Douglas County
Douglas County Real Estate | Communities | History | Homes For Sale
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Population as of 2006 was 263,621 with over 90,000 homes! 97% of the Douglas County residents graduated from High school and a whopping 53% have college degrees or better.The United States as a whole is only at 27%. Smart County! There are over 17,000 American Veterans in the Douglas County area. Men and women who have served our country in one branch of the military or another call home to Douglas County. The median family income for Douglas County is around $99,000 annually. With over 71,000 residents own the homes they reside in, the average home sells for over $350,000.
The cities within the Douglas County borders are Lone Tree, Castle Rock, part of Littleton, Part of Aurora, Parker and Larkspur. That seems small if you are coming from California or Illinois where there are 10 and 20 sometimes 30 towns in one County. But Douglas County is only the 8th largest county in Colorado. However it was one of the original 17 counties in the Colorado Territory in 1861. Before that the area was part of the Kansas Territory. The county was named after a gentleman with whom they wanted to honor, Mr. Stephan A. Douglas, orator. Mr. Douglas was a very famous speaker and statesman who had on more then one occasion debated with Abraham Lincoln.
Douglas County is made up of 843 miles with 840 of those miles that is land with sparse forest of Ponderosa Pines and Aspens, and 3 miles of creeks and small streams, such as Cherry Creek and Plum Creek which lead into the South Platte River.
With the Homestead Act in the late 1860s came a wide variety of adventurous hardy people from the East. Of course some were looking for that pie in the sky; (Gold) others were ranchers, farmers, and businessmen. Once it seems post offices and railroads were established towns in the area grew and flourished. In 1865, after the Civil War and the Indians were under control, there were 3 school districts and 70 children enrolled for school. Every County has its ups and downs but today Douglas County is thriving and growing faster then any county in Colorado.
Today
The American City Business Journals used twenty statistical indicators to rate the living environment of the over 3,141 counties in the United States. Douglas County was ranked fourth in quality of life. Not that we needed statistics to prove our Douglas County is a great place to raise your family, but it does feel good to be noticed.
Douglas County Parks and Trails Division is responsible for the local and regional maintenance of Douglas County parks and trails. They have many plans in the works for the betterment of the area. They are developing facilities to include sports fields, basketball courts, volleyball courts, and sheltered picnic areas as well as dog parks driving ranges and restrooms. They have listed the upgrades of existing fields and the accessibility of the on-road bicycle lanes as one of their priorities for the coming years.
Douglas County also has a division for seniors over the age of 55. Anyone interested is able to sit on the advisory council which oversees senior services programs throughout the county. There are two privately owned Senior Centers that attract seniors from all over the county. They are located in Parker and Castle Rock. They are committed to the senior communities and can help with transportation, and health issues as well as some entertaining activities. There are a number of volunteer opportunities available with Senior Services. We invite you to call The Senior Centers Services at 303.660.7519.
The Douglas County News Press has all the latest happenings listing on their website.Find employment opportunities, local news and weather at the tip of your fingers.
Douglas County School District is one of the best in the nation and the thousands of children that attend the schools can back that statement up. You can go to their website to find information about borders, employement and news about more schools being built.
If your curiosity has gotten the better of you and you would like to know more about the Douglas County, please contact our office for all the latest information on housing in Douglas County Real Estate.
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