List of Colorado municipalities by population
This list ranks the 273 active incorporated municipalities[1] of the U.S. State of Colorado by population as of July 1, 2023, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau.[2] This list also details municipal population changes since the 2000 United States Census and includes a gallery of the 20 most populous Colorado municipalities.
With a 2023 population estimate of 716,577 residents, the City and County of Denver remains the most populous municipality in Colorado as it has since its original incorporation on December 3, 1859.[a] The Town of Carbonate remains with no year-round residents as it has since the 1890 United States Census.[a] Colorado now has 12 cities with more than 100,000 residents, and 18 towns with fewer than 100 residents.[a]
Municipalities
[edit]Select the OpenStreetMap link at the right to view the location of these 273 municipalities.
† | County seat |
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‡ | State capital |
Municipality[1][3][4] | Population[5] | |||||||
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2023 rank | 2023 estimate[a] | Change | 2020 Census | Change | 2010 Census | Change | 2000 Census | |
Denver‡[b][c][d][e][f] | 1 | 716,577 | +0.15% | 715,522 | +19.22% | 600,158 | +8.21% | 554,636 |
Colorado Springs†[g][h] | 2 | 488,664 | +2.03% | 478,961 | +15.02% | 416,427 | +15.39% | 360,890 |
Aurora[i][j] | 3 | 395,052 | +2.28% | 386,261 | +18.82% | 325,078 | +17.61% | 276,393 |
Fort Collins†[k] | 4 | 170,376 | +0.33% | 169,810 | +17.94% | 143,986 | +21.35% | 118,652 |
Lakewood[l] | 5 | 155,961 | −0.01% | 155,984 | +9.09% | 142,980 | −0.80% | 144,126 |
Thornton | 6 | 144,922 | +2.15% | 141,867 | +19.44% | 118,772 | +44.17% | 82,384 |
Arvada[9] | 7 | 121,414 | −2.40% | 124,402 | +16.88% | 106,433 | +4.19% | 102,153 |
Westminster | 8 | 114,875 | −1.24% | 116,317 | +9.62% | 106,114 | +5.13% | 100,940 |
Greeley†[m] | 9 | 112,609 | +3.51% | 108,795 | +17.12% | 92,889 | +20.74% | 76,930 |
Pueblo†[n] | 10 | 111,077 | −0.71% | 111,876 | +4.95% | 106,595 | +4.38% | 102,121 |
Centennial | 11 | 106,883 | −1.42% | 108,418 | +8.01% | 100,377 | NA | NA |
Boulder†[o] | 12 | 105,898 | −2.17% | 108,250 | +11.16% | 97,385 | +2.86% | 94,673 |
Longmont | 13 | 98,630 | −0.26% | 98,885 | +14.62% | 86,270 | +21.35% | 71,093 |
Castle Rock†[p] | 14 | 81,415 | +11.29% | 73,158 | +51.68% | 48,231 | +138.48% | 20,224 |
Loveland | 15 | 79,352 | +3.89% | 76,378 | +14.24% | 66,859 | +32.11% | 50,608 |
Broomfield†[q] | 16 | 76,860 | +3.71% | 74,112 | +32.61% | 55,889 | +46.03% | 38,272 |
Grand Junction†[r] | 17 | 69,412 | +5.88% | 65,560 | +11.94% | 58,566 | +39.49% | 41,986 |
Commerce City | 18 | 68,245 | +9.34% | 62,418 | +35.95% | 45,913 | +118.73% | 20,991 |
Parker | 19 | 62,743 | +7.23% | 58,512 | +29.17% | 45,297 | +92.28% | 23,558 |
Littleton†[s] | 20 | 44,451 | −2.63% | 45,652 | +9.38% | 41,737 | +3.46% | 40,340 |
Brighton†[t] | 21 | 42,477 | +5.97% | 40,083 | +20.18% | 33,352 | +59.54% | 20,905 |
Windsor | 22 | 40,349 | +23.33% | 32,716 | +75.48% | 18,644 | +88.40% | 9,896 |
Northglenn | 23 | 38,164 | +0.09% | 38,131 | +6.54% | 35,789 | +13.35% | 31,575 |
Erie | 24 | 35,269 | +17.41% | 30,038 | +65.64% | 18,135 | +188.27% | 6,291 |
Englewood | 25 | 34,275 | +1.83% | 33,659 | +11.25% | 30,255 | −4.64% | 31,727 |
Wheat Ridge | 26 | 31,804 | −1.83% | 32,398 | +7.40% | 30,166 | −8.35% | 32,913 |
Lafayette | 27 | 30,439 | +0.09% | 30,411 | +24.37% | 24,453 | +5.41% | 23,197 |
Fountain | 28 | 28,489 | −4.41% | 29,802 | +15.31% | 25,846 | +70.07% | 15,197 |
Evans | 29 | 22,326 | +0.73% | 22,165 | +19.57% | 18,537 | +94.84% | 9,514 |
