Editing Jefferson County, Colorado (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Long Scraggy Peak.JPG|250px|thumb|right|Long Scraggy Peak in the southeastern part of the county.]]
At the [[2020 United States census]], the county had a total area of {{convert|774|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|764|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|9.8|sqmi}} (1.3%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> As of April 1, 2020, the mean population center<ref name=Popcenters>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/centers-population.html|title=Centers of Population|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 5, 2025}}</ref> of the State of Colorado was located in Jefferson County at coordinates {{coord|39.5347|-105.1854|type:event_region:US-CO_source:USCB|date=April 1, 2020|display=inline|name=2020 mean population center of the State of Colorado}}<ref name=Stpopcenters>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/reference/cenpop2020/CenPop2020_Mean_ST.txt|title=Centers of Population by State: 2020|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 5, 2025}}</ref> near the (ironically) tiny hamlet of Phillipsburg.

===Adjacent counties===
Jefferson County is one of the few counties in the United States to border as many as ten counties.

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*[[Boulder County, Colorado|Boulder County]] – north
*[[Broomfield, Colorado|City and County of Broomfield]] – northeast
*[[Adams County, Colorado|Adams County]] – east
*[[Denver|City and County of Denver]] – east
*[[Arapahoe County, Colorado|Arapahoe County]] – east
*[[Douglas County, Colorado|Douglas County]] – east
*[[Teller County, Colorado|Teller County]] – south
*[[Park County, Colorado|Park County]] – southwest
*[[Clear Creek County, Colorado|Clear Creek County]] – west
*[[Gilpin County, Colorado|Gilpin County]] – northwest
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===Major highways===
* [[File:I-70 (CO).svg|20px]] [[Interstate 70 (Colorado)|Interstate 70]]
*{{jct|state=CO|BS|70|dab1=Denver}}
* [[File:US 6.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Highway 6 (Colorado)|U.S. Highway 6]]
* [[File:US 40.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Highway 40 (Colorado)|U.S. Highway 40]]
* [[File:US 285.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Highway 285 (Colorado)|U.S. Highway 285]]
* [[File:Colorado 8.svg|20px]] [[Colorado State Highway 8|State Highway 8]]
* [[File:Colorado 58.svg|20px]] [[Colorado State Highway 58|State Highway 58]]
* [[File:Colorado 72.svg|20px]] [[Colorado State Highway 72|State Highway 72]]
* [[File:Colorado 74.svg|20px]] [[Colorado State Highway 74|State Highway 74]]
* [[File:Colorado 75.svg|20px]] [[Colorado State Highway 75|State Highway 75]]
* [[File:Colorado 93.svg|20px]] [[Colorado State Highway 93|State Highway 93]]
* [[File:Colorado 121.svg|20px]] [[Colorado State Highway 121|State Highway 121]]
* [[File:Colorado 391.svg|20px]] [[Colorado State Highway 391|State Highway 391]]
* [[File:Colorado 470.svg|20px]] [[Colorado State Highway 470|State Highway 470]]
* [[Chatfield Ave]]
* [[44th Ave]]

===Recreational areas===
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*Alderfer/Three Sisters Park
*Apex Park
*Bear Creek Lake Park
*[[Centennial Cone|Centennial Cone Park]]
*Clear Creek Canyon Park
*Coal Creek Canyon
*[[Crown Hill Park]]
*Deer Creek Canyon Park
*[[Elk Meadow Park]]
*Evergreen Lake
*Fairmount Trail
*Flying J Ranch Park
*Hildebrand Ranch Park
*[[Hiwan Homestead Museum]]
*Lair o' the Bear Park
*Lewis Meadows Park
*Lookout Mountain Nature Center
*Matthews/Winters Park
*Meyer Ranch Park
*Mount Falcon Park
*Mount Galbraith Park
*Mount Glennon
*[[Mount Lindo]]
*North Table Mountain Park
*Pine Valley Ranch Park
*Ranson/Edwards Homestead Ranch
*Reynolds Park
*Sister City Park
*South Table Mountain Park
*[[South Valley Park]]
*Standley Lake Regional Park
*Van Bibber Park
*Welchester Tree Grant Park
*White Ranch Park
*Windy Saddle Park
*Urban Trails
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