The Town of Lakeside is a

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in Jefferson County,

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, United States. The town population was 8 at the

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, making Lakeside the least populous municipality in the State of Colorado. Lakeside is immediately west of the City and County of Denver, the most populous municipality in the state. The

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Post Office ( ZIP Code 80212) serves Lakeside. The town's namesake lake is Lake Rhoda, which covers 20% of its total area. A year after its incorporation on November 12, 1907, the

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, nicknamed "White City", opened on the eastern shores. Both town and park were founded by a syndicate led by prominent Denver brewer Adolph Zang, who endeavored to build the resort just across the county line from

, and incorporated to move beyond the reach of Denver liquor laws. A

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, Lakeside Center, was built in 1956 on the southern shore, but fell into financial troubles due to lack of business around the turn of the century and was converted into a

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and

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circa 2010. The amusement park, shopping area, and lake occupy almost all of the tiny municipality. Residences are limited to a handful of houses in the southeast corner of the town occupied by employees of the amusement park.

Geography

Lakeside is located at . According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (20.83%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 20 people, 9 households, and 5 families residing in the town. There were 9 housing units. The racial makeup of the town was 100.0%

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. There were 9 households, out of which 2 had children under the age of 18 living with them, 3 were married couples living together, and 4 were non-families. 2 of the households were made up of individuals, and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.60. As of the 2010 census, the population had dropped to 8. Racial demographics remained the same, with 100.0% of the population being White and no Hispanic or Latino individuals of any race. Every individual lived alone.

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CDOT map of the Town of LakesideLakeside Mall Developer
* Lakeside, Colorado is at coordinates . {{authority control Towns in Jefferson County, Colorado Towns in Colorado Denver metropolitan area

Geography

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