Editing Indian Hills, Colorado

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'''Indian Hills''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated town]], a [[post office]], and a [[Census-designated place|census-designated place (CDP)]] located in and governed by [[Jefferson County, Colorado]], United States. The CDP is a part of the [[Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. The Indian Hills post office has the [[ZIP code]] 80454.<ref name=ZIPcode/> At the [[United States Census 2020]], the population of the Indian Hills CDP was 1,474.<ref name="Census 2020" />

==History==
John D. Parmalee (1813–1885) came to Colorado in 1860 and settled in Mount Vernon. In 1866, he was granted a charter for a toll road between [[Morrison, Colorado|Morrison]] and [[Conifer, Colorado|Bradford Junction (Conifer)]]; the Denver and Turkey Creek Toll Road 
opened in 1870. Parmalee also operated sawmills and shingle mills in the area. He was later commissioned to build a road from Turkey Creek to Bergen Park, along what is known as Parmalee Gulch.<ref>{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322043138/https://indianhillscolorado.com/history_page1.html |archive-date=March 22, 2012 |url=http://www.indianhillscolorado.com/history_page1.html |title=Brief History of Indian Hills |work=Indian Hills, Colorado |access-date=2011-10-27 |url-status=usurped}}</ref><ref name="calendar">Indian Hills History Calendar, 2008, "The People." Published by the Indian Hills Improvement Association.</ref>

In 1885, Parmalee sold his interest in the toll road to Benjamin F. Eden (1848–1932), who became tollgate keeper from 1877 to 1883. In 1886, Eden sold the road to Jefferson County. Eden bought properties in the northern end of Parmalee Gulch, which became known as '''Eden Park'''. In time he acquired more than {{convert|1000|acre|km2}}, attracting the interest of developers. With the [[Panic of 1893]] and crash in silver prices, the development foundered and Eden recovered the property. He continued to farm the area, raising cattle, horses, hay, and potatoes.<ref name="calendar" />

[[George W. Olinger]], son of mortuary founders John and Emma Olinger, became interested in the area in 1918, and purchased the Eden property in 1921. Olinger planned a development to be called "Indian Hills," and built a golf course on part of Eden's land.  The first filing was recorded at Jefferson County in June 1923, making Indian Hills the community's official name. Filings were named to recall the association with original inhabitants: Arrowhead Park, Ute & Cherokee Village, and Shawnee Village.  "Eden Park" became the fifth filing of Olinger's development, and was platted in 1926. Models of summer cabins were built of logs, and small lots were sold to Denver residents seeking summer homes in the mountains.<ref name="calendar" />

==Geography==
Indian Hills extends along the Parmalee Gulch and Myers Gulch Roads between [[Colorado State Highway 74|State Highway 74]] at [[Kittredge, Colorado]], and [[U.S. Route 285 in Colorado|U.S. Highway 285]] at Turkey Creek.

The Indian Hills CDP has an area of {{convert|14.060|km2|acres|disp=flip}}, including {{convert|0.009|km2|acres|disp=flip}} of water.<ref name=CO_CDP_2020/>

==Demographics==
<!-- As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,197 people, 494 households, and 338 families residing in the CDP.  The population density was {{convert|254.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 531 housing units at an average density of {{convert|113.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.74% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.25% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.17% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.17% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.17% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.84% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.67% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.59% of the population.

There were 494 households, out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.4% were non-families. 21.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 22.2% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 31.7% from 25 to 44, 33.1% from 45 to 64, and 8.1% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.2 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.4 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $59,000, and the median income for a family was $61,538. Males had a median income of $45,536 versus $31,087 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $26,696.  About 0.3% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 0.8% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over. [[Geneva Glen Camp]] is in Indian Hills, Colorado.
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The [[United States Census Bureau]] initially defined the {{nowrap|Indian Hills CDP}} for the {{nowrap|[[United States Census 2000]].}}
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|2000|1,197
|2010|1,280
|2020|1474
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==Education==
Indian Hills is served by the [[Jefferson County Public Schools (Colorado)|Jefferson County Public Schools]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st08_co/place/p0838810_indian_hills/DC10BLK_P0838810_001.pdf|title=Indian Hills Map|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2020-03-29}}</ref> Schools serving Indian Hills include:
*Parmalee Elementary School<ref>{{cite web|url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1rGW26Xs8ZMelJ2Q2JaVFdVYms/view|title=Elementary Schools|publisher=[[Jeffco Public Schools]]|access-date=2020-03-28}} - [https://docs.google.com/a/jeffcoschools.us/file/d/0BxRbRgZjmQ8xVjFuSHFaNHVPVm8/edit Detail map]</ref>
*West Jefferson Middle School<ref>{{cite web|url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1rGW26Xs8ZMdHZuWW1yZmdzU2s/view|title=Middle Schools|publisher=[[Jeffco Public Schools]]|access-date=2020-03-28}} - [https://docs.google.com/a/jeffcoschools.us/file/d/0BxRbRgZjmQ8xMXZfbm1DNnlmMDg/edit Detail map]</ref>
*[[Conifer High School]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1rGW26Xs8ZMUU5DMmNOMTQ4M28/view|title=High Schools|publisher=[[Jeffco Public Schools]]|access-date=2020-03-28}} - [https://docs.google.com/a/jeffcoschools.us/file/d/0BxRbRgZjmQ8xbTcwbnBHcU9MM3M/edit Detail map]</ref>

==Humorous sign==
The sign at the Indian Hills Community Center features a changing display of humorous [[wordplay]]s, and has its own [[Facebook page]].<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.facebook.com/TheIndianHillsCommunityCenterAndSign|title =Indian Hills Community Center and Sign|publisher =Facebook}}</ref>
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==See also==
{{portal|Geography|North America|United States|Colorado}}
*[[Outline of Colorado]]
**[[Index of Colorado-related articles]]
*[[State of Colorado]]
**[[Colorado cities and towns]]
***[[Colorado census designated places]]
**[[Colorado counties]]
***[[Jefferson County, Colorado]]
**[[List of statistical areas in Colorado]]
***[[Front Range Urban Corridor]]
***[[North Central Colorado Urban Area]]
***[[Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO Combined Statistical Area]]
***[[Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area]]
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==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://indianhillsco.org/ Indian Hills Improvement Association]
**[http://indianhillsco.org/history-indian-hills-colorado/ History of Indian Hills]
**[https://www.facebook.com/TheIndianHillsCommunityCenterAndSign The Indian Hills Community Center and Sign]
*[https://www.ihfr.org/ Indian Hills Fire Protection District]
*[https://indianhillswater.com/ Indian Hills Water District]
*[https://www.jeffco.us/ Jefferson County website]
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[[Category:Census-designated places in Jefferson County, Colorado]]
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