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Welcome to Castle Rock ...The town of Castle Rock is located in Douglas County<1> and is the County Seat for Douglas County. While we don't have a date for the founding of Castle Rock, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. From Place Names in Colorado,<2> the origin of Castle Rock is described as "Named for a nearby castlelike rock formation." From the Census Estimates for 2019, Castle Rock has a population of 67,738 people<3> (see below for details). Castle Rock is 6,300 feet [1,920 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Castle Rock is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level. Time Zone: Castle Rock lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time Telephone area codes for Castle Rock: (303) and (720)<5> The ZIP code for Castle Rock: 80104<6> Websites for Castle Rock ...Official Website: www.townofcastlerock.org/ Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Castle Rock had an population of 67,738 people. This is an increase of 40.44% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 234.94% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Castle Rock had a population of 48,231 people (which is 16.9% of the total population of Douglas County). This makes Castle Rock the county's most populous community. The population of Castle Rock represents 0.96% of the total population of Colorado (which has 5,029,196 people), making it the state's 17th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 48,231 people, the population of Castle Rock increased 138.48% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 20,224 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Castle Rock. Communities Also Named Castle Rock ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Castle Rock - they are located in British Columbia, Georgia, Kansas (2), Minnesota, Missouri (2), Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Utah, Virginia and Washington. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Castle Rock. Communities near Castle Rock ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Castle Rock.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Castle Rock. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Castle Rock. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Castle Rock. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Castle Rock. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Castle Rock. Our list includes 17 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Castle Rock. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Castle Rock ...Looking for more information about Castle Rock? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Castle Rock, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Castle Rock. Adding Castle Rock to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Castle Rock in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Castle Rock was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). We also found Castle Rock on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Colorado (1947). For more details, see References and Mentions for Castle Rock. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Castle Rock: www.townofcastlerock.org/ The official website for Douglas County: www.douglas.co.us/ The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/ Footnotes ...
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