Montrose†[u] | 30 | 21,333 | +5.14% | 20,291 | +6.06% | 19,132 | +54.99% | 12,344 |
Louisville[9] | 31 | 20,390 | −3.94% | 21,226 | +15.51% | 18,376 | −2.96% | 18,937 |
Golden†[v] | 32 | 20,242 | −0.77% | 20,399 | +8.12% | 18,867 | +9.95% | 17,159 |
Durango†[w] | 33 | 19,534 | +2.43% | 19,071 | +12.93% | 16,887 | +21.30% | 13,922 |
Johnstown | 34 | 19,511 | +12.76% | 17,303 | +75.01% | 9,887 | +158.35% | 3,827 |
Firestone | 35 | 18,589 | +13.48% | 16,381 | +61.44% | 10,147 | +431.81% | 1,908 |
Frederick | 36 | 17,676 | +21.79% | 14,513 | +67.22% | 8,679 | +251.80% | 2,467 |
Cañon City†[x] | 37 | 17,241 | +0.58% | 17,141 | +4.52% | 16,400 | +6.28% | 15,431 |
Greenwood Village | 38 | 15,205 | −3.10% | 15,691 | +12.68% | 13,925 | +26.19% | 11,035 |
Castle Pines | 39 | 14,747 | +33.63% | 11,036 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lone Tree | 40 | 14,063 | −1.33% | 14,253 | +39.49% | 10,218 | +109.69% | 4,873 |
Federal Heights | 41 | 13,943 | −3.05% | 14,382 | +25.42% | 11,467 | −4.96% | 12,065 |
Fruita | 42 | 13,816 | +3.14% | 13,395 | +5.92% | 12,646 | +95.21% | 6,478 |
Steamboat Springs†[y] | 43 | 13,508 | +2.15% | 13,224 | +9.40% | 12,088 | +23.16% | 9,815 |
Superior | 44 | 13,361 | +2.04% | 13,094 | +4.89% | 12,483 | +38.53% | 9,011 |
Berthoud | 45 | 13,238 | +28.13% | 10,332 | +102.39% | 5,105 | +5.50% | 4,839 |
Sterling†[z] | 46 | 12,954 | −5.69% | 13,735 | −7.05% | 14,777 | +30.08% | 11,360 |
Monument | 47 | 12,088 | +16.24% | 10,399 | +88.05% | 5,530 | +180.57% | 1,971 |
Wellington | 48 | 12,078 | +9.33% | 11,047 | +75.66% | 6,289 | +135.37% | 2,672 |
Fort Morgan†[aa] | 49 | 11,564 | −0.28% | 11,597 | +2.49% | 11,315 | +2.55% | 11,034 |
Severance | 50 | 10,820 | +40.83% | 7,683 | +142.75% | 3,165 | +430.15% | 597 |
Rifle | 51 | 10,563 | +1.21% | 10,437 | +13.79% | 9,172 | +35.20% | 6,784 |
Glenwood Springs†[ab] | 52 | 10,250 | +2.88% | 9,963 | +3.63% | 9,614 | +24.28% | 7,736 |
Timnath | 53 | 9,991 | +54.02% | 6,487 | +937.92% | 625 | +180.27% | 223 |
Alamosa†[ac] | 54 | 9,883 | +0.79% | 9,806 | +11.69% | 8,780 | +10.30% | 7,960 |
Delta†[ad] | 55 | 9,599 | +6.24% | 9,035 | +1.35% | 8,915 | +39.30% | 6,400 |
Fort Lupton | 56 | 9,447 | +18.76% | 7,955 | +7.84% | 7,377 | +8.69% | 6,787 |
Milliken | 57 | 9,084 | +8.32% | 8,386 | +49.48% | 5,610 | +94.25% | 2,888 |
Craig†[ae] | 58 | 9,049 | −0.12% | 9,060 | −4.27% | 9,464 | +2.99% | 9,189 |
Cortez†[af] | 59 | 9,033 | +3.05% | 8,766 | +3.35% | 8,482 | +6.33% | 7,977 |
Gypsum | 60 | 8,833 | +9.86% | 8,040 | +24.13% | 6,477 | +77.26% | 3,654 |
Lochbuie | 61 | 8,336 | +3.07% | 8,088 | +71.14% | 4,726 | +130.65% | 2,049 |
Trinidad†[ag] | 62 | 8,216 | −1.36% | 8,329 | −8.43% | 9,096 | +0.20% | 9,078 |
Woodland Park | 63 | 7,873 | −0.59% | 7,920 | +10.00% | 7,200 | +10.51% | 6,515 |
Lamar†[ah] | 64 | 7,525 | −2.11% | 7,687 | −1.50% | 7,804 | −12.01% | 8,869 |
Eagle†[ai] | 65 | 7,391 | −1.60% | 7,511 | +15.41% | 6,508 | +114.64% | 3,032 |
La Junta†[aj] | 66 | 7,033 | −3.95% | 7,322 | +3.46% | 7,077 | −6.49% | 7,568 |
Gunnison†[ak] | 67 | 6,815 | +3.89% | 6,560 | +12.06% | 5,854 | +8.23% | 5,409 |
Carbondale | 68 | 6,708 | +4.26% | 6,434 | +0.11% | 6,427 | +23.69% | 5,196 |
Aspen†[al] | 69 | 6,612 | −5.60% | 7,004 | +5.20% | 6,658 | +12.58% | 5,914 |
Dacono | 70 | 6,595 | +4.73% | 6,297 | +51.66% | 4,152 | +37.71% | 3,015 |
Mead | 71 | 6,450 | +34.91% | 4,781 | +40.41% | 3,405 | +68.82% | 2,017 |
Cherry Hills Village | 72 | 6,273 | −2.62% | 6,442 | +7.60% | 5,987 | +0.49% | 5,958 |
Avon | 73 | 5,954 | −1.94% | 6,072 | −5.82% | 6,447 | +15.93% | 5,561 |
Sheridan | 74 | 5,908 | −3.23% | 6,105 | +7.79% | 5,664 | +1.14% | 5,600 |
Salida†[am] | 75 | 5,900 | +4.13% | 5,666 | +8.21% | 5,236 | −4.87% | 5,504 |
