Brook Forest, Colorado

Brook Forest, Colorado
Brook Forest Inn.
Brook Forest
Location of Brook Forest, Colorado.
Brook Forest
Brook Forest (Colorado)
Coordinates: 39°34′46″N 105°22′55″W / 39.5794°N 105.3819°W / 39.5794; -105.3819 (Brook Forest, Colorado)[2]
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyJefferson and Clear Creek[1]
Government
 • Typeunincorporated community
 • BodyJefferson & Clear Creek counties[1]
Area
 • Total
1.389 sq mi (3.597 km2)
 • Land1.389 sq mi (3.597 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0.000 km2)
Elevation8,035 ft (2,449 m)
Population
 • Total
622
 • Density448/sq mi (173/km2)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP code[5]
Evergreen 80439
Area codes303/720/983
GNIS pop ID182521
GNIS town ID2804446
FIPS code08-08950

Brook Forest is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in Jefferson and Clear Creek counties, Colorado, United States. The population was 622 at the 2020 census.[4] The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

The Brook Forest, Colorado, post office operated from October 11, 1921, until Feb 15, 1949.[6] The Evergreen Post Office (ZIP Code 80439) now serves the area.[5]

Geography

Brook Forest is located at coordinates 39°34′46″N 105°22′55″W / 39.5794°N 105.3819°W / 39.5794; -105.3819 (Brook Forest, Colorado) at an elevation of 8,035 feet (2,449 m).[2]

At the 2020 United States Census, the Brook Forest CDP had an area of 889 acres (3.597 km2), all land.[3]

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau defined the Brook Forest CDP for the United States Census 2020.

Brook Forest CDP, Colorado
YearPop.±%
2020622—    
Source: United States Census Bureau

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "Brook Forest, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
  3. ^ a b "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  4. ^ a b United States Census Bureau. "Brook Forest CDP, Colorado". Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  5. ^ a b "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
  6. ^ Bauer, William H.; Ozment, James L.; Willard, John H. (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989. Golden, Colorado: Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation. ISBN 0-918654-42-4.