Ponderosa Park is an
unincorporated community
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and a
census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by
Elbert County,
Colorado
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,
United States
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. The CDP is a part of the
Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
Denver is the central city of a conurbation region in the U.S. state of Colorado. The conurbation includes one continuous region consisting of the six central counties of Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, and Jefferson. The Denver regi ...
. The population of the Ponderosa Park CDP was 3,334 at the
United States Census 2020.
Elbert County governs the unincorporated community. The
Elizabeth post office
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(
Zip Code 80107) serves the area.
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Geography
Ponderosa Park is located on the western border of Elbert County.Kiowa
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, the county seat
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, and west to Franktown. Castle Rock is to the west, and Denver
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is to the northwest.
The Ponderosa Park CDP has an area of , all land.[
]
Climate
This climate type is usually found in the outskirts of true deserts in low-latitude, semiarid regions. It has a cooler, wetter winter resulting from the higher latitude and mid-latitude frontal cyclone activity. Annual precipitation totals are greater than in tropical and subtropical desert climates. Yearly variations in amount are not as extreme as in the true deserts but are nevertheless large. The Köppen Climate Classification
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subtype for this climate is " BSk". (Tropical and Subtropical Steppe Climate).
Demographics
The United States Census Bureau
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initially defined the for the
See also
*Outline of Colorado
The following Outline (list), outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Colorado:
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**Index of Colorado-related articles
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0–9
* .co.us – Internet second-level domain for the State of Colorado
* 4 Corners
** 4 Corners Monument
* 6th Principal Meridian
* 10-mile Range
* 10 ...
*State of Colorado
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** Colorado cities and towns
*** Colorado census designated places
** Colorado counties
*** Elbert County, Colorado
**List of statistical areas in Colorado
The United States, U.S. Colorado, State of Colorado has 20 Statistical area (United States), statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Statistical areas are important geographic delineations of pop ...
*** Front Range Urban Corridor
*** North Central Colorado Urban Area
*** Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO Combined Statistical Area
*** Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
References
External links
Elbert County websiteElbert County Community Homepage
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Census-designated places in Colorado
Census-designated places in Elbert County, Colorado
Denver metropolitan area