Eaton | 76 | 5,832 | +0.52% | 5,802 | +32.92% | 4,365 | +62.27% | 2,690 |
Estes Park | 77 | 5,824 | −1.36% | 5,904 | +0.79% | 5,858 | +8.22% | 5,413 |
Brush | 78 | 5,268 | −1.33% | 5,339 | −2.27% | 5,463 | +6.76% | 5,117 |
Silverthorne | 79 | 4,940 | +12.22% | 4,402 | +13.25% | 3,887 | +21.62% | 3,196 |
Breckenridge†[an] | 4,940 | −2.72% | 5,078 | +11.85% | 4,540 | +88.54% | 2,408 | |
Edgewater | 81 | 4,882 | −2.46% | 5,005 | −3.19% | 5,170 | −5.05% | 5,445 |
New Castle | 82 | 4,866 | −1.16% | 4,923 | +8.96% | 4,518 | +127.72% | 1,984 |
Manitou Springs | 83 | 4,622 | −4.86% | 4,858 | −2.68% | 4,992 | +0.24% | 4,980 |
Vail | 84 | 4,521 | −6.49% | 4,835 | −8.86% | 5,305 | +17.08% | 4,531 |
Glendale | 85 | 4,447 | −3.60% | 4,613 | +10.25% | 4,184 | −7.98% | 4,547 |
Monte Vista | 86 | 4,070 | −4.17% | 4,247 | −4.43% | 4,444 | −1.88% | 4,529 |
Basalt | 87 | 4,005 | +0.53% | 3,984 | +3.29% | 3,857 | +43.86% | 2,681 |
Florence | 88 | 3,862 | +1.05% | 3,822 | −1.52% | 3,881 | +6.24% | 3,653 |
Rocky Ford | 89 | 3,819 | −1.47% | 3,876 | −2.05% | 3,957 | −7.68% | 4,286 |
Silt | 90 | 3,697 | +4.55% | 3,536 | +20.68% | 2,930 | +68.39% | 1,740 |
Bennett | 91 | 3,549 | +24.00% | 2,862 | +24.00% | 2,308 | +14.20% | 2,021 |
Yuma | 92 | 3,401 | −1.59% | 3,456 | −1.93% | 3,524 | +7.28% | 3,285 |
Orchard City | 93 | 3,251 | +3.47% | 3,142 | +0.74% | 3,119 | +8.30% | 2,880 |
Burlington†[ao] | 94 | 3,128 | −1.39% | 3,172 | −25.43% | 4,254 | +15.66% | 3,678 |
Walsenburg†[ap] | 95 | 3,085 | +1.18% | 3,049 | −0.62% | 3,068 | −26.64% | 4,182 |
Buena Vista[9] | 96 | 3,080 | +7.88% | 2,855 | +9.09% | 2,617 | +19.23% | 2,195 |
Snowmass Village | 97 | 3,011 | −2.75% | 3,096 | +9.55% | 2,826 | +55.10% | 1,822 |
Platteville | 98 | 2,898 | −1.93% | 2,955 | +18.91% | 2,485 | +4.85% | 2,370 |
Bayfield | 99 | 2,872 | +1.20% | 2,838 | +21.65% | 2,333 | +50.61% | 1,549 |
Frisco | 100 | 2,763 | −5.15% | 2,913 | +8.57% | 2,683 | +9.82% | 2,443 |
Ault | 101 | 2,666 | +41.28% | 1,887 | +24.23% | 1,519 | +6.08% | 1,432 |
Leadville†[aq] | 102 | 2,628 | −0.19% | 2,633 | +1.19% | 2,602 | −7.76% | 2,821 |
Palisade | 103 | 2,602 | +1.44% | 2,565 | −4.72% | 2,692 | +4.38% | 2,579 |
Palmer Lake | 104 | 2,587 | −1.86% | 2,636 | +8.93% | 2,420 | +11.06% | 2,179 |
Telluride†[ar] | 105 | 2,525 | −3.15% | 2,607 | +12.13% | 2,325 | +4.68% | 2,221 |
Elizabeth | 106 | 2,477 | +47.88% | 1,675 | +23.34% | 1,358 | −5.30% | 1,434 |
Cedaredge | 107 | 2,410 | +5.75% | 2,279 | +1.15% | 2,253 | +21.52% | 1,854 |
Las Animas†[as] | 108 | 2,374 | +3.22% | 2,300 | −4.56% | 2,410 | −12.62% | 2,758 |
Meeker†[at] | 109 | 2,368 | −0.25% | 2,374 | −4.08% | 2,475 | +10.39% | 2,242 |
Wray†[au] | 110 | 2,315 | −1.82% | 2,358 | +0.68% | 2,342 | +7.09% | 2,187 |
LaSalle | 111 | 2,301 | −2.46% | 2,359 | +20.66% | 1,955 | +5.73% | 1,849 |
Holyoke†[av] | 112 | 2,295 | −2.17% | 2,346 | +1.43% | 2,313 | +2.30% | 2,261 |
Rangely | 113 | 2,286 | −0.57% | 2,299 | −2.79% | 2,365 | +12.83% | 2,096 |
Granby | 114 | 2,256 | +8.51% | 2,079 | +11.53% | 1,864 | +22.23% | 1,525 |
Lyons | 115 | 2,151 | −2.63% | 2,209 | +8.66% | 2,033 | +28.26% | 1,585 |
Keenesburg | 116 | 2,050 | +64.00% | 1,250 | +10.91% | 1,127 | +31.81% | 855 |
Limon | 117 | 2,002 | −2.01% | 2,043 | +8.67% | 1,880 | −9.22% | 2,071 |
Olathe | 118 | 1,962 | −2.82% | 2,019 | +9.19% | 1,849 | +17.55% | 1,573 |
Center | 119 | 1,924 | −0.26% | 1,929 | −13.50% | 2,230 | −6.77% | 2,392 |
Hayden | 120 | 1,919 | −1.13% | 1,941 | +7.24% | 1,810 | +10.77% | 1,634 |
Wiggins | 121 | 1,796 | +28.19% | 1,401 | +56.89% | 893 | +6.56% | 838 |
Pagosa Springs†[aw] | 122 | 1,773 | +12.86% | 1,571 | −9.03% | 1,727 | +8.55% | 1,591 |
Akron†[ax] | 123 | 1,772 | +0.85% | 1,757 | +3.23% | 1,702 | −0.53% | 1,711 |
