In the CDP, the population was spread out with 29.2% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 34.6% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 4.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.1 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $70,192, and the median income for a family was $72,500. Males had a median income of $53,000 versus $26,988 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $25,673. About 2.4% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.9% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over. Ponderosa Park is located on the western border of Elbert County at . It is bordered to the southeast by the town of Elizabeth. Colorado State Highway 86 forms the southern edge of the CDP, leading east to Kiowa, the county seat, and west to Franktown. Castle Rock is to the west, and Denver is to the northwest. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Ponderosa Park CDP has a total area of , all of it land. This climate type is usually found in the outskirts of true deserts in low-latitude, semiarid regions. It has a cooler, wetter winter resulting from the higher latitude and mid-latitude frontal cyclone activity. Annual precipitation totals are greater than in tropical and subtropical desert climates. Yearly variations in amount are not as extreme as in the true deserts but are nevertheless large. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "BSk". (Tropical and Subtropical Steppe Climate). Simla, Colorado  Simla is a statutory town in Elbert County, Colorado, United States. It is northeast of Colorado Springs. The population was 618 at the 2010 United States Census. Simla was founded in 1909 by a man with the name of Altman. Simla was named because the daughter of a railroad official was reading a book about India when she came across the name, Simla. Settled in the 1880s, Simla was incorporated in 1912. The first newspaper was started in 1911.