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Acres Green, Colorado

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As Denver grew to the south along the I-25 corridor during this time, there was a need for additional housing. However, the area around the Acres Green community would remain largely isolated for many years. The nearest development was in southern
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highway was built between the homes of Acres Green and County Line Road in the mid-1980s. The library, which was built in 1979 was leveled because it stood in the path of the highway.
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was over two miles (3.2 km) north of Acres Green until development extended south to County Line Road in the early-1980s. The majority of Acres Green was complete before the
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shopping mall spurred large scale retail development all around the development. Many other subdivisions were built to the south of Acres Green which became known as
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community had even begun to the west around the same time. Development of that community would not reach the area west Acres Green until the early-1990s. The
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Acres Green is now a well matured subdivision in a convenient location for those who work in the southeast part of Denver. During 1995 the city of
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incorporated, nearly surrounding the community. Homeowners voted against annexation and today still remain an unincorporated area of Douglas County.
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while the Inverness office complex just to the east of the interstate was in its infancy. By the time of the late 1970s, the subdivision contained a
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The Acres Green subdivision was built by the Morris General contractors with construction beginning on a former
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industry. As the decade progressed, the long-time empty land around the Acres Green began to disappear. The
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Acres Green, Colorado
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In the mid-1990s, Denver began another economic boom because of the
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Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
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office complex was developed to the southeast. Also, the
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began to prosper with an economic boom because of the
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Census-designated places in Douglas County, Colorado
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Location of the Acres Green CDP in the United States
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The community lies in 236:0.00 km (0.00 sq mi) 228:1.56 km (0.60 sq mi) 220:1.56 km (0.60 sq mi) 79: 58:Location of the Acres Green CDP in 911:Municipalities and communities of 14: 775:"Douglas County History Timeline" 382:to the north, east and south and 604: 171: 151: 78: 71: 52: 46:Acres Green from Sweetwater Park 40: 402:south of County Line Road near 872:Acres Green Cub Scout Pack 986 862:Douglas County School District 592:Douglas County School District 1: 687:United States Census Bureau. 665:. United States Census Bureau 356:census-designated place (CDP) 717:United States Postal Service 244:1,782 m (5,847 ft) 689:"Acres Green CDP, Colorado" 663:"2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files" 578:United States Census Bureau 501:United States Census Bureau 426:Denver Technological Center 370:. 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Index

Census Designated Place
Acres Green from Sweetwater Park
Location of the Acres Green CDP in Douglas County, Colorado
Douglas County, Colorado
Acres Green is located in the United States
39°33′21″N 104°53′45″W / 39.55583°N 104.89583°W / 39.55583; -104.89583 (Acres Green CDP, Colorado)
Country
United States
State
Colorado
County
Douglas County
unincorporated community
Time zone
UTC-7
MST
DST
UTC-6
MDT
ZIP Code
Area codes
303
720
GNIS feature ID
unincorporated community
census-designated place (CDP)
Douglas County
Colorado
United States
Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

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