| Official Name: | Henderson, Colorado |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | Colorado#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Henderson |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Colorado |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | Counties |
| Subdivision Name2: | Adams[1] |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | -7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
| Coordinates: | 39.9217°N -104.8683°W |
| Elevation M: | 1531 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code[2] |
| Postal Code: | 80640 |
| Population Est: | 26 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 1954 |
Henderson, formerly known as Henderson Island, is an unincorporated community and a U.S. Post Office in Adams County, Colorado, United States. Henderson has the ZIP Code 80640.[2] Portions of the Henderson area have been annexed by Commerce City, Brighton, and Thornton.
A post office called Henderson has been in operation since 1894.[3] The community was named after John D. "Colonel Jack" Henderson.[4]
Henderson is located at 39.9217°N -104.8683°W (39.921586,-104.868279). Henderson Island is today the site of the Adams County Regional Park and Fairgrounds.
Along with a post office, a few buildings remain of old Henderson along Brighton Road north of 120th Avenue. The Henderson Congregation Church (now Henderson Community Church) which has been in existence for over 100 years, stands as one of the last remaining vestiges of historical Henderson.
Ralphie IV, one of the mascots of the University of Colorado Buffaloes is buried in Henderson. She retired after 10 years of service and lived out her retirement in the community. She died of liver failure on March 19, 2017.[5]
School District 27J serves Henderson.[6]
Henderson is currently home to MYR Group Inc. and MYR Group subsidiary Sturgeon Electric Company, Inc. MYR Group is one of the leading electrical contractors in the United States and is publicly traded on the NASDAQ under the stock symbol MYRG.[7]
Lineage Logistics has a facility in Henderson.[8]
The Sinclair Oil Corporation had a trucking service terminal in Henderson.[9]