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. The Commerce City, Colorado, post office (ZIP code 80022) now serves the area.

Geography

The Derby CDP has an area of , including of water.

100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.

There were 2,377 households in Derby, of which 46.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 45.1% were married-couple households, 24.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 23.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 15.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. 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

  • State of Colorado
  • History Colorado
  • Adams County website