Eldorado Springs, Colorado
| Eldorado Springs, Colorado | |
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| CDP | |
Eldorado Springs in 2014.
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 Location in Boulder County and the state of Colorado |
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| Coordinates: 39°56′27″N 105°15′21″W / 39.94083°N 105.25583°WCoordinates: 39°56′27″N 105°15′21″W / 39.94083°N 105.25583°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 Colorado
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| County | Boulder |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.4 sq mi (6.2 km2) |
| • Land | 2.4 sq mi (6.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 5,732 ft (1,747 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 585 |
| • Density | 232.1/sq mi (89.8/km2) |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code | 80025 |
| Area code(s) | 303 |
| FIPS code | 08-23630 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0181177 |
Eldorado Springs is a census-designated place (CDP) in Boulder County, Colorado, United States. The population was 585 at the 2010 census. The Eldorado Springs Post Office has the ZIP Code 80025.
In 1910, Eldorado Springs was a resort community, known for its Big Radium Pool, then the largest swimming pool in the United States. The pool, along with several other smaller ones, was known as "Coney Island of the West."
The nearby Eldorado Canyon State Park is famous for its classic North-American climbing routes.
Eldorado Springs is located at 39°56′27″N 105°15′21″W / 39.94083°N 105.25583°W (39.940786, -105.255930).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.2 km2), all of it land. To the southwest is Eldorado Mountain.
As of the census of 2000, there were 557 people, 275 households, and 133 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 232.1 people per square mile (89.6/km²). There were 295 housing units at an average density of 122.9 per square mile (47.5/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.61% White, 0.72% African American, 0.18% Native American, 1.80% Asian, 0.90% from other races, and 1.80% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.87% of the population.
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