Keenesburg, Colorado

About Keenesburg

Keenesburg, CO is a small town located in northern Colorado counting 2,054 people who proudly call it home.

Keenesburg holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 9.35 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 220 residents per square mile.

📰 Keenesburg News Today

• Former Keenesburg coal mine transformed into a solar farm for Molson Coors denver7.com · Aug 12
• Keenesburg police officer pleads no contest, gets probation in Colorado road rage crash that injured teen driver CBS News · Jun 25
• Keenesburg Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
• Dorthy Gurtler Obituary - Greeley, CO Dignity Memorial · Aug 11
• Marvin Lee Staben Obituary (1945 - 2026) - Keenesburg, CO Denver Gazette · Feb 27

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Keenesburg Unique

• The only place in America named Keenesburg — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in northern Colorado, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Colorado — one of 482 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 14 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Keenesburg

• The Good Chai — coffee shop (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Southeast Weld County Fairgrounds · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏫 Schools in Keenesburg

• Cardinal Community Academy Charter School
• Hoff Elementary School
• Weld Central Middle School
• Weld Central Senior High School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Keenesburg

🏘️ Nearby Communities