Sedalia is an
unincorporated town, a
post office
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, and a
census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by
Douglas 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 Sedalia post office has the
ZIP Code 80135.
[ At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Sedalia CDP was 177.]
History
The Sedalia post office has been in operation since 1872. The community was named after Sedalia, Missouri
Sedalia is a city located approximately south of the Missouri River and, as the county seat of Pettis County, Missouri, Pettis County, Missouri, United States, it is the principal city of the Sedalia Micropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 ...
.
Geography
Sedalia is located in northern Douglas County along U.S. Route 85, which leads southeast to Castle Rock, the county seat
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, and north to downtown Denver
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.
The Sedalia CDP has an area of , all land.[
]
Demographics
The United States Census Bureau
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initially defined the for the
Education
The Douglas County School District serves Sedalia.
Notable resident
* Philip F. Roach (1881-1976), U.S. Coast Guard Commodore, Navy Cross
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recipient,
See also
* Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO Combined Statistical Area
* Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
*Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad
The Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad , often shortened to ''Rio Grande'', D&RG or D&RGW, formerly the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, was an American Class I railroad company. The railroad started as a narrow-gauge line running south fr ...
References
External links
Sedalia @ Colorado.com
Douglas County website
Douglas County School District
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Census-designated places in Douglas County, Colorado
Census-designated places in Colorado
Denver metropolitan area