Genesee, Colorado
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Golden census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80401. It lies near Lininger Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Evergreen quadrangle. 3,610 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 7,648 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresGenesee grew from 3,609 to 3,610 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3,609 | |
| 2020 | 3,610 | +1 (+0%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 24 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1899 USGS West Denver quadrangle1:125000
- 1953 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Evergreen quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Evergreen quadrangle1:24000
- 1965 USGS Evergreen quadrangle1:24000, 8 printings
- 1971 USGS Evergreen quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Denver West quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Evergreen quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
217 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 217 fires within 5 miles of Genesee between 2003 and 2020, burning about 147 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 174 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | INDIAN HILLS |
| 8 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 8 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | N/A |
| 7 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Golden Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 5 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 5 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | West Metro Fire Rescue | UNKNOWN |
| 4 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Golden Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 30 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 94 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 94 workings within 5 miles of Genesee: 49 producers, 25 occurrences, 17 past producers, 2 unknowns. 49 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Fire Clay (Refractory), Feldspar, Uranium. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Creek | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | ||
| Burroughs Feldspar Mine | Feldspar, Beryllium, Mica, Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Bismuth, REE, Uranium, Thorium, Lithium | Past Producer | 1942, 1944 | |
| Capitol Central | Lead, Gold, Silver, Zinc | Unknown | ||
| Foothills | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Genessee Mountain Scheelite Occurrence | Tungsten | Occurrence | Scheelite | |
| Grapevine Mine | Uranium, Vanadium | Past Producer | 1955 | |
| Jefferson County Iron Mines | Iron | Occurrence | 1880 | |
| Malachite Mine | Gold, Copper, Silver, Zinc, Nickel, Lead | Past Producer | 1866, 1888 | |
| Seven Hills-Yetter Ranch Pegmatite | Feldspar, Mica, Quartz, Garnet, Gemstone | Occurrence | Biotite, Garnet, Microcline, Muscovite, Quartz, Tourmaline | |
| Silver Glen Ranch Pegmatite | Mica, Feldspar, Beryllium, Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, REE, Thorium | Past Producer | 1945, 1956 |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesee Ridge | 0.3 miles | 24 | |
| Riva Chase | 1.1 miles | 24 | |
| Idledale | 2.0 miles | 25 | |
| Cody Park | 2.1 miles | 24 | |
| Paradise Hills | 2.2 miles | 24 | |
| Spring Ranch | 2.5 miles | 24 | |
| Kittredge | 2.6 miles | 24 | |
| Mountain Meadow Heights | 2.6 miles | 24 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Genesee | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2225924 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1867083. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.










