Coal Creek, Colorado | |
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CDP | |
The "downtown" section of Coal Creek.
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![]() Location in Boulder County and the State of Colorado |
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Coordinates: 39°54′32″N 105°23′12″W / 39.90889°N 105.38667°WCoordinates: 39°54′32″N 105°23′12″W / 39.90889°N 105.38667°W | |
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State |
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Counties | Boulder, Gilpin & Jefferson |
Government | |
• Type | unincorporated community |
Area | |
• Total | 9.4 sq mi (24.4 km2) |
• Land | 9.4 sq mi (24.4 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Elevation | 8,599 ft (2,621 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 2,400 |
• Density | 247.1/sq mi (95.2/km2) |
Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
• Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
Coal Creek, locally known as Coal Creek Canyon, is a census-designated place (CDP) in Boulder, Gilpin, and Jefferson counties in the U.S. state of Colorado. The population was 2,400 at the 2010 census.
Coal Creek is located at 39°54′32″N 105°23′12″W / 39.90889°N 105.38667°W (39.908835, -105.386801).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 9.4 square miles (24 km2), of which, 9.4 square miles (24 km2) of it is land and 0.11% is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,323 people, 985 households, and 650 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 246.4 people per square mile (95.1/km²). There were 1,168 housing units at an average density of 123.9 per square mile (47.8/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.52% White, 0.17% African American, 0.47% Native American, 0.99% Asian, 1.16% from other races, and 1.68% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.79% of the population.