Applewood, Colorado

History

In the 2000 U.S. census, the size of the CDP was reduced from its size in the 1990 U.S. census. West Pleasant View CDP was formed out of parts of Applewood CDP in 2000.

Geography

Applewood is 10 mi west of downtown Denver. It is bordered to the north by Fairmount, to the northeast by Wheat Ridge, to the southeast by Lakewood, and to the southwest by West Pleasant View. South Table Mountain borders Applewood to the west.

The Applewood CDP has an area of 11.619 km2 including 1.092 km2 of water.

Demographics

There were 2,954 households, out of which 26.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.9% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.4% were non-families. 25.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 22.2% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 29.5% from 45 to 64, and 18.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.0 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $66,210, and the median income for a family was $76,907. Males had a median income of $54,028 versus $36,315 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $34,640. About 2.8% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.7% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over. -- The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Applewood CDP for the 1970 United States census. |1970| 8,214 |1980|12,040 |1990|11,069 |2000| 7,123 |2010| 7,160 |2020|7,833}}

Education

Applewood is within the Jefferson County School District R-1.

Zoned schools for Applewood CDP (as defined in the 2020 U.S. census) include:

• Elementary schools: Maple Grove, Stober, and Welchester
• Middle schools: Everitt Middle School, and Bell Middle School
• High schools: for most areas, either Golden High School or Wheat Ridge High School (some areas are only zoned to Golden HS, and some areas are only zoned to Wheat Ridge HS)

References

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