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History · Westcreek

Westcreek’s post office opened in 1902, and 13% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1956 on and the census since 2000.

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Quick answers

How Westcreek began

When was Westcreek founded?

1902

The Westcreek post office opened in 1902, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 105 in 20002020 census: 120124 years
Founding year: the first Westcreek post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Westcreek’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 Westcreek are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Westcreek, in brief

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

Westcreek is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Douglas County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Westcreek CDP was 120 at the United States Census 2020. The Sedalia post office (Zip Code 80135) serves the area.

Its first post office opened in 1902. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 129 to 120 (-7%).

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

Timeline

Westcreek, 1902 to 1968

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 20th century
  2. 1902Post officeThe Westcreek post office opens
  3. 1956On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  4. 1968Post officeThe Westcreek post office closes
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On the map

Westcreek on the map, 1956 to 1994

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

Westcreek on the 1956 USGS mapWestcreek on the 1984 USGS mapWestcreek on the 1994 USGS map1956Westcreek 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 Westcreek.

People over time

Westcreek, census by census

010020002020Peak: 129

Between 105 and 129 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Westcreek

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

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Talcott ParsonsAmerican sociologist · b. 1902
Lon ChaneyAmerican actor · b. 1883
Scott Walker45th Governor of Wisconsin · b. 1967
Kelly BishopAmerican actress · b. 1944
John RomeroAmerican video game designer · b. 1967
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Ethan HorvathAmerican soccer player · b. 1995
Places that used to be

Lost post offices

Westcreek had its own post office from 1902 to 1968.

Westcreek
1902–1968
19001960today

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Westcreek’s history

What year was Westcreek founded?

The Westcreek post office opened in 1902, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) 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.