2 of West Pleasant View’s places are on the National Register
More historic than 67% of U.S. towns · #19 of 159 in Colorado. What drives it
Most of West Pleasant View was built recently: 5% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1973. Below: maps from 1938 on and the census since 2000.
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, West Pleasant View is more historic than 67% of U.S. towns, #19 of 159 in Colorado. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of West Pleasant View’s overall grade.
Few Colorado towns list much on the Register (a typical Colorado town has 1.1 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so West Pleasant View’s 105 sits above most of its state (95% of Colorado towns have fewer) while its 53 historic buildings outnumber those of 85% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±5.4 points).
Founding year: our sources. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about West Pleasant View’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
West Pleasant View traces its origins in the Colorado Gold Rush, when in 1860 George Pullman and several partners assembled claims to create the Cold Spring Ranch, comprising most of its present land area. With a hewn log Stage station built by Pullman at the southeast side of the junction of today's South Golden and Mt. Vernon Roads, the ranch served many area residents and travelers at this important crossroads to and from the gold fields, served by Wells Fargo and other stagecoach companies. Making enough money on this and other ventures to realize his sleeper railcar dream, Pullman returned east in the mid-1860s, and the ranch continued as an important way station through subsequent proprietors, including three generations of Jefferson County Sheriffs.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of West Pleasant View. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1938Morrison 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 West Pleasant View.
People over time
West Pleasant View, census by census
Between 3,840 and 4,327 people in every census since 2000.
3 censuses, 2000–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on West Pleasant View’s Wikipedia page.
Famous people
Famous people close to West Pleasant View
Nobody well known was born in West Pleasant View itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
West Pleasant View is more historic than 67% of U.S. towns, #19 of 159 in Colorado. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
What is on the National Register in West Pleasant View?
Two places: the Camp George West Historic District (listed 1993) and the Samuel and Albina Romano House (2016).
How old are the homes in West Pleasant View?
5% of West Pleasant View’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±5.4 points), against a typical 2.5% for a Colorado town; the median home was built in 1973.
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).
From Wikimedia Commons (3), the National Register of Historic Places (2), Wikipedia, 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.
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