Editing Larkspur, Colorado

{{short description|Town in Colorado, United States}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2024}}
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'''Larkspur''' is a [[List of cities and towns in Colorado#Home rule municipality|home rule municipality]] in [[Douglas County, Colorado|Douglas County]], [[Colorado]], United States. The town population was 206 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020" /> Each year, on weekends in June, July and August, the [[Colorado Renaissance Festival]] is held in the hills just west of the town.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://coloradorenaissance.com/ |title= Renaissance Festival Colorado |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=n.d. |website= |publisher=Colorado Renaissance Festival |access-date=14 August 2022 |quote=}}</ref> The town is served by [[Larkspur Elementary|Larkspur Elementary School]], a K-6 school in the Douglas County [[school district]].<ref>[http://schools.dcsdk12.org/education/school/school.php?sectionid=30 Larkspur Elementary School website]</ref> The according to William Bright the town was named for the plains larkspur (''[[Delphinium geyeri]]'').<ref>{{cite book |last1=Bright |first1=William |title=Colorado place names |date=2004 |publisher=Johnson Books |location=Boulder, Colorado |isbn=978-1-55566-333-9 |page=102 |url=https://archive.org/details/coloradoplacenam0000brig/page/102 |access-date=3 July 2023}}</ref>

A post office called Larkspur has been in operation since 1871.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=CO | title=Post offices | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=29 June 2016}}</ref> The community was named for the abundance of [[Delphinium|larkspur]] near the original town site.<ref>{{cite book|last=Dawson|first=John Frank|title=Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin|year=1954|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015051116740;view=1up;seq=37|publisher=The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co.|location=Denver, CO|page=31}}</ref>

Larkspur is also the site of the historic headquarters building of [[Universal Co-Masonry]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.larkspurhistoricalsociety.com/locations/larkspur/amfed_humanrights.html |title=American Federation of Human Rights|website=Douglas County Historical Society: A.F.H.R. Headquarters in Larkspur}}</ref> According to the town's website, Larkspur's Vision Statement is "Larkspur, a small friendly town in Colorado. A town that works together by: Fostering a Government of Integrity that Responds to its People, Directing Future Growth within Larkspur´s Small Town Values, Providing Community Facilities and Activities for All Ages, and Preserving the Natural Environment that is Unique to the Larkspur Area."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://townoflarkspur.org/|title=Town of Larkspur {{!}} Local and Regional Information and Services {{!}} Larkspur, Colorado|website=Town of Larkspur|language=en-US|access-date=20 April 2019}}</ref>

==Geography==
Larkspur is located in southern Douglas County in the valley of East Plum Creek. [[Interstate 25]] passes along the eastern edge of the town, with access from Exits 172, 173, and 174. I-25 leads north {{convert|11|mi}} to [[Castle Rock, Colorado|Castle Rock]], the Douglas County seat, and {{convert|39|mi}} to [[Denver]], as well as south {{convert|32|mi}} to [[Colorado Springs]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|3.9|km2|order=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0843550| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Larkspur town, Colorado| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=16 October 2015}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1980= 141
|1990= 232
|2000= 234
|2010= 183
|2020= 206
|footnote=[[United States census|U.S. Decennial Census]]
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As of the census<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=31 January 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 234 people, 92 households, and 59 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|173.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 94 housing units at an average density of {{convert|69.7|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the town was 97.86% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.85% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 1.28% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.71% of the population.

There were 92 households, out of which 34.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.4% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.8% were non-families. 28.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.3% had someone living alone who was 65&nbsp;years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.18.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.4% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 29.5% from 45 to 64, and 7.7% who were 65&nbsp;years of age or older. The median age was 40&nbsp;years. For every 100 females, there were 98.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $43,750, and the median income for a family was $55,625. Males had a median income of $36,528 versus $29,583 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $18,150. About 6.4% of families and 8.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.8% of those under the age of eighteen and 17.6% of those 65 or over.-->
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==Transportation==
The city is Served by [[Interstate 25 in Colorado|I-25]]. It was once served by SH-18 (now Upper Lake Gulch Road). In addition to the highways, the [[Colorado Joint Line]] (which is served by [[Union Pacific Railroad|Union Pacific]] and [[BNSF Railway|BNSF]]) also runs through the town with a large [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|Santa Fe]] bridge at the south end of town.

==See also==
{{portal|Colorado}}
*[[Front Range Urban Corridor]]
*[[North Central Colorado Urban Area]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.townoflarkspur.org/ Town of Larkspur official website]
*[http://dtdapps.coloradodot.info/staticdata/Downloads/CityMaps/LARKSPUR.pdf CDOT map of the Town of Larkspur]

{{Douglas County, Colorado}}

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[[Category:Towns in Douglas County, Colorado]]
[[Category:Towns in Colorado]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1980]]
[[Category:Denver metropolitan area]]