Henderson, formerly known as Henderson Island, is an unincorporated community and a U.S. Post Office in Adams County, Colorado, United States. Henderson has the ZIP Code 80640.[2] Portions of the Henderson area have been annexed by Commerce City, Brighton, and Thornton.
Henderson, Colorado | |
|---|---|
 Henderson's Post Office. | |
  Henderson Location within the state of Colorado  Henderson Henderson (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 39°55′18″N 104°52′06″W / 39.92167°N 104.86833°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Colorado |
| Counties | Adams[1] |
| Elevation | 5,023 ft (1,531 m) |
| Population | |
• Estimate (1954) | 26 |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code[2] | 80640 |
A post office called Henderson has been in operation since 1894.[3] The community was named after John D. "Colonel Jack" Henderson.[4]
Geography
editHenderson is located at 39°55′18″N 104°52′06″W / 39.92167°N 104.86833°W (39.921586,-104.868279). Henderson Island is today the site of the Adams County Regional Park and Fairgrounds.
Current Day
editAlong with a post office, a few buildings remain of old Henderson along Brighton Road north of 120th Avenue. The Henderson Congregation Church (now Henderson Community Church) which has been in existence for over 100 years, stands as one of the last remaining vestiges of historical Henderson.
Education
editSchool District 27J serves Henderson.[5]
Businesses
editLineage Logistics has a facility in Henderson.[6]
Notable individuals
edit- Ralphie IV, a buffalo who retired and lived out her retirement in Henderson.[7]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ a b "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. December 15, 2006. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 22, 2010. Retrieved December 15, 2006.
- ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
- ^ 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. 26.
- ^ Kirk, Alexander; Jordan Chavez (August 13, 2018). "No more Mondays for students in this Denver metro school district". 9 News. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- ^ Tyrone Richardson (July 24, 2014). "Construction starts on cold-storage facility in North Charleston". The Post and Courier. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
- ^ "Ralphie IV". University of Colorado Athletics. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
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