Larkspur, Colorado

Larkspur, Colorado
Home rule municipality
Entering from the north
Entering from the north
Location of Larkspur in Douglas County, Colorado.
Location of Larkspur in Douglas County, Colorado.
Coordinates: 39°14′30″N 104°53′40″W / 39.24167°N 104.89444°W / 39.24167; -104.89444
Country United States
State State of Colorado
CountyDouglas County[1]
Incorporated1979[2]
Government
 • TypeHome Rule Municipality[1]
Area
[3]
 • Total1.59 sq mi (4.12 km2)
 • Land1.59 sq mi (4.12 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[4]
6,880 ft (2,100 m)
Population
 (2020)[5]
 • Total206
 • Density130/sq mi (50/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
80118
Area code(s)Both 303 and 720
FIPS code08-43550
GNIS feature ID2412878[4]
Major Routes
Former Routes
Websitewww.townoflarkspur.org

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]

  1. ^ a b "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. Archived from the original on 12 December 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2007.
  2. ^ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. 1 December 2004. Retrieved 2 September 2007.
  3. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  4. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Larkspur, Colorado
  5. ^ a b United States Census Bureau. "Larkspur town; Colorado". Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Renaissance Festival Colorado". Colorado Renaissance Festival. n.d. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  7. ^ Larkspur Elementary School website
  8. ^ Bright, William (2004). Colorado place names. Boulder, Colorado: Johnson Books. p. 102. ISBN 978-1-55566-333-9. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  10. ^ Dawson, John Frank (1954). Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 31.
  11. ^ "American Federation of Human Rights". Douglas County Historical Society: A.F.H.R. Headquarters in Larkspur.
  12. ^ "Town of Larkspur | Local and Regional Information and Services | Larkspur, Colorado". Town of Larkspur. Retrieved 20 April 2019.