Ponderosa Park, Colorado

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Ponderosa Park is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Elbert County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Ponderosa Park CDP was 3,334 at the United States Census 2020.<ref name="Census 2020" /> Elbert County governs the unincorporated community. The Elizabeth post office (Zip Code 80107) serves the area.<ref name=ZIPcode/>

Geography

Ponderosa Park is located on the western border of Elbert County.<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> It is bordered to the southeast by the town of Elizabeth. Colorado State Highway 86 forms the southern edge of the CDP, leading east Template:Convert to Kiowa, the county seat, and west Template:Convert to Franktown. Castle Rock is Template:Convert to the west, and Denver is Template:Convert to the northwest.

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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 subtype for this climate is "BSk". (Tropical and Subtropical Steppe Climate). Template:Weather box

Demographics

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Education

It is in the Elizabeth School District.<ref>Template:Cite map - Text list</ref>

See also

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