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With 345 residents, it is a town in Colorado.
Downieville-Lawson-Dumont’s typical July afternoon high is 76°F, below both the Colorado town median (89°F) and the median of U.S. towns (85°F). No town among the 160 in Colorado we compare has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Downieville-Lawson-Dumont. Dumont School is on the National Register of Historic Places. Downieville-Lawson-Dumont has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 364 in 2000, 527 in 2020. The archive holds 3 maps from 1910 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Downieville-Lawson-Dumont. Close and well known come first.
Big draw22 mi TheatreRed Rocks Amphitheatre
Big draw31 mi Stadium & arenaEmpower Field at Mile High
32 mi Stadium & arenaBall Arena
13 mi MountainMount Blue Sky
27 mi National ParkRocky Mountain National Park4.2M visitors a year
33 mi Stadium & arenaCoors FieldRed Rocks Amphitheatre: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Empower Field at Mile High: Thelastcanadian, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ball Arena: KM Newnham, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Mount Blue Sky: Lookinhere, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Rocky Mountain National Park: Charles M. Sauer -- Charlessauer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Coors Field: Matt Kozlowski, CC BY-SA 3.0
Downieville-Lawson-Dumont is unincorporated, so Clear Creek County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Downieville-Lawson-Dumont.
FEMA puts 67% of Downieville-Lawson-Dumont’s expected hazard losses down to avalanches, and 25% to inland flooding. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 97% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Just 2% of Downieville-Lawson-Dumont’s working residents have a job in town. Since 2013, Downieville-Lawson-Dumont has added 26 jobs, to 101 in 2023. 14% of Downieville-Lawson-Dumont residents live below the poverty line. Half the trips to work are shorter than 23 miles.
| Downieville-Lawson-Dumont | Typical Colorado town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.4% | 7.7% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Among 160 Colorado towns, just 10 have a lower January low than Downieville-Lawson-Dumont.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The trail density in Downieville-Lawson-Dumont is 0.6 miles per square mile. 0.5 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. 2 acres of Downieville-Lawson-Dumont lie in its park or preserve.
| Downieville-Lawson-Dumont | Typical Colorado town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 1.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 9.4% | 6.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Clear Creek Whitewater Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Among adults in Downieville-Lawson-Dumont, 11% have diabetes. Of 26 CDC measures, Downieville-Lawson-Dumont beats the Colorado average on 1 and trails it on 9. Two figures for adults in the town: 27% have obesity, 33% have high blood pressure.
| Downieville-Lawson-Dumont | Typical Colorado town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 71% | 79% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 27% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 30% | 36% |
| What stands out | Downieville-Lawson-Dumont | CO |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 73.5% | 69.5% |
| More adults with heart disease | 7% | 5.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
For households in Downieville-Lawson-Dumont, the share who live in a home they own is 93%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
None within 15 miles of Downieville-Lawson-Dumont; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Downieville-Lawson-Dumont residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Colorado.
Where Downieville-Lawson-Dumont’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Census-designated place in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States
Downieville-Lawson-Dumont is a census-designated place (CDP) comprising the unincorporated communities of Downieville, Lawson, and Dumont located in, and governed by, Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States. At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Downieville-Lawson-Dumont CDP was 527. The CDP is a part of the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor. The Dumont post office ZIP code 80436 (post office boxes) serves the area.
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Downieville-Lawson-Dumont has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
