Louviers, Colorado

Louviers is an unincorporated town, a post office, and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Douglas County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Louviers post office has the ZIP Code 80131 (post office boxes).^[4] At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Louviers CDP was 293.^[3]

Louviers, Colorado
Census-designated place
A sign marking the entrance to Louviers.
Location of the Louviers CDP in Douglas County, Colorado Colorado
Louviers Location of the Louviers CDP in the United States
Coordinates: 39°28′48″N 104°59′58″W[1]
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Douglas County
Founded	1906
Government [1]
• Type	unincorporated community
Area [2]
• Total	4.093 km2 (1.580 sq mi)
• Land	4.093 km2 (1.580 sq mi)
• Water	0.000 km2 (0.000 sq mi)
Elevation [1]	1,711 m (5,614 ft)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	293
• Density	72/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code[4]	80131
Area codes	303 & 720
GNIS feature ID	2408145[1]

History

Louviers was laid out by the DuPont Company in 1906, and named after Louviers, the Delaware estate of the Du Pont family.^[5] The Louviers Post Office has been in operation since 1907.^[6]

Geography

The eastern border of Louviers is U.S. Route 85, which leads north 20 miles (32 km) to the center of Denver and southeast 12 miles (19 km) to Castle Rock, the Douglas County seat.

The Louviers CDP has an area of 1,011 acres (4.093 km²), all land.^[2]

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Louviers CDP for the United States Census 2000.

Louviers CDP, Colorado

Year	Pop.	±%
2000	237	—
2010	269	+13.5%
2020	293	+8.9%
Source: United States Census Bureau

Education

The Douglas County School District serves Louviers.

See also

• Colorado portal

• Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO Combined Statistical Area
• Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area