Sedalia is an unincorporated town, a post office, and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Douglas County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Sedalia post office has the ZIP Code 80135. The community was named after Sedalia, Missouri.

Geography

Sedalia is located in northern Douglas County along U.S. Route 85, which leads southeast to Castle Rock, the county seat, and north to downtown Denver.

The Sedalia CDP has an area of , all land. of 2000, there were 211 people, 94 households, and 54 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 99 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 93.84% White, 4.27% Asian, 1.90% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.27% of the population.

There were 94 households, out of which 24.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.1% were married couples living together, 3.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.5% were non-families. 35.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 21.3% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 32.2% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 126.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 124.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $37,045, and the median income for a family was $40,000. Males had a median income of $41,042 versus $32,292 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $15,528. None of the families and 4.2% of the population were living below the poverty line.

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The United States Census Bureau initially defined the for the

Education

The Douglas County School District serves Sedalia.

Notable resident

  • Philip F. Roach (1881-1976), U.S. Coast Guard Commodore, Navy Cross recipient,

See also

  • Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO Combined Statistical Area
  • Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
  • Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad

References

  • Sedalia @ Colorado.com
  • Douglas County website
  • Douglas County School District