Henderson, Colorado
Unincorporated community in Adams County · Not an incorporated municipality
About Henderson
Henderson, formerly known as Henderson Island, is an unincorporated community and a U.S. Post Office in Adams County, Colorado, United States. Henderson has the ZIP Code 80640. Portions of the Henderson area have been annexed by Commerce City, Brighton, and Thornton.
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How Henderson is governed
Henderson appears to be an unincorporated community or a census-designated place, so it may have no city government of its own — services usually come from Adams County and its elected officials. The chart below is a generic template; readers can correct it if Henderson does have local officials.
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Residents of Henderson
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Mayor
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The city's chief elected official. Presides over the executive branch, proposes the budget and represents the city.
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City Manager / Administrator
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The professional administrator who runs day-to-day operations (in some cities appointed by the council instead of the mayor).
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Police Chief
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Fire Chief
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Streets, water, sewer, and city buildings.
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The budget, taxes, and city accounts.
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Land use, zoning, building permits.
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City Council
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City Clerk
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Keeps the official records, runs meeting agendas and, often, local elections.
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City Attorney
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The city's lawyer; advises officials and prosecutes ordinance violations.
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Citizen advisory bodies, such as planning, zoning appeals and library boards.
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Hears traffic, ordinance and other minor cases.
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Presides over the municipal court.
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History
The community is named for John D. "Colonel Jack" Henderson, who, with his former slave as partner, settled on a small island in the middle of the South Platte River during the Pike's Peak Gold Rush in 1859. Henderson and partner set up a trading post on what became known as Henderson Island (39.9316°N 104.876°W / 39.9316; -104.876) to supply prospectors flooding into the area. Henderson Island was the first permanent settlement in the South Platte River Valley between Fort Saint Vrain in the Nebraska Territory and the Cherry Creek Diggings in the Kansas Territory. Henderson added a small farm and ranch and later a hotel. Henderson Island became a part of the new Territory of Colorado on February 28, 1861,
On August 29, 1872, the Island Station, Colorado Territory, post office opened. The post office later moved to the east side of the river, and on March 1, 1894, the post office name was changed to the Henderson, Colorado. The Henderson post office (ZIP code 80640) remains open today and serves both the unincorporated community as well as portions of the City of Commerce City and the City of Brighton.
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