The Town of Castle Rock is a home rule municipality that is the county seat of Douglas County, Colorado, United States. Castle Rock is located about 35 miles south of Denver and 40 miles north of Colorado Springs on the Interstate 25 corridor just east of the front range of the Rocky Mountains. The town is the center of the burgeoning urbanization of the county. Castle Rock is named after a small prominent butte just north of the town, clearly visible from Interstate 25. Public access is provided to climb to the top of the rock. Castle Rock is on East Plum Creek, a small stream which periodically floods. As of 2005, the city is estimated to have a total population of 35,745.^[2] Castle Rock is now the 19th most populous municipality in the State of Colorado. Image File history File links Castlerocktown. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Douglas County is a suburban county located in the southern portion of the Denver-Aurora metropolitan area of the U.S. state of Colorado. ... Official language(s) English Capital Denver Largest city Denver Largest metro area Denver-Aurora Metro Area Area  Ranked 8th  - Total 104,185 sq mi (269,837 km²)  - Width 280 miles (451 km)  - Length 380 miles (612 km)  - % water 0. ... Image File history File links Map_of_USA_CO.svg‎ File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Colorado ... Official language(s) English Capital Denver Largest city Denver Largest metro area Denver-Aurora Metro Area Area  Ranked 8th  - Total 104,185 sq mi (269,837 km²)  - Width 280 miles (451 km)  - Length 380 miles (612 km)  - % water 0. ... This is an alphabetical list of the sovereign states of the world, including both de jure and de facto independent states. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Counties, Cities, and Towns Other countries Politics Portal      The political units and divisions of the United States include: The 50 states, which are... A county is generally a sub-unit of regional self-government within a sovereign jurisdiction. ... Douglas County is the name of several counties in the United States: Douglas County, Colorado Douglas County, Georgia Douglas County, Illinois Douglas County, Kansas Douglas County, Minnesota Douglas County, Missouri Douglas County, Nebraska Douglas County, Nevada Douglas County, Oregon Douglas County, South Dakota Douglas County, Washington Douglas County, Wisconsin This... Incorporation (abbreviated Inc. ... is the 137th day of the year (138th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1881 (MDCCCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... Mark Stevens can be the actor Mark Stevens Mark Stevens can be the artist Mark Stevens Mark Stevens can be the singer/song-writer Mark Stevens Mark Stevens can be the porn actor Marc Stevens Mark Stevens can be the writer Mark Stevens This is a disambiguation page — a list... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... A time zone is a region of the Earth that has adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time. ... MST is UTC-7 The Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) is a geographic region that keeps time by subtracting seven hours from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), resulting in UTC-7. ... −12 | −11 | −10 | −9:30 | −9 | −8 | −7 | −6 | −5 | −4 | −3:30 | −3 | −2:30 | −2 | −1 | −0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... Though DST is common in Europe and North America, most of the worlds people do not use it. ... Mountain Daylight Time or MDT is the Mountain Standard Time Zone (or MST) during Daylight Savings Time. ... −12 | −11 | −10 | −9:30 | −9 | −8 | −7 | −6 | −5 | −4 | −3:30 | −3 | −2:30 | −2 | −1 | −0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... A home rule municipality is a city or town that is granted limited self government under a home rule charter by a state, province, or nation. ... A county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county, primarily used in the United States. ... Douglas County is a suburban county located in the southern portion of the Denver-Aurora metropolitan area of the U.S. state of Colorado. ... Official language(s) English Capital Denver Largest city Denver Largest metro area Denver-Aurora Metro Area Area  Ranked 8th  - Total 104,185 sq mi (269,837 km²)  - Width 280 miles (451 km)  - Length 380 miles (612 km)  - % water 0. ... Nickname: Location of Denver in Colorado Location of Colorado in the United States Coordinates: , Country United States State Colorado City-County Denver (coextensive) Founded [1] November 22, 1858 Incorporated November 7, 1861 Government  - Type Strong Mayor/Weak Council  - Mayor John Hickenlooper (D) Area [1]  - City & County  154. ... The City of Colorado Springs is the second most populous city in the State of Colorado and the 49th most populous city in the United States. ... Interstate 25 (abbreviated I-25) is an interstate highway in the western United States. ... For individual mountains named Rocky Mountain, see Rocky Mountain (disambiguation). ... Butte near Sedona, Arizona A butte is an isolated hill with steep sides and a small flat top. ... ^ Active Colorado Municipalities as of September 18, 2006 (HTML). ... Official language(s) English Capital Denver Largest city Denver Largest metro area Denver-Aurora Metro Area Area  Ranked 8th  - Total 104,185 sq mi (269,837 km²)  - Width 280 miles (451 km)  - Length 380 miles (612 km)  - % water 0. ...

History

Castle Rock was founded in 1874 when the eastern Douglas County border was redrawn to its present location. Castle Rock was chosen as the county seat because of its central location. Year 1874 (MDCCCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link with display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...

