Evergreen

History

The Evergreen area was first settled in 1859 in what was then the Territory of Kansas. The community was named for evergreen trees surrounding the town. The Colorado Blue Spruce Monument is located in the town, in honor of the Colorado state tree. The Evergreen, Colorado Territory, post office opened on July 17, 1876. Evergreen is predominately a bedroom community, in that most people living there commute to Denver for work. On September 10, 2025, Evergreen High School was the location of a shooting in which a gunman wounded two students before committing suicide.

Geography

Evergreen is located in western Jefferson County in the Front Range foothills, west of Denver. At the 2020 United States Census, the Evergreen CDP had an area of , including of water, most of which being the Evergreen Reservoir. |source 2 = National Weather Service }}

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• Evergreen High School
  High · EVERGREEN · 954 students · 20.3:1 ratio
• Conifer Senior High School
  High · CONIFER · 821 students · 21.1:1 ratio
• Golden View Classical Academy
  Other · GOLDEN · 756 students · 19.9:1 ratio
• Evergreen Middle School
  Middle · EVERGREEN · 541 students · 17.5:1 ratio
• West Jefferson Middle School
  Middle · CONIFER · 502 students · 19.3:1 ratio
• Shelton Elementary School
  Elementary · GOLDEN · 374 students · 15.6:1 ratio
• Rocky Mountain Academy of Evergreen
  Elementary · EVERGREEN · 349 students · 14:1 ratio
• Marshdale Elementary School
  Elementary · EVERGREEN · 336 students · 15.3:1 ratio