Idaho Springs | 124 | 1,708 | −4.15% | 1,782 | +3.79% | 1,717 | −9.11% | 1,889 |
Columbine Valley | 125 | 1,677 | +11.65% | 1,502 | +19.59% | 1,256 | +10.95% | 1,132 |
Crested Butte | 126 | 1,658 | +1.16% | 1,639 | +10.22% | 1,487 | −2.75% | 1,529 |
Hudson | 127 | 1,617 | −2.06% | 1,651 | −29.92% | 2,356 | +50.54% | 1,565 |
Deer Trail | 128 | 1,513 | +41.67% | 1,068 | +95.60% | 546 | −8.70% | 598 |
Kersey | 129 | 1,491 | −0.27% | 1,495 | +2.82% | 1,454 | +4.68% | 1,389 |
Nederland | 130 | 1,488 | +1.16% | 1,471 | +1.80% | 1,445 | +3.66% | 1,394 |
Paonia | 131 | 1,459 | +0.83% | 1,447 | −0.28% | 1,451 | −3.07% | 1,497 |
Fraser | 132 | 1,456 | +4.00% | 1,400 | +14.38% | 1,224 | +34.51% | 910 |
Kremmling | 133 | 1,445 | −4.24% | 1,509 | +4.50% | 1,444 | −8.49% | 1,578 |
Del Norte†[ay] | 134 | 1,413 | −3.09% | 1,458 | −13.52% | 1,686 | −1.11% | 1,705 |
Parachute | 135 | 1,365 | −1.80% | 1,390 | +28.11% | 1,085 | +7.85% | 1,006 |
Springfield†[az] | 136 | 1,290 | −2.64% | 1,325 | −8.68% | 1,451 | −7.11% | 1,562 |
Poncha Springs | 137 | 1,287 | +39.14% | 925 | +25.51% | 737 | +58.15% | 466 |
Georgetown†[ba] | 138 | 1,257 | +12.43% | 1,118 | +8.12% | 1,034 | −4.96% | 1,088 |
Mancos | 139 | 1,248 | +4.35% | 1,196 | −10.48% | 1,336 | +19.39% | 1,119 |
Ridgway | 140 | 1,247 | +5.41% | 1,183 | +28.03% | 924 | +29.59% | 713 |
Julesburg†[bb] | 141 | 1,238 | −5.28% | 1,307 | +6.69% | 1,225 | −16.50% | 1,467 |
Mountain View | 142 | 1,230 | +127.36% | 541 | +6.71% | 507 | −10.90% | 569 |
Fowler | 143 | 1,211 | −3.35% | 1,253 | +6.01% | 1,182 | −1.99% | 1,206 |
Winter Park | 144 | 1,149 | +11.23% | 1,033 | +3.40% | 999 | +50.91% | 662 |
Cripple Creek†[bc] | 145 | 1,117 | −3.29% | 1,155 | −2.86% | 1,189 | +6.64% | 1,115 |
Pierce | 146 | 1,080 | −1.55% | 1,097 | +31.53% | 834 | −5.66% | 884 |
Ordway†[bd] | 147 | 1,074 | +0.75% | 1,066 | −1.30% | 1,080 | −13.46% | 1,248 |
Gilcrest | 148 | 1,020 | −0.87% | 1,029 | −0.48% | 1,034 | −11.02% | 1,162 |
Dillon | 149 | 1,016 | −4.51% | 1,064 | +17.70% | 904 | +12.72% | 802 |
Haxtun | 150 | 969 | −1.22% | 981 | +3.70% | 946 | −3.67% | 982 |
Minturn | 151 | 967 | −6.39% | 1,033 | +0.58% | 1,027 | −3.84% | 1,068 |
Mountain Village | 152 | 961 | −23.97% | 1,264 | −4.24% | 1,320 | +34.97% | 978 |
Manassa | 961 | +1.48% | 947 | −4.44% | 991 | −4.89% | 1,042 | |
Hotchkiss | 154 | 929 | +6.17% | 875 | −7.31% | 944 | −2.48% | 968 |
Dolores | 155 | 923 | +4.29% | 885 | −5.45% | 936 | +9.22% | 857 |
Ouray†[be] | 156 | 920 | +2.45% | 898 | −10.20% | 1,000 | +23.00% | 813 |
Log Lane Village | 157 | 902 | −1.20% | 913 | +4.58% | 873 | −13.22% | 1,006 |
Sanford | 158 | 892 | +1.48% | 879 | 0.00% | 879 | +7.59% | 817 |
La Veta | 159 | 878 | +1.86% | 862 | +7.75% | 800 | −13.42% | 924 |
Oak Creek | 160 | 858 | −3.49% | 889 | +0.57% | 884 | +4.12% | 849 |
Blue River | 161 | 852 | −2.85% | 877 | +3.30% | 849 | +23.94% | 685 |
Ignacio[9][bf] | 162 | 845 | −0.82% | 852 | +22.24% | 697 | +4.19% | 669 |
Bow Mar | 163 | 823 | −3.52% | 853 | −1.50% | 866 | +2.24% | 847 |
Holly | 164 | 822 | −1.79% | 837 | +4.36% | 802 | −23.47% | 1,048 |
Central City[bg] | 165 | 778 | −0.13% | 779 | +17.50% | 663 | +28.74% | 515 |
Hugo†[bh] | 166 | 774 | −1.65% | 787 | +7.81% | 730 | −17.51% | 885 |
Williamsburg | 167 | 765 | +4.65% | 731 | +10.42% | 662 | −7.28% | 714 |
Kiowa†[bi] | 168 | 740 | +2.07% | 725 | +0.28% | 723 | +24.44% | 581 |
Fairplay†[bj] | 169 | 738 | +1.93% | 724 | +6.63% | 679 | +11.31% | 610 |
Foxfield | 170 | 735 | −2.52% | 754 | +10.07% | 685 | −8.18% | 746 |
Calhan | 171 | 726 | −4.72% | 762 | −2.31% | 780 | −12.95% | 896 |
Cheyenne Wells†[bk] | 172 | 722 | −4.75% | 758 | −10.40% | 846 | −16.24% | 1,010 |
