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History · Paragon Estates

Half of Paragon Estates’ homes were built after 1973

Most of Paragon Estates was built recently: 3% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1973.

0on the National Register
3%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Paragon Estates’ past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Paragon Estates are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Paragon Estates, in brief

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

Paragon Estates is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Boulder County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Paragon Estates CDP was 975 at the United States Census 2020. Mailing addresses in the community are assigned the Zip Code 80303.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 928 to 975 (+5%).

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

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Famous people

Famous people close to Paragon Estates

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

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Edward Lawrie TatumUS genetics scientist · b. 1909
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Kristin DavisAmerican actress · b. 1965
Scott CarpenterAmerican test pilot, astronaut and aquanaut · b. 1925
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John Carroll LynchAmerican character actor and film director · b. 1963
Emma CoburnAmerican steeplechaser · b. 1990
Jack D. FischerAmerican astronaut · b. 1974
Places that used to be

Places now gone

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Alan-Bond MinemineBig Five MinemineBlue Goose MinemineCactus Minemine

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

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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 the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.