Coined "The City Above the Clouds" by long time resident, Cal Elder, Woodland Park is an idyllic setting and considered by many to have the best view of Pikes Peak. It has a small mountain town feel and is showing signs of thoughtful/intelligent growth. Surrounded by national forest and boasting access to some of the best hiking, climbing and fishing in the world. Many of its residents make the easy commute to Colorado Springs, 17 miles away. Because of its location, population growth has a natural limitation.

Few people know that there is a hip artist community growing in Woodland Park. Several full-time musicians have found this and the surrounding areas inspirational and a great place to raise their families. The number of arts festivals has increased in the past couple of years.

Interesting history: On January 20, 2001, the owner of an RV park found out that the Texas 7, a criminal group wanted for robbery and murder, was hiding out in his park. The next day, on January 21, SWAT teams came into the park. They found five of the members, one of whom shot himself. The other four were arrested.

Woodland Park is also the site of the Dinosaur Resource Center, a museum devoted to dinosaurs and fossils. Clint Vahsholtz, an ARCA driver, is a notable resident.

Geography

Woodland Park is located at 38°59′54″N,105°3′23″W (38.998226, -105.056269).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 14.7 km² (5.7 mi²), all land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 6,515 people, 2,476 households, and 1,884 families residing in the city. The population density was 444.4/km² (1,151.0/mi²). There were 2,642 housing units at an average density of 180.2/km² (466.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.89% White, 0.52% African American, 0.72% Native American, 0.87% Asian, 0.81% from other races, and 2.18% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.45% of the population.

There were 2,476 households out of which 39.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.3% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.9% were non-families. 19.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the city the population was spread out with 28.5% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 32.9% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 6.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 100.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $52,279, and the median income for a family was $59,583. Males had a median income of $36,157 versus $27,459 for females. The per capita income for the city was $22,780. About 1.8% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.9% of those under age 18 and 3.7% of those age 65 or over.