La Jara | 173 | 716 | −1.92% | 730 | −10.76% | 818 | −6.73% | 877 |
Silverton†[bl] | 174 | 713 | +14.63% | 622 | −2.35% | 637 | +19.96% | 531 |
Silver Cliff | 175 | 707 | +16.09% | 609 | +3.75% | 587 | +14.65% | 512 |
Dove Creek†[bm] | 176 | 684 | +7.72% | 635 | −13.61% | 735 | +5.30% | 698 |
Hot Sulphur Springs†[bn] | 177 | 662 | −3.64% | 687 | +3.62% | 663 | +27.26% | 521 |
Stratton | 178 | 646 | −1.52% | 656 | −0.30% | 658 | −1.64% | 669 |
Eads†[bo] | 179 | 636 | −5.36% | 672 | +10.34% | 609 | −18.47% | 747 |
San Luis†[bp][bq] | 180 | 622 | +4.01% | 598 | −4.93% | 629 | −14.88% | 739 |
Antonito | 622 | −3.86% | 647 | −17.16% | 781 | −10.54% | 873 | |
Simla | 182 | 620 | +3.16% | 601 | −2.75% | 618 | −6.79% | 663 |
Green Mountain Falls | 183 | 609 | −5.73% | 646 | +0.94% | 640 | −17.21% | 773 |
Swink | 184 | 589 | −2.48% | 604 | −2.11% | 617 | −11.35% | 696 |
Nucla | 185 | 583 | −0.34% | 585 | −17.72% | 711 | −3.13% | 734 |
Flagler | 186 | 573 | +1.06% | 567 | +1.07% | 561 | −8.33% | 612 |
Walden†[br] | 187 | 572 | −5.61% | 606 | −0.33% | 608 | −17.17% | 734 |
Rockvale | 188 | 533 | +4.31% | 511 | +4.93% | 487 | +14.32% | 426 |
Saguache†[bs][bt] | 533 | −1.11% | 539 | +11.13% | 485 | −16.09% | 578 | |
Nunn | 190 | 531 | +5.36% | 504 | +21.15% | 416 | −11.68% | 471 |
Norwood | 191 | 529 | −1.12% | 535 | +3.28% | 518 | +18.26% | 438 |
Otis | 192 | 521 | +1.96% | 511 | +7.58% | 475 | −11.05% | 534 |
Mount Crested Butte | 193 | 519 | −44.85% | 941 | +17.48% | 801 | +13.30% | 707 |
Walsh | 194 | 512 | −5.71% | 543 | −0.55% | 546 | −24.48% | 723 |
South Fork | 195 | 507 | −0.59% | 510 | +32.12% | 386 | −36.09% | 604 |
Westcliffe†[bu] | 196 | 495 | +13.79% | 435 | −23.42% | 568 | +36.21% | 417 |
De Beque | 197 | 477 | −3.25% | 493 | −2.18% | 504 | +11.75% | 451 |
Naturita | 198 | 474 | −2.27% | 485 | −11.17% | 546 | −14.02% | 635 |
Aguilar | 199 | 449 | −1.54% | 456 | −15.24% | 538 | −9.27% | 593 |
Granada | 200 | 438 | −1.57% | 445 | −13.93% | 517 | −19.22% | 640 |
Wiley | 201 | 432 | −1.14% | 437 | +7.90% | 405 | −16.15% | 483 |
Lake City†[bv] | 202 | 425 | −1.62% | 432 | +5.88% | 408 | +8.80% | 375 |
Fleming | 203 | 422 | −1.40% | 428 | +4.90% | 408 | −4.23% | 426 |
Crawford | 204 | 407 | +0.99% | 403 | −6.50% | 431 | +17.76% | 366 |
Grand Lake | 205 | 405 | −1.22% | 410 | −12.95% | 471 | +5.37% | 447 |
Yampa | 206 | 394 | −1.25% | 399 | −6.99% | 429 | −3.16% | 443 |
Morrison | 207 | 388 | −2.02% | 396 | −7.48% | 428 | −0.47% | 430 |
Coal Creek[bw] | 208 | 367 | +0.82% | 364 | +6.12% | 343 | +13.20% | 303 |
Collbran | 209 | 366 | −0.81% | 369 | −47.88% | 708 | +82.47% | 388 |
Victor | 210 | 364 | −3.96% | 379 | −4.53% | 397 | −10.79% | 445 |
Blanca | 211 | 336 | +4.35% | 322 | −16.36% | 385 | −1.53% | 391 |
Rico | 212 | 332 | +15.28% | 288 | +8.68% | 265 | +29.27% | 205 |
Manzanola | 213 | 330 | −3.23% | 341 | −21.43% | 434 | −17.33% | 525 |
Empire | 214 | 327 | −5.22% | 345 | +22.34% | 282 | −20.56% | 355 |
Alma | 215 | 312 | +5.41% | 296 | +9.63% | 270 | +50.84% | 179 |
Boone | 216 | 309 | +1.31% | 305 | −10.03% | 339 | +4.95% | 323 |
Hillrose | 309 | −0.96% | 312 | +18.18% | 264 | +3.94% | 254 | |
Romeo | 218 | 307 | +1.66% | 302 | −25.25% | 404 | +7.73% | 375 |
Olney Springs | 219 | 294 | −6.67% | 315 | −8.70% | 345 | −11.31% | 389 |
Merino | 220 | 282 | +0.36% | 281 | −1.06% | 284 | +15.45% | 246 |
Creede†[bx] | 221 | 278 | +8.17% | 257 | −11.38% | 290 | −23.08% | 377 |
Ovid | 222 | 265 | −2.21% | 271 | −14.78% | 318 | −3.64% | 330 |
Garden City | 223 | 250 | −1.57% | 254 | +8.55% | 234 | −34.45% | 357 |
Kit Carson | 250 | −1.96% | 255 | +9.44% | 233 | −7.91% | 253 | |
Dinosaur | 225 | 246 | +1.23% | 243 | −28.32% | 339 | +6.27% | 319 |
