Floyd Hill, Colorado Explained

Official Name:Floyd Hill, Colorado
Settlement Type:Census Designated Place
Pushpin Map:USA
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the Floyd Hill CDP in the
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Clear Creek County
Government Type:unincorporated community
Unit Pref:US
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:16.298
Area Land Km2:16.290
Area Water Km2:0.008
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:1048
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Coordinates:39.7217°N -105.4313°W
Elevation M:2646
Elevation Ft:8681
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code[3]
Postal Code:Evergreen 80439
Area Codes:303 & 720
Blank Name:GNIS feature[4]
Blank Info:Floyd Hill CDP

Floyd Hill is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Floyd Hill CDP was 1,048 at the United States Census 2020. The Evergreen post office (Zip Code 80439) serves the area.[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.

Geography

The Floyd Hill CDP has an area of 16.298km2, including 0.008km2 of water.[1]

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the for the

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020. United States Census Bureau. November 4, 2021.
  2. Web site: QuickFacts for Colorado. United States Census Bureau. October 30, 2021.
  3. Web site: Zip Code 80439 Map and Profile. zipdatamaps.com. 2020. December 21, 2020.
  4. Web site: U.S. Board on Geographic Names: Domestic Names. United States Geological Survey. December 21, 2020.