Castlewood, Colorado
Castlewood, Centennial, Colorado | |
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 Location of Castlewood in Arapahoe County, Colorado. | |
  Castlewood Location of Castlewood, Centennial, Colorado  Castlewood Castlewood (Colorado) | |
| Coordinates: 39°35′05″N 104°54′04″W / 39.5847°N 104.9011°W[3] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Arapahoe[1] |
| Government | |
| • Type | neighborhood |
| • Body | City of Centennial[2] |
| Elevation | 5,729 ft (1,746 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
• Total | 25,567 |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| ZIP code[4] | 80112 |
| Area codes | 303/720/983 |
| GNIS pop ID | 1867078 |
| GNIS city ID | 2409422 |
| FIPS code | 08-12815 |
Castlewood was a former census-designated place (CDP) in Colorado made up of several neighborhoods covering about 3.5 square miles of unincorporated Arapahoe County just west of I-25. The CDP became part of part of the City of Centennial upon the city's incorporation in 2001. Castlewood's population was 25,567 at the 2000 census.[5]
On Census Bureau maps, the CDP was bordered by Greenwood Village on the north and north-east, I-25 on the east, Douglas County to south, and the Southglenn CDP to the west on the other side of South Holly Street. [6]
While the Census Bureau used the name "Castlewood" for the CDP, it was not used locally as the name for a specific town or neighborhood. It was, however, used for other purposes in the area. In 1890, Castlewood Dam and Lake was built east of Castle Rock about 18 miles southeast of the CDP location; it was destroyed in a major flood in 1933 and is now Castlewood Canyon State Park. The former Castlewood School was built in 1907 at Orchard and Ulster, and the former Castlewood Grange was chartered in 1907.[7] The Castlewood Fire Protection District, which included the CDP, was founded on October 25th, 1951; it changed its name to South Metro Fire Rescue on December 31st, 1998, after joining with other districts. The local library, part of the Arapahoe Library District and located near the center of the CDP, is still called the Castlewood Library.
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 16,413 | — |
| 1990 | 24,392 | +48.6% |
| 2000 | 25,567 | +4.8% |
| Source: United States Census Bureau | ||
Economy
The headquarters of Blackjack Pizza, by 1999, was in what was then Castlewood CDP.[8][9]
See also
- Denver–Aurora–Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
- Front Range Urban Corridor
- List of populated places in Colorado
References
- ^ "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
- ^ a b "Active Colorado Municipalities". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
- ^ a b "Castlewood, Centennial, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
- ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "URBANIZED OUTLINE MAP Denver-Aurora 2000" (PDF). US Census Bureau. Retrieved 2025-07-31.
- ^ "A look back — and ahead — at Castlewood Library in Centennial". Colorado Community Media. Retrieved 2025-07-31.
- ^ Home. Blackjack Pizza. October 12, 1999. Retrieved on October 18, 2018. "9137 E Mineral Cr - Suite 100 Englewood CO 80112"
- ^ "CENSUS 2000 BLOCK MAP: CASTLEWOOD CDP." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on October 18, 2018. In the 1990 Census Map (index map) on pages 40 and 59.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