Jamestown | 226 | 245 | −4.30% | 256 | −6.57% | 274 | +33.66% | 205 |
Sugar City | 245 | −5.41% | 259 | +0.39% | 258 | −7.53% | 279 | |
Brookside | 228 | 243 | +2.97% | 236 | +1.29% | 233 | +6.39% | 219 |
Red Cliff | 243 | −5.45% | 257 | −3.75% | 267 | −7.61% | 289 | |
Iliff | 230 | 241 | −2.03% | 246 | −7.52% | 266 | +24.88% | 213 |
Cheraw | 231 | 233 | −1.69% | 237 | −5.95% | 252 | +19.43% | 211 |
Eckley | 232 | 230 | −0.86% | 232 | −9.73% | 257 | −7.55% | 278 |
Larkspur | 233 | 219 | +6.31% | 206 | +12.57% | 183 | −21.79% | 234 |
Peetz | 234 | 205 | −3.76% | 213 | −10.50% | 238 | +4.85% | 227 |
Rye | 235 | 203 | −1.46% | 206 | +34.64% | 153 | −24.26% | 202 |
Arriba | 236 | 201 | −0.50% | 202 | +4.66% | 193 | −20.90% | 244 |
Silver Plume | 237 | 194 | −6.28% | 207 | +21.76% | 170 | −16.26% | 203 |
Ophir | 238 | 190 | −3.55% | 197 | +23.90% | 159 | +40.71% | 113 |
Bethune | 239 | 181 | −1.09% | 183 | −22.78% | 237 | +5.33% | 225 |
Seibert | 240 | 176 | +2.33% | 172 | −4.97% | 181 | +0.56% | 180 |
Sedgwick | 241 | 167 | −2.91% | 172 | +17.81% | 146 | −23.56% | 191 |
Crowley | 242 | 159 | −4.22% | 166 | −5.68% | 176 | −5.88% | 187 |
Genoa | 243 | 153 | 0.00% | 153 | +10.07% | 139 | −34.12% | 211 |
Grover | 153 | −2.55% | 157 | +14.60% | 137 | −10.46% | 153 | |
Crestone | 245 | 139 | −1.42% | 141 | +11.02% | 127 | +73.97% | 73 |
Marble | 246 | 132 | −0.75% | 133 | +1.53% | 131 | +24.76% | 105 |
Black Hawk | 247 | 128 | +0.79% | 127 | +7.63% | 118 | 0.00% | 118 |
Cokedale | 248 | 127 | 0.00% | 127 | −1.55% | 129 | −7.19% | 139 |
Ward | 249 | 126 | −1.56% | 128 | −14.67% | 150 | −11.24% | 169 |
Crook | 250 | 125 | −6.02% | 133 | +20.91% | 110 | −14.06% | 128 |
Raymer[by] | 251 | 111 | +0.91% | 110 | +14.58% | 96 | +5.49% | 91 |
Pritchett | 252 | 108 | −3.57% | 112 | −20.00% | 140 | +2.19% | 137 |
Moffat | 253 | 107 | −0.93% | 108 | −6.90% | 116 | +1.75% | 114 |
Ramah | 254 | 106 | −4.50% | 111 | −9.76% | 123 | +5.13% | 117 |
Campo | 255 | 97 | −5.83% | 103 | −5.50% | 109 | −27.33% | 150 |
Vilas | 256 | 94 | −4.08% | 98 | −14.04% | 114 | +3.64% | 110 |
Vona | 257 | 90 | −5.26% | 95 | −10.38% | 106 | +11.58% | 95 |
Hooper | 258 | 79 | −2.47% | 81 | −21.36% | 103 | −16.26% | 123 |
Pitkin | 259 | 75 | +4.17% | 72 | +9.09% | 66 | −46.77% | 124 |
Montezuma | 260 | 72 | −2.70% | 74 | +13.85% | 65 | +54.76% | 42 |
Haswell | 261 | 70 | −1.41% | 71 | +4.41% | 68 | −19.05% | 84 |
Starkville | 262 | 65 | +4.84% | 62 | +5.08% | 59 | −53.91% | 128 |
Kim | 263 | 63 | 0.00% | 63 | −14.86% | 74 | +13.85% | 65 |
Branson | 264 | 57 | 0.00% | 57 | −22.97% | 74 | −3.90% | 77 |
Sheridan Lake | 265 | 54 | −1.82% | 55 | −37.50% | 88 | +33.33% | 66 |
Hartman | 54 | −3.57% | 56 | −30.86% | 81 | −27.03% | 111 | |
Paoli | 267 | 48 | −5.88% | 51 | +50.00% | 34 | −19.05% | 42 |
Sawpit | 268 | 35 | −7.89% | 38 | −5.00% | 40 | +60.00% | 25 |
Two Buttes | 269 | 32 | −5.88% | 34 | −20.93% | 43 | −35.82% | 67 |
Lakeside | 270 | 16 | 0.00% | 16 | +100.00% | 8 | −60.00% | 20 |
Carbonate[bz] | 271 | 0 | NA | 0 | NA | 0 | NA | 0 |
Bonanza | NA | NA | 17 | +6.25% | 16 | +14.29% | 14 | |
Keystone[ca][cb] | NA | NA | 1,369 | +26.88% | 1,079 | +30.79% | 825 | |
271 municipalities[cc] | 4,391,096 | +2.12% | 4,299,942 | +17.13% | 3,671,234 | +21.36% | 3,025,069 |
Municipal government
[edit]The List of municipalities in Colorado contains information about the government of each of these municipalities and the counties in which they lie. That list also contains 2020 United States Census information about the land area and population density of these municipalities. In addition, that list contains the municipal websites and the geographic coordinates of these municipalities.
