Acres Green is an

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and a census-designated place (CDP) located in Douglas County,

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. The CDP is a part of the

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. The population of the Acres Green CDP was 2,922 at the 2020 United States census. It is bordered by Lone Tree to the north, east and south and Highlands Ranch to the west. The community lies in ZIP Code 80124.

History

The Acres Green subdivision was built by the Morris General contractors with construction beginning on a former

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south of County Line Road near

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in 1971 This was the first housing development in northern Douglas County. Construction on the sixth and final filling would be completed 12 years later. The subdivision was being built up as

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began to prosper with an economic boom because of the

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. Although the subdivision is about from downtown, the Denver Technological Center was growing a few miles to the north along

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while the Inverness office complex just to the east of the interstate was in its infancy. By the time of the late 1970s, the subdivision contained a

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and

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. As Denver grew to the south along the I-25 corridor during this time, there was a need for additional housing. However, the area around the Acres Green community would remain largely isolated for many years. The nearest development was in southern Arapahoe County was over north of Acres Green until development extended south to County Line Road in the early-1980s. The majority of Acres Green was complete before the Highlands Ranch community had even begun to the west around the same time. Development of that community would not reach the area west Acres Green until the early-1990s. The SH 470 highway was built between the homes of Acres Green and County Line Road in the mid-1980s. The library, which was built in 1979 was leveled because it stood in the path of the highway. In the mid-1990s, Denver began another economic boom because of the

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industry. As the decade progressed, the long-time empty land around the Acres Green began to disappear. The Meridian office complex was developed to the southeast. Also, the Park Meadows shopping mall spurred large scale retail development all around the development. Many other subdivisions were built to the south of Acres Green which became known as Lone Tree.

Today

Acres Green is now a well matured subdivision in a convenient location for those who work in the southeast part of Denver. During 1995 the city of Lone Tree incorporated, nearly surrounding the community. Homeowners voted against annexation and today still remain an unincorporated area of Douglas County.

Demographics

The

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initially defined the for the

Education

The Douglas County School District serves Acres Green.

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