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Welcome to Castle Rock, Colorado.
Castle Rock is the county seat of Douglas County, Colorado, about 35 miles south of Denver and 40 miles north of Colorado Springs on the Interstate 25 corridor just east of the front range of the Rocky Mountains. The town is the center of the burgeoning urbanization of the county.
Downtown Castle Rock with "the Rock" rising behind it. S. Tyler, Jan. 2006
Castle Rock is named after a small prominent butte just north of the town, clearly visible from Interstate 25. Access is provided to climb to the top of the rock should one so desire. Castle Rock is on East Plum Creek, a small stream which floods from time to time. As of 2005, the city is estimated to have a total population of 35,745.
Castle Rock was founded in 1874 when the eastern Douglas County border was redrawn to its present location. Castle Rock was chosen as the county seat because of its central location.
A new train depot brought the Denver and Rio Grande Railway to the area. The depot building now houses the Castle Rock Historical Museum on Elbert Street, where visitors can see history of how Castle Rock changed over the years. Castle Rock currently encompasses about 35 square miles, with a population of more than 30,000 in town and 70,000 in the surrounding area.
Castle Rock encompasses 33 square miles and sits in the East Plum Creek Valley at the base of the Rocky Mountains at an elevation of 6,202 feet. The Town is traversed by Interstate 25, is home to the Outlets at Castle Rock and is the seat of Douglas County. Our climate is known as among the nation's best, with more than 300 days of sunshine.
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Local daily news in Castle Rock:
DougCo Shooting Suspect Son Of Denver Officer
Nov 20, 2008 6:42 am US/Mountain Reporting Jodi Brooks CASTLE ROCK, Colo. One of the two suspects in a shooting that wounded a Douglas County sheriff's deputy in Castle Rock last June is the son of a Denver ...
3 Teen Suicides Rock Area High Schools
Authorities are investigating three suicides in the past 24 hours in Douglas County that have left many asking if the deaths were connected.
Castle Rock Christmas kicks off
A longtime Christmas tradition promises a hometown start to the holiday season, with the annual Starlighting ceremony in downtown Castle Rock.
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Places of interest:
Castle Pines, CO (6.4 miles), The Pinery, CO (8.7 miles), Sedalia, CO (8.7 miles), Larkspur, CO (10.9 miles), Stonegate, CO (11.0 miles), Carriage Club, CO (11.0 miles), Parker, CO (11.2 miles), Grand View Estates, CO (11.4 miles).
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