Gallery
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1. Denver, the "Mile-High City", is the state capital and the most populous city.
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2. Colorado Springs is the center of a military, technical, and recreational complex at the foot of Pikes Peak.
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3. Aurora, Denver's twin city, is home of the regional Anschutz Medical Campus.
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4. Fort Collins is a research center and home of Colorado State University.
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5. Lakewood is home of the Denver Federal Center, the largest federal complex outside Washington, D.C.
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6. Thornton is a residential community that is the northern gateway to Metropolitan Denver.
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7. Arvada is the site of the first recorded gold discovery in the Rocky Mountain region.
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8. Westminster is a northwestern Denver suburb.
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9. Greeley is the home of the University of Northern Colorado.
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10. Pueblo straddles the Arkansas River, once the border between the United States and Spain.
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11. Centennial is home of the Denver Area Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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12. Boulder is a research center and home of the University of Colorado.
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13. Longmont is a farm town turned high-tech center.
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14. Castle Rock is a residential community between Denver and Colorado Springs.
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15. Loveland, the "Sweetheart City", is the gateway to Rocky Mountain National Park.
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16. Broomfield is a high-tech center midway between Denver and Boulder.
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17. Grand Junction is the most populous city of western Colorado and the entire Colorado Plateau.
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18. Commerce City is a residential community near Denver International Airport.
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19. Parker is a residential community southeast of Denver.
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20. Littleton is a farm town turned Denver suburb.
See also
[edit]- Bibliography of Colorado
- Geography of Colorado
- History of Colorado
- Index of Colorado-related articles
- List of Colorado-related lists
- Outline of Colorado
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c d United States Census Bureau estimates of municipal population as of July 1, 2023.[2]
- ^ The City and County of Denver is the capital of the State of Colorado.[1]
- ^ As a consolidated city and county, the City and County of Denver is its own county seat.[1][3]
- ^ The City and County of Denver is the 19th most populous U.S. municipality.[6]
- ^ The City and County of Denver is the principal city of the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Denver-Aurora, CO Combined Statistical Area.[7]
- ^ Denver has retained its “Mile-High City” elevation of 5,280 feet (1,609.344 m) despite advances in scientific measurement. When the National Geodetic Survey makes adjustments to the North American Vertical Datum (NAVD), the State of Colorado moves the official mile-high elevation point up or down the west steps of the Colorado State Capitol to reflect the changes. Most of Denver actually lies above this elevation.[8]
- ^ The City of Colorado Springs is the 40th most populous U.S. municipality.[6]
- ^ The City of Colorado Springs is the principal city of the Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area[7] and the seat of El Paso County, Colorado.[3]
- ^ The City of Aurora is the 51st most populous U.S. municipality.[6]
- ^ The City of Aurora is a principal city of the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Denver-Aurora, CO Combined Statistical Area.[7]
- ^ The City of Fort Collins is the principal city of the Fort Collins, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area[7] and the seat of Larimer County, Colorado.[3]
- ^ The City of Lakewood is a principal city of the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area.[7]
- ^ The City of Greeley is the principal city of the Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area[7] and the seat of Weld County, Colorado.[3]
- ^ The City of Pueblo is the principal city of the Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Pueblo-Cañon City, CO Combined Statistical Area[7] and the seat of Pueblo County, Colorado.[3]
- ^ The City of Boulder is the principal city of the Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area[7] and the seat of Boulder County, Colorado.[3]
- ^ The Town of Castle Rock is the seat of Douglas County, Colorado.[3]
- ^ As a consolidated city and county, the City and County of Broomfield is its own county seat.[1][3]
- ^ The City of Grand Junction is the principal city of the Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area[7] and the seat of Mesa County, Colorado.[3]
- ^ The City of Littleton is the seat of Arapahoe County, Colorado.[3]
- ^ The City of Brighton is the seat of Adams County, Colorado.[3]
- ^ The City of Montrose is the principal city of the Montrose, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area[7] and the seat of Montrose County, Colorado.[3]
- ^ The City of Golden is the seat of Jefferson County, Colorado.[3]
- ^ The City of Durango is the principal city of the Durango, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area[7] and the seat of La Plata County, Colorado.[3]
- ^ The City of Cañon City is a principal city of the Cañon City, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area and the Pueblo-Cañon City, CO Combined Statistical Area.[7] and the seat of Fremont County, Colorado.[3]
- ^ The City of Steamboat Springs is the principal city of the Steamboat Springs, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area and the Steamboat Springs-Craig, CO Combined Statistical Area[7] and the seat of Routt County, Colorado.[3]
- ^ The City of Sterling is the principal city of the Sterling, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area[7] and the seat of Logan County, Colorado.[3]
- ^ The City of Fort Morgan is the principal city of the Fort Morgan, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area[7] and the seat of Morgan County, Colorado.[3]
- ^ The City of Glenwood Springs is a principal city of the Glenwood Springs, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area and the Edwards-Glenwood Springs, CO Combined Statistical Area[7] and the seat of Garfield County, Colorado.[3]
