Sedalia, Colorado

Census Designated Place in Colorado, United States

39°26′23″N 104°58′12″W / 39.4397047°N 104.9699086°W / 39.4397047; -104.9699086 (Sedalia CDP, Colorado)^[1]Country

United StatesState

ColoradoCountyDouglas CountyGovernment

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• Typeunincorporated townArea

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• Total1.363 sq mi (3.531 km²) • Land1.363 sq mi (3.531 km²) • Water0.000 sq mi (0.000 km²)Elevation

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5,823 ft (1,775 m)Population

(2020)^[3]

• Total177 • Density130/sq mi (50/km²)Time zoneUTC-7 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)ZIP Code^[4]

80135

Area codes303 & 720GNIS feature^[2]Sedalia CDP

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.^[4] At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Sedalia CDP was 177.^[3]

History

The Sedalia post office has been in operation since 1872.^[5] The community was named after Sedalia, Missouri.^[6]

Geography

Sedalia is located in northern Douglas County along U.S. Route 85, which leads 8 miles (13 km) southeast to Castle Rock, the county seat, and north 24 miles (39 km) to downtown Denver.

The Sedalia CDP has an area of 873 acres (3.531 km²), all land.^[1]

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Sedalia CDP CDP for the United States Census 2000.

Sedalia CDP, Colorado
Year	Pop.	±%
2000	211	—
2010	206	−2.4%
2020	177	−14.1%
Source: United States Census Bureau

Education

The Douglas County School District serves Sedalia.

Notable residents

Philip F. Roach (1881-1976), U.S. Coast Guard Commodore, Navy Cross recipient,^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "U.S. Board on Geographic Names: Domestic Names". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
^ ^a ^b United States Census Bureau. "Sedalia CDP, Colorado". Retrieved April 17, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Look Up a ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
^ Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 46.
^ "Philip Francis Roach". Hall of Valor. Military Times. Retrieved April 20, 2016.