Indian Hills, Colorado
| Indian Hills, Colorado | |
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| CDP | |
Indian Hills in 2014.
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 Location in Jefferson County and the state of Colorado |
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| Coordinates: 39°37′53″N 105°15′39″W / 39.63139°N 105.26083°WCoordinates: 39°37′53″N 105°15′39″W / 39.63139°N 105.26083°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 Colorado
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| County | Jefferson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.7 sq mi (12.2 km2) |
| • Land | 4.7 sq mi (12.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 6,857 ft (2,090 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 1,197 |
| • Density | 254.7/sq mi (98.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code | 80454 |
| Area code(s) | 303 |
| FIPS code | 08-38810 |
| GNIS feature ID | 196396 |
| Website | Indian Hills Colorado |
Indian Hills is a census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson County, Colorado. The population was 1,280 at the 2010 census. The Indian Hills Post Office has the ZIP Code 80454.
Indian Hills is located at 39°37′53″N 105°15′39″W / 39.63139°N 105.26083°W (39.631254, -105.260712). The community extends along the Parmalee Gulch and Myers Gulch Roads between State Highway 74 at Kittredge, Colorado, and U.S. Highway 285 at Turkey Creek.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.7 square miles (12 km2), all of it land.
John D. Parmalee (1813–1885) came to Colorado in 1860 and settled in Mount Vernon. In 1866, he was granted a charter for a toll road between Morrison and Bradford Junction (Conifer); the Denver and Turkey Creek Toll Road opened in 1870. Parmalee also operated sawmills and shingle mills in the area. He was later commissioned to build a road from Turkey Creek to Bergen Park, along what is known as Parmalee Gulch.
In 1885, Parmalee sold his interest in the toll road to Benjamin F. Eden (1848–1932), who became tollgate keeper from 1877 to 1883. In 1886, Eden sold the road to Jefferson County. Eden bought properties in the northern end of Parmalee Gulch, which became known as Eden Park. In time he acquired more than 1,000 acres (4.0 km2), attracting the interest of developers. With the Panic of 1893 and crash in silver prices, the development foundered and Eden recovered the property. He continued to farm the area, raising cattle, horses, hay, and potatoes.
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