Larkspur, Colorado | |
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Coordinates: 39°14′30″N 104°53′40″W / 39.24167°N 104.89444°W | |
Country | United States |
State | State of Colorado |
County | Douglas County[1] |
Incorporated | 1979[2] |
Government | |
• Type | Home Rule Municipality[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 1.59 sq mi (4.12 km2) |
• Land | 1.59 sq mi (4.12 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 6,880 ft (2,100 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 206 |
• Density | 130/sq mi (50/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
ZIP code | 80118 |
Area code(s) | Both 303 and 720 |
FIPS code | 08-43550 |
GNIS feature ID | 2412878[4] |
Major Routes | |
Former Routes | |
Website | www |
Larkspur is a home rule municipality in Douglas County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 206 at the 2020 census.[5] Each year, on weekends in June, July and August, the Colorado Renaissance Festival is held in the hills just west of the town.[6] The town is served by Larkspur Elementary School, a K-6 school in the Douglas County school district.[7] The according to William Bright the town was named for the plains larkspur (Delphinium geyeri).[8]
A post office called Larkspur has been in operation since 1871.[9] The community was named for the abundance of larkspur near the original town site.[10]
Larkspur is also the site of the historic headquarters building of Universal Co-Masonry[11] According to the town's website, Larkspur's Vision Statement is "Larkspur, a small friendly town in Colorado. A town that works together by: Fostering a Government of Integrity that Responds to its People, Directing Future Growth within Larkspur´s Small Town Values, Providing Community Facilities and Activities for All Ages, and Preserving the Natural Environment that is Unique to the Larkspur Area."[12]