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History · Foxfield

Foxfield was first counted by the census in 2000

Most of Foxfield was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1982. Below: maps from 1949 on and the census since 2000.

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Quick answers

How Foxfield began

When was Foxfield founded?

2000

Foxfield first appears in the census in 2000.

First census: 746 in 20002020 census: 75426 years
Founding year: the first census.

What stands out about Foxfield’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Foxfield are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Foxfield’s history is told.

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The story so far

Foxfield, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Foxfield yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

The Town of Foxfield is a statutory town located in Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 754 at the 2020 United States census. Foxfield is a part of the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor. The town is bordered by the cities of Aurora and Centennial.

Its first post office opened in 2000. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 685 to 754 (+10%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Foxfield, decade by decade

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Foxfield, Colorado2021Foxfield, Colorado
On the map

Foxfield on the map, 1949 to 1980

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Foxfield. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Foxfield on the 1949 USGS mapFoxfield on the 1957 USGS mapFoxfield on the 1965 USGS mapFoxfield on the 1971 USGS mapFoxfield on the 1980 USGS map1949Parker sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Foxfield.

People over time

Foxfield, census by census

020040060080020002020Peak: 754

Between 685 and 754 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Foxfield’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Foxfield

Nobody well known was born in Foxfield itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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John KerryAmerican politician and diplomat · b. 1943
David FincherAmerican film director · b. 1962
John L. HallAmerican physicist · b. 1934
Douglas FairbanksAmerican actor, screenwriter, director, and pro… · b. 1883
AnnaSophia RobbAmerican actress · b. 1993
John SearleAmerican philosopher · b. 1932
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

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Questions about Foxfield’s history

What year was Foxfield founded?

The Foxfield post office opened in 2000, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.