Conifer, Colorado#History

A post office called Conifer was established in 1894.{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=CO |title=Post offices |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |accessdate=25 June 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306120236/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=CO |archivedate=6 March 2016 }} Some say the community was named after George Conifer, the proprietor of a local tavern, while others believe conifer trees near the original town site caused the name to be selected.{{cite book|last=Dawson|first=John Frank|title=Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin|year=1954|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015051116740;view=1up;seq=21|publisher=The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co.|location=Denver, CO|page=15}} It is possible that George Conifer was merely a byname, or even that he never existed, as no person with this surname appears in the census.https://historicjeffco.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/histjeffcov8-2.pdf

Conifer is located at {{Coord|39|31|16|N|105|18|19|W|region:US-CO_type:city(20,000)}} (39.5210995,−105.3052708). A magnitude 3.1 tremor centered on Berrian Mountain about 1 mile north of Conifer occurred on November 1, 1981, at 8:03 p.m. MST.{{Citation needed|date=November 2013}}

Conifer has a humid continental climate (Koppen: Dfb) with a yearly temperature average of 38.6 °F (3.7 °C). Summertime is warm with cool nights, while winter is chilly with nights approaching zero.{{Cite web|title=Conifer climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, Conifer weather averages |url=https://en.climate-data.org/north-america/united-states-of-america/colorado/conifer-16475/|website=Climate-Data.org|access-date=2020-05-25}}{{Weather box

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• The Clifton House Inn, Jefferson County Register of Historic Places
• Conifer Junction Schoolhouse, National Register of Historic Places
• The Conley Coffee Shop, Jefferson County Register of Historic Places
• The Lubin-Blakeslee Place at Meyer Ranch, Conifer, Jefferson County Register of Historic Places
• Midway House at Meyers Ranch, built 1889, National Register of Historic Places 5JF.303
• Original Elk Creek Fire House, Jefferson County Register of Historic Places
• Pleasant Park School, built 1894, Colorado Register of Historic Places 5JF.972
• Yellow Barn at Bradford Junction, built 1918, Jefferson County Register of Historic Places
• Coney Island Hot Dog Stand for many years it was in Aspen Park area of Conifer, but was moved to the nearby community of Bailey.
• Staunton State Park - {{Convert|3908|acre|ha|adj=on}} state park located 6 miles west of Conifer

Students living within Jefferson County attend Jefferson County schools. Those neighborhood schools are Elk Creek Elementary School, West Jefferson Elementary School, Marshdale Elementary School, West Jefferson Middle School, and Conifer High School. In 2011, Conifer High School was ranked 434 in the top 500 schools in the nation by Newsweek.{{cite news |title=Newsweek 2011 US Best 500 High Schools, Representing Top 2% - A Bridge to Ivy League-Esque Colleges |url=http://globalelites.net/best-school-districts/241-ranking-list-newsweek-2010-us-best-200-high-schools-representing-top-1-a-bridge-to-ivy-league-esque-colleges.html |newspaper=Newsweek |year=2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318013614/http://globalelites.net/best-school-districts/241-ranking-list-newsweek-2010-us-best-200-high-schools-representing-top-1-a-bridge-to-ivy-league-esque-colleges.html |archivedate=2012-03-18 }}

Conifer residents are served by the Elk Creek Fire Protection District, a mixed career/volunteer fire department with approximately 60 active-duty firefighters.[http://elkcreekfire.org Elk Creek Fire Protection District]

US Route 285 is alongside The Town

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• Blaine Sumner, American powerlifter
• Sarah Thomas (marathon swimmer), American marathon swimmer

• Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Statistical Area
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• [http://www.goconifer.com/ Conifer Chamber of Commerce]

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