |
| Unit Pref: | US |
| Total Type: | Total |
| Area Footnotes: | [4] |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.055 |
| Area Land Km2: | 3.044 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.011 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [5] |
| Elevation M: | 1582 |
| Elevation Ft: | 5190 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1,068 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 909 |
| Population Metro: | 2,963,821 (19th) |
| Population Blank1 Title: | CSA |
| Population Blank1: | 3,623,560 (17th) |
| Population Blank2: | 5,055,344 |
| Timezone1: | MST |
| Utc Offset1: | −07:00 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | −06:00 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code[6] |
| Postal Code: | 80105 |
| Area Code: | Both 303 and 720 |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | -7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 08-19630 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0185065 |
The Town of Deer Trail is a Statutory Town located in eastern Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States.[1] The town population was 1,068 at the 2020 United States Census, a +95.60% increase since the 2010 United States Census.[4] Deer Trail is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor. The town is situated along Interstate 70, approximately east of Denver.
Deer Trail was founded when the Kansas Pacific Railway built a station in what is now Deer Trail in 1870. The town was platted by the railway in 1875 and soon became a shipping point for grain, livestock, and eggs. By the late 1920s Deer Trail grew into a town larger than it is today with two banks, five grocery stores, and three hotels. The Great Depression of the 1930s took a major toll on the town's economy, and a further blow took place in June 1965 when a devastating flood destroyed or severely damaged the businesses along main street. Many of these buildings were never rebuilt. Deer Trail hosted the first rodeo exhibition on July 4, 1869.[7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
Deer Trail is located at 39.6158°N -104.0431°W (39.615888, -104.042967).[12]
At the 2020 United States Census, the town had a total area of 3.055km2 including 0.011km2 of water.[4]
As of the census[13] of 2000, there were 598 people, 247 households, and 162 families residing in the town. The population density was 596.5sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 274 housing units at an average density of 273.3sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 96.32% White, 0.33% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.84% Asian, 0.84% from other races, and 1.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.51% of the population.
There were 247 households, out of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.8% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.4% were non-families. 30.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.06.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.4% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.1 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $30,481, and the median income for a family was $35,357. Males had a median income of $31,324 versus $21,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,000. About 3.0% of families and 5.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.9% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 or over.
Deer Trail is served by Deer Trail School District 26J. Deer Trail School District 26J has one elementary school, one middle school and one high school. The three schools are Deer Trail Elementary School, Deer Trail Middle School and Deer Trail High School. The school mascot is the Eagles.[14]