Applewood, Colorado

Applewood is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Applewood CDP was 7,833 at the 2020 United States census.<ref name="Census 2020" /> The Golden post office (Zip code 80401) serves the area.<ref name=ZIPcode/>

History

In the 2000 U.S. census, the size of the CDP was reduced from its size in the 1990 U.S. census.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web - Pages 1 and 2</ref> West Pleasant View CDP was formed out of parts of Applewood CDP in 2000.<ref name=WPV2000Map>Template:Cite web</ref>

Applewood is Template:Convert west of downtown Denver. It is bordered to the north by Fairmount, to the northeast by Wheat Ridge, to the southeast by Lakewood, and to the southwest by West Pleasant View. South Table Mountain borders Applewood to the west.

The Applewood CDP has an area of Template:Convert including Template:Convert of water.<ref name=CO_CDP_2020/>

Zoned schools for Applewood CDP (as defined in the 2020 U.S. Census) include:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Elementary schools:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Maple Grove,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Stober,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and Welchester<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Middle schools:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Everitt Middle School,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and Bell Middle School<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
High schools:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> for most areas, either Golden High School or Wheat Ridge High School (some areas are only zoned to Golden HS, and some areas are only zoned to Wheat Ridge HS)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>