Ponderosa Park is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Elbert County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Ponderosa Park CDP was 3,334 at the United States Census 2020. Elbert County governs the unincorporated community. The Elizabeth post office (Zip Code 80107) serves the area.
Geography Ponderosa Park is located on the western border of Elbert County. It is bordered to the southeast by the town of Elizabeth. Colorado State Highway 86 forms the southern edge of the CDP, leading east to Kiowa, the county seat, and west to Franktown. Castle Rock is to the west, and Denver is to the northwest.
The Ponderosa Park CDP has an area of , all land.
Climate This climate type is usually found in the outskirts of true deserts in low-latitude, semiarid regions. It has a cooler, wetter winter resulting from the higher latitude and mid-latitude frontal cyclone activity. Annual precipitation totals are greater than in tropical and subtropical desert climates. Yearly variations in amount are not as extreme as in the true deserts but are nevertheless large. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "BSk". (Tropical and Subtropical Steppe Climate).
Demographics
The United States Census Bureau initially defined the for the
2020 census As of the 2020 census, Ponderosa Park had a population of 3,334. The median age was 49.4 years. 20.2% of residents were under the age of 18 and 18.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 95.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 94.5 males age 18 and over.
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 1,201 households in Ponderosa Park, of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 73.1% were married-couple households, 11.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 12.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 12.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 1,228 housing units, of which 2.2% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.1% and the rental vacancy rate was 6.4%.
+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census Race Number Percent White 2,963 88.9% Black or African American 13 0.4% American Indian and Alaska Native 10 0.3% Asian 28 0.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0% Some other race 79 2.4% Two or more races 241 7.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 247 7.4% Education It is in the Elizabeth School District. - Text list
See also
Colorado census-designated places
References
External links
Elbert County website Elbert County Community Homepage