Census Designated Place in Colorado, United States
Security-Widefield
is a
census-designated place (CDP)
comprising the
unincorporated communities
of
Security
and
Widefield
located in and governed by
El Paso County
,
Colorado
,
United States
. The CDP is a part of the
Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
. The population of the Security-Widefield CDP was 38,639 at the
United States Census 2020
.
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El Paso County governs the unincorporated communities. Both the
Colorado Springs
post office
(
Zip Codes
80911, 80913, and 80925) and the
Fountain
post office
(
Zip Code
80817) serve the area.
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History
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The
S.A. Wilson Elementary School
in Security-Widefield is a school built in 1959-61. It is listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
in 2017.
In March 1991, Widefield was the site of the crash of
United Airlines Flight 585
, which killed all 25 persons aboard. The crash was later determined to have been caused by a defect in the design of the
Boeing 737-200
's rudder power control unit.
Geography
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East-west running Fontaine Boulevard divides Security and Widefield into two parts. Local convention usually regards Security as the section that is northwest of Fontaine Boulevard, with Widefield considered to be along the northern and southeastern sections of Fontaine adjacent to the City of Fountain. Security and Widefield neighborhoods are connected historically to their respective water towers. Much of the northern section of Fontaine is served by the Security Water and Sanitation District, whereas a small northern section as well as the southern section are served by the Widefield Water and Sanitation District including areas east of Grinnell.
The Security-Widefield CDP has an area of 8,625 acres (34.905 km
2
), including 309 acres (1.252 km
2
) of water.
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Demographics
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The
United States Census Bureau
initially defined the
Security CDP
for the
1960 United States Census
.
The CDP was expanded to the
Security-Widefield CDP
for the
1970 United States Census
.
Education
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Students are served by the
Widefield School District 3
.
See also
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