Indian Hills, Colorado

Indian Hills is an unincorporated town, a post office, and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Indian Hills post office has the ZIP code 80454.

In 1885, Parmalee sold his interest in the toll road to Benjamin F. Eden (1848–1932), who became tollgate keeper from 1877 to 1883. In 1886, Eden sold the road to Jefferson County. Eden bought properties in the northern end of Parmalee Gulch, which became known as Eden Park. In time he acquired more than , attracting the interest of developers. With the Panic of 1893 and crash in silver prices, the development foundered and Eden recovered the property. He continued to farm the area, raising cattle, horses, hay, and potatoes. of 2000, there were 1,197 people, 494 households, and 338 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 531 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.74% White, 0.25% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.17% Pacific Islander, 0.84% from other races, and 1.67% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.59% of the population.

There were 494 households, out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.1% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.4% were non-families. 21.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.6% 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 2.83.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 22.2% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 31.7% from 25 to 44, 33.1% from 45 to 64, and 8.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.4 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $59,000, and the median income for a family was $61,538. Males had a median income of $45,536 versus $31,087 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $26,696. About 0.3% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.8% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over. Geneva Glen Camp is in Indian Hills, Colorado.

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The United States Census Bureau initially defined the for the

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Indian Hills had a population of 1,474. The median age was 48.7 years. 20.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 20.6% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 116.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 117.3 males age 18 and over.

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

There were 597 households in Indian Hills, of which 26.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 62.5% were married-couple households, 19.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 13.9% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 21.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. Schools serving Indian Hills include:

Parmalee Elementary School
West Jefferson Middle School
Conifer High School

Humorous sign

The sign at the Indian Hills Community Center features a changing display of humorous wordplays, and has its own Facebook page.

References

External links

Indian Hills Improvement Association
History of Indian Hills
The Indian Hills Community Center and Sign
Indian Hills Fire Protection District
Indian Hills Water District
Jefferson County website

2020 census

Humorous sign

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