Deer Trail

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Deer Trail

Total population

1,275

Median home value

$373,000

17.2%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$73,906

Deer Trail$74k

National$74k

Founded

1875

Elevation1582 m

Land area2.78 km²

Weather53°F · Mostly Clear

Coordinates39.62°, -104.04°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

The Town of Deer Trail is a statutory town located in eastern Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 1,068 at the 2020 United States census, a +95.60% increase since the 2010 United States census. Deer Trail is a part of the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor. The town is situated along Interstate 70, approximately 55 miles (89 km) east of Denver.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Deer Trail, CO from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Nearby places in Colorado

• Peoria
  5.6 mi away · pop. 75
• Bennett
  22.2 mi away · pop. 3,663
• Watkins
  28.9 mi away · pop. 847
• Limon
  30.9 mi away · pop. 1,678
• Matheson
  31.2 mi away · pop. 34
• Elizabeth
  34.6 mi away
• Aurora
  36.5 mi away · pop. 402,452
• Elbert
  38.2 mi away · pop. 164
• Parker
  39.7 mi away
• Stonegate
  40.7 mi away · pop. 8,906
• Sierra Ridge
  41.6 mi away
• Stepping Stone
  42.1 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Deer Trail

Hydrogeology of a biosolids-application site near Deer Trail, Colorado, 1993-99

Tracy J. B. Yager · 2003

History of Deer Trail, Colorado

Susan Eldringhoff · 1990

Analytical Results for Agricultural Soils Samples from a Monitoring Program Near Deer Trail, Colorado

U.S. Department of the Interior · 2014

Sudoku Genius Mind Exercises Volume 1

Deer Trail Co State of Mind Collection · 2019

Preliminary assessment of sources of nitrogen in groundwater at a biosolids-application area near Deer Trail, Colorado, 2005

Tracy J. B. Yager · 2012

Biosolids, soil, crop, ground-water, and streambed-sediment data for a biosolids-application area near Deer Trail, Colorado, 2001

Tracy J. B. Yager · 2004

Biosolids, soil, crop, ground-water, and streambed-sediment data for a biosolids-application area near Deer Trail, Colorado, 2002-2003

Tracy J. B. Yager · 2004

Effects of surface applications of biosolids on soil, crops, ground water, and streambed sediment near Deer Trail, Colorado, 1999-2003

Tracy J. B. Yager · 2004

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

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• Wildfire Cold Springs, Converse, Wyoming
  Wildfires · 2026-08-10 · 228 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Monarch

Danaus plexippus

Seen 2026-09-20

Eleodes longicollis

Eleodes longicollis

Seen 2026-09-20

Festive Tiger Beetle

Cicindela scutellaris

Seen 2026-09-20

Rough-lipped Darkling Beetle

Eleodes hispilabris

Seen 2026-09-20

Three-ribbed Darkling Beetle

Eleodes tricostata

Seen 2026-09-20

white poplar

Populus alba

Seen 2026-07-28

Western Meadowlark

Sturnella neglecta

Seen 2026-07-20

Needle-and-thread Grass

Hesperostipa comata

Seen 2026-06-27

Russian knapweed

Rhaponticum repens

Seen 2026-06-27

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).