The Fort Collins-Loveland Metropolitan Statistical Area is a United States Census Bureau defined Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) located in the Fort Collins and Loveland region of the U.S. state of Colorado. The Fort Collins-Loveland MSA is defined as Larimer County, Colorado. The Census Bureau estimates that the population was 298,382 in 2009, an 18.64% increase since 2000. Fort Collins-Loveland MSA is the 156th most populous MSA in the United States.[1]
The Fort Collins-Loveland MSA includes the portion of Berthoud in Larimer County, Estes Park, Fort Collins, the portion of Johnstown in Larimer County, Loveland, Town of Timnath, Wellington, the portion of Windsor in Larimer County, and unincorporated areas of Larimer County, Colorado.