Welcome to Deer Trail ...

The town of Deer Trail is located in Arapahoe County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Deer Trail, 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 the  Census Estimates for 2019, Deer Trail has a population of 738 people<2> (see below for details).

Deer Trail is 5,190 feet [1,582 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Deer Trail is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Deer Trail lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Deer Trail: (303) and (720)<4>

The ZIP code for Deer Trail: 80105<5>

Websites for Deer Trail ...

Official Website: www.deertrailcolorado.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Deer Trail had an population of 738 people. This is an increase of 35.16% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 23.41% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Deer Trail had a population of 546 people. This makes Deer Trail the county's 12th most populous community.

The population of Deer Trail represents 0.01% of the population of Colorado (which has 5,029,196 people), making it the state's 191st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 546 people, the population of Deer Trail decreased 8.7% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 598 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Deer Trail.

Communities Also Named Deer Trail ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Deer Trail - it's located in Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Deer Trail.

Communities near Deer Trail ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Deer Trail.

• Cabin Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cabin Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Creek
  • Cabin Creek is located in Adams County
• Agate
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agate
  • Agate is located in Elbert County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agate <7>
• Byers
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers
  • Byers is located in Arapahoe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byers <7>
• Strasburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
  • Strasburg is located in Adams County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <7>
• Bennett
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
  • Bennett is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bennett <7>
• Shamrock
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamrock have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
  • Shamrock is located in Adams County
• Last Chance
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Last Chance
  • Last Chance is located in Washington County
• Hoyt
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyt
  • Hoyt is located in Morgan County
• Kiowa
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kiowa have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa
  • Kiowa is located in Elbert County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 826 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiowa <7>
• Comanche ‑ Historic
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comanche have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche
  • Comanche is located in Adams County

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 Deer Trail. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Deer Trail.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Deer Trail. 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 Deer Trail.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Deer Trail. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Deer Trail.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Deer Trail ...

Looking for more information about Deer Trail? 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 Deer Trail, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Deer Trail.

Adding Deer Trail to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Deer Trail 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 Deer Trail was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Deer Trail.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Deer Trail: www.deertrailcolorado.org/

The official website for Arapahoe County: www.co.arapahoe.co.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/