Highlands Ranch, CO Public Records
Highlands Ranch is an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Douglas County, Colorado, with an estimated population of 102,257 (U.S. Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey) and 24.3 square miles of land.
🏢 Local Government for Highlands Ranch
Highlands Ranch is not an incorporated city or town, so it has no city hall, town clerk or local government of its own. Local government services and records for Highlands Ranch come from Douglas County. Birth and death certificates, marriage records, deeds and court files come from the county and state offices below.
Population figure: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimate for the Highlands Ranch census-designated place (a statistical area, not a government).
↑ Back to record types🏛️ County Courthouse & Records Office for Highlands Ranch
Highlands Ranch is in Douglas County. In Colorado, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the County Clerk and Recorder. Divorce cases in Colorado are heard by the District Court in each county. Wills and estates in Colorado are handled by the District Court in each county (the Denver Probate Court in Denver).
📍 Douglas County at a Glance
| County | Douglas County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 393,995 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
⚖️ Douglas County District Court – Clerk of Court (Douglas County Courthouse)
| Address | 4000 Justice Way, Ste. 2009, Castle Rock, CO 80109 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (720) 437-6200 |
| Hours | Monday-Friday: 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
| Records available | Colorado District Court and County Court case records for the county (civil, criminal, domestic relations, probate, juvenile, small claims) |
| Official website | coloradojudicial.gov |
| Sources | coloradojudicial.gov/…/douglas-county ↗ coloradojudicial.gov/…/clerks-court ↗ |
| Last verified | October 17, 2026 |
See the full Douglas County records page →
↑ Back to record types📋 Where to Get Records for Highlands Ranch
Where to get the most-requested public records for people and property in Highlands Ranch, CO:
📋 Highlands Ranch Records Guide
| Birth & death certificates | Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment – Vital RecordsCertified birth and death certificates for Colorado are issued by the state vital records office; in some places a county or local office can also issue copies. |
| Deeds & property records | In Colorado, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the County Clerk and Recorder. |
| Court cases & divorce | Douglas County courthouse. Divorce cases in Colorado are heard by the District Court in each county. |
| Wills & estates | Wills and estates in Colorado are handled by the District Court in each county (the Denver Probate Court in Denver). |
| State court system | Colorado Judicial Branch |
| Sex offender registry | Colorado Sex Offender Registry (Colorado Bureau of Investigation) |