- ^ The Town of Alamosa is the seat of Alamosa County, Colorado.[3]
- ^ The City of Delta is the seat of Delta County, Colorado.[3]
- ^ The City of Craig is a principal city of the Craig, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area and the Steamboat Springs-Craig, CO Combined Statistical Area[7] and the seat of Moffat County, Colorado.[3]
- ^ The City of Cortez is the seat of Montezuma County, Colorado.[3]
- ^ The City of Trinidad is the seat of Las Animas County, Colorado.[3]
- ^ The City of Lamar is the seat of Prowers County, Colorado.[3]
- ^ The Town of Eagle is the seat of Eagle County, Colorado.[3]
- ^ The City of La Junta is the seat of Otero County, Colorado.[3]
- ^ The City of Gunnison is the seat of Gunnison County, Colorado.[3]
- ^ The City of Aspen is the seat of Pitkin County, Colorado.[3]
- ^ The City of Salida is the seat of Chaffee County, Colorado.[3]
- ^ The Town of Breckenridge is the principal city of the Breckenridge, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area.[7] and the seat of Summit County, Colorado.[3]
- ^ The City of Burlington is the seat of Kit Carson County, Colorado.[3]
- ^ The City of Walsenburg is the seat of Huerfano County, Colorado.[3]
- ^ The City of Leadville is the seat of Lake County, Colorado.[3]
- ^ The Town of Telluride is the seat of San Miguel County, Colorado.[3]
- ^ The City of Las Animas is the seat of Bent County, Colorado.[3]
- ^ The Town of Meeker is the seat of Rio Blanco County, Colorado.[3]
- ^ The City of Wray is the seat of Yuma County, Colorado.[3]
- ^ The City of Holyoke is the seat of Phillips County, Colorado.[3]
- ^ The Town of Pagosa Springs is the seat of Archuleta County, Colorado.[3]
- ^ The Town of Akron is the seat of Washington County, Colorado.[3]
- ^ The Town of Del Norte is the seat of Rio Grande County, Colorado.[3]
- ^ The Town of Springfield is the seat of Baca County, Colorado.[3]
- ^ The Town of Georgetown is the seat of Clear Creek County, Colorado.[3]
- ^ The Town of Julesburg is the seat of Sedgwick County, Colorado.[3]
- ^ The City of Cripple Creek is the seat of Teller County, Colorado.[3]
- ^ The Town of Ordway is the seat of Crowley County, Colorado.[3]
- ^ The City of Ouray is the seat of Ouray County, Colorado.[3]
- ^ The Town of Ignacio is the headquarters of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe.[10]
- ^ The City of Central is the seat of Gilpin County, Colorado.[3]
- ^ The Town of Hugo is the seat of Lincoln County, Colorado.[3]
- ^ The Town of Kiowa is the seat of Elbert County, Colorado.[3]
- ^ The Town of Fairplay is the seat of Park County, Colorado.[3]
- ^ The Town of Cheyenne Wells is the seat of Cheyenne County, Colorado.[3]
- ^ The Town of Silverton is the seat of San Juan County, Colorado.[3]
- ^ The Town of Dove Creek is the seat of Dolores County, Colorado.[3]
- ^ The Town of Hot Sulphur Springs is the seat of Grand County, Colorado.[3]
- ^ The Town of Eads is the seat of Kiowa County, Colorado.[3]
- ^ The Town of San Luis is the seat of Costilla County, Colorado.[3]
- ^ San Luis de la Culebra was settled on April 9, 1851, making San Luis the oldest continuously occupied community in the Colorado.[11]
- ^ The Town of Walden is the seat of Jackson County, Colorado.[3]
- ^ The Town of Saguache is the seat of Saguache County, Colorado.[3]
- ^ The name "Saguache" is pronounced /səˈwætʃ/. This name comes from the Ute language noun "sawup" /səˈwʌp/ meaning "sand dunes". The Spanish language version of this name is usually spelled "Saguache", while the English language version is usually spelled "Sawatch".[9]
- ^ The Town of Westcliffe is the seat of Custer County, Colorado.[3]
- ^ The Town of Lake City is the seat of Hinsdale County, Colorado.[3]
- ^ The Town of Coal Creek should not be confused with the Coal Creek CDP.
- ^ The Town of Creede is the seat of Mineral County, Colorado, although the town uses the title "City of Creede."
- ^ The Town of Raymer is served by the New Raymer post office, creating some confusion about the town's name.[12]
- ^ On November 4, 2014, the property owners of Carbonate, Colorado voted 9 to 0 to reactivate the town government despite having no year-round residents since the 1890 United States Census.[13][5]
- ^ On March 28, 2023, the residents of Keystone, Colorado voted 291 to 140 to incorporate as a Colorado home rule city.[14]
- ^ Keystone population prior to March 28, 2023 is for the Keystone CDP.
- ^ The municipal population totals for Colorado exclude the Town of Bonanza and the Town of Keystone for which there are no 2023 population estimates.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs, Division of Local Government. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
- ^ a b "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Colorado: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023 (SUB-IP-EST2023-POP-08)". United States Census Bureau, United States Department of Commerce. May 2024. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk "Colorado Counties". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs, Division of Local Government. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
- ^ "State of Colorado Incorporated Places – Current/TAB20 – Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau, United States Department of Commerce. January 1, 2020. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b "QuickFacts for Colorado". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places of 50,000 or More, Ranked by July 1, 2021 Population: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021". United States Census Bureau, United States Department of Commerce. May 2022. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "OMB Bulletin No. 20-01: Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas" (PDF). United States Office of Management and Budget. March 6, 2020. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
- ^ Cook, Terri (May 26, 2015). "Only in Colorado: The Capitol's Mile-High Step(s)". 5280 Magazine. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Merkl, Dameon (February 26, 2013), "What's in a Colorado name pronunciation?", The Denver Post, retrieved September 4, 2022
- ^ "Southern Ute Indian Tribe". Southern Ute Indian Tribe. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
- ^ "Colorado celebrates the anniversary of its oldest town, San Luis". History Colorado. April 1, 2015. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
- ^ "Colorado Post Offices". United States Postal Service. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
- ^ Stroud, John (November 8, 2014). "Yes, that's a town — by 9-0 vote". Glenwood Springs Post Independent. Archived from the original on March 6, 2017. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
- ^ "Keystone will become Colorado's newest town following incorporation approval Tuesday". SummitDaily. March 29, 2023. Retrieved May 30, 2023.