Boulder Metropolitan Statistical Area
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The Boulder Metropolitan Statistical Area is a United States Census Bureau defined Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) located in the Boulder region of the State of Colorado. The Boulder MSA is defined as Boulder County, Colorado. The Census Bureau estimates that the population was 280,440 in 2005, a loss of 3.72% since 2000, but a gain 3.95% since 2000 excluding the area transferred to the City and County of Broomfield. The Boulder MSA is the 161st most populous MSA in the United States.[1]
The Boulder MSA includes the City of Boulder, the portion of the Town of Erie in Boulder County, the Town of Jamestown, the City of Lafayette, the portion of the City of Longmont in Boulder County, the City of Louisville, the Town of Lyons, the Town of Nederland, the portion of the Town of Superior in Boulder County, the Town of Ward, and unincorporated Boulder County, Colorado.
The Boulder MSA, the Denver-Aurora MSA, and the Greeley MSA comprise the Denver-Aurora-Boulder Combined Statistical Area.
See also: U.S. Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Boulder, Colorado, Boulder County, Colorado, the Metropolitan Areas of Colorado, and the Front Range Urban Corridor.
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- ^ Table 1. Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 (CSV). 2005 Population Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division (August 18, 2006). Retrieved on November 29, 2006.