The region in and around Castle Rock was originally home to Native Americans of the Arapahoe and Cheyenne tribes. They occupied the land between the Arkansas and South Platte Rivers. White settlers were drawn by rumors of gold and by land opened through the Homestead Act of 1862. Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States, including parts of Alaska. ... Scabby Bull, Arapaho 1806 Arapaho camp, ca. ... Cheyenne lodges with buffalo meat drying, 1870 For other uses, see Cheyenne (disambiguation). ... The Arkansas River flows through Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. ... The South Platte River in Denver, Colorado The South Platte River is one of the two principal tributaries of the Platte River and itself a major river of the American West, located in the U.S. states of Colorado and Nebraska. ... The Homestead Act was a United States Federal law that gave freehold title to 160 acres (one quarter section or about 65 hectares) of undeveloped land in the American West. ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

One of the first settlers in the area near today's Castle Rock was the original homesteader, Jeremiah Gould. He owned about 160 acres to the south of "The (Castle) Rock." At that time, the settlement consisted of just a few buildings for prospectors, workers, and cowboys. In 1874 Jeremiah Gould donated 120 acres to the new town that was also now home to the Douglas County government. For the beginning the six streets named Elbert, Jerry, Wilcox, Perry, Castle and Front were laid out to build the actual town of Castle Rock. The Courthouse Square was defined and about 77 lots, each 50 by 112 feet, were auctioned off for a total profit of US$3,400.00 - a lot of money at that time! The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ...

It was not gold that put Castle Rock onto the map. The discovery of Rhyolite stone made the reason to build a settlement that would become Castle Rock. Rhyolite This page is about a volcanic rock. ...

A new train depot brought the Denver and Rio Grande Railway to the area. The depot building now houses the Castle Rock Historical Museum on Elbert Street, where visitors can see history of how Castle Rock changed over the years. Castle Rock currently encompasses about 35 square miles, with a population of more than 42,000 ^[3] in town and 70,000 in the surrounding area.

Until cancelled in 2007, The INTERNATIONAL, a PGA Tour tournament, used to be held every August in Castle Rock at the Castle Pines Golf Club. The INTERNATIONAL (the capitalization is official) is a golf tournament in the United States PGA TOUR held annually (currently in early August) at Castle Pines Golf Club in Castle Rock, Colorado, near Denver. ... The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the USAs main professional golf tours. ...

Castle Rock as seen from Interstate 25.

Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2560x1920, 572 KB) Castle Rock, Colorado from I-25. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2560x1920, 572 KB) Castle Rock, Colorado from I-25. ... Interstate 25 (abbreviated I-25) is an interstate highway in the western United States. ...

Geography

Castle Rock is located at 39°22′51″N, 104°51′5″W (39.380822, -104.851310)^GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 81.9 km² (31.6 mi²), all land. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ...

Castle Rock is traversed by Interstate 25, and three different exists (181, 182, and 184) provide access to the town. The Front Range Express (FREX) bus serves a park and ride at The Outlets at Castle Rock near exit 184, the northernmost exit. Interstate 25 (abbreviated I-25) is an interstate highway in the western United States. ... Front Range Express (FREX) is a commuter bus service operating between the cities of Castle Rock, Colorado Springs, Denver, Fountain, Greenwood Village, and Monument in Colorado. ... a park-and-ride bus in Oxford Park and ride terminals are public transport stations that allow commuters to drive short distances in their personal automobiles to catch a ride on a bus or railroad system (usually classified as light rail or the heavier commuter rail). ...

Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 20,224 people, 7,226 households, and 5,542 families residing in the town. The population density was 247.0/km² (639.9/mi²). There were 7,447 housing units at an average density of 91.0/km² (235.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 93.85% White, 0.47% Black or African American, 0.62% Native American, 1.10% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 1.86% from other races, and 2.04% from two or more races. 6.18% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... The Hispanics in the United States or Hispanic American is an American citizen or resident of Hispanic ethnicity and can identify themselves as having Hispanic Cultural heritage. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ...

There were 7,226 households out of which 45.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.3% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.3% were non-families. 17.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.18. “Spouse” redirects here. ...

In the town the population was spread out with 31.6% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 38.2% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, and 4.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 101.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $64,138, and the median income for a family was $72,563. Males had a median income of $47,626 versus $32,328 for females. The per capita income for the town was $26,760. About 2.5% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.2% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...

Noted residents

• Dale Douglass, professional golfer
• Amy Adams, Oscar-nominated actress
• Ann Strother, professional basketball player (WNBA)

// Dale Douglass (born March 5, 1936 in Wewoka, Oklahoma) is an American professional golfer who has won tournaments at both the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour level. ... In golf the distinction between amateurs and professionals is rigorously maintained. ... Amy Lou Adams (born August 20, 1974) is an Academy Award-nominated American film and television actress. ... Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Ann Elise Strother (born December 11, 1983) is a professional basketball player and a member of the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury. ... WNBA may also refer to WNBA-AM, a radio station in Illinois. ...

External links

• Town of Castle Rock

References

HTML, short for Hypertext Markup Language, is the predominant markup language for the creation of web pages. ... Official language(s) English Capital Denver Largest city Denver Largest metro area Denver-Aurora Metro Area Area  Ranked 8th  - Total 104,185 sq mi (269,837 km²)  - Width 280 miles (451 km)  - Length 380 miles (612 km)  - % water 0. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 335th day of the year (336th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 227th day of the year (228th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The comma-separated values (or CSV; also known as a comma-separated list or Comma-Separated Variable) file format is a file type that stores tabular data. ... is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... November 16 is the 320th day of the year (321st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 45 days remaining. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...