Colorado metropolitan areas
The metropolitan areas of the State of Colorado include the urban statistical areas defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget and regions of urban population defined by other organizations.
Census statistical areas
The United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has defined one Combined Statistical Area (CSA),[1] seven Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs),[2] and seven Micropolitan Statistical Areas (μSAs)[3] in the State of Colorado.[4] At the 2010 United States Census, 91.86% of Coloradans lived in one of these areas.[5]
The following table describes the census statistical areas of the State of Colorado with the following information:
- The Combined Statistical Area (CSA) as designated by the OMB[4]
- The CSA population as of July 1, 2011, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau[5]
- The Core Based Statistical Area (CBSA) as designated by the OMB[4]
- The CBSA population as of July 1, 2011, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau,[5]
- The county[6]
- The county population as of July 1, 2011, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau,[5]
- The county population as of April 1, 2010, as enumerated by the 2010 United States Census,[5]
- The percent county population change from April 1, 2010, to July 1, 2011.
Other urban regions
In addition to the U.S. Census Bureau defined areas above, there are several other defined regions of urban population in Colorado.
Denver Core Metropolitan Area
The four-county Denver Core Metropolitan Area dates from the creation of the City and County of Denver in 1902.[5]
| County | 2011 Estimate | 2010 Census | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| DenCity and County of Denver | 619,968 | 600,158 | +3.30% |
| Arapahoe County | 584,948 | 572,003 | +2.26% |
| Jefferson County | 539,884 | 534,543 | +1.00% |
| Adams County | 451,443 | 441,603 | +2.23% |
| Total | 2,196,243 | 2,148,307 | +2.23% |
Denver Central Metropolitan Area
The six-county Denver Central Metropolitan Area also includes Douglas County and the City and County of Broomfield.[5]
| County | 2011 Estimate | 2010 Census | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| DenCity and County of Denver | 619,968 | 600,158 | +3.30% |
| Arapahoe County | 584,948 | 572,003 | +2.26% |
| Jefferson County | 539,884 | 534,543 | +1.00% |
| Adams County | 451,443 | 441,603 | +2.23% |
| Douglas County | 292,167 | 285,465 | +2.35% |
| BroCity and County of Broomfield | 57,352 | 55,889 | +2.62% |
| Total | 2,545,762 | 2,489,661 | +2.25% |
Denver Region
The nine-county Denver Region of the Denver Regional Council of Governments also includes Boulder County, Clear Creek County, and Gilpin County.[5]
| County | 2011 Estimate | 2010 Census | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| DenCity and County of Denver | 619,968 | 600,158 | +3.30% |
| Arapahoe County | 584,948 | 572,003 | +2.26% |
| Jefferson County | 539,884 | 534,543 | +1.00% |
| Adams County | 451,443 | 441,603 | +2.23% |
| Boulder County | 299,378 | 294,567 | +1.63% |
| Douglas County | 292,167 | 285,465 | +2.35% |
| BroCity and County of Broomfield | 57,352 | 55,889 | +2.62% |
| Clear Creek County | 9,012 | 9,088 | −0.84% |
| Gilpin County | 5,467 | 5,441 | +0.48% |
| Total | 2,859,619 | 2,798,757 | +2.17% |
North Central Colorado Urban Area
The 13-county North Central Colorado Urban Area comprises the four contiguous Metropolitan Statistical Areas of north central Colorado.[5][7]
| Core Based Statistical Area | 2011 Estimate | County | 2011 Estimate | 2010 Census | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area | 2,599,504 | City and County of Denver | 619,968 | 600,158 | +3.30% |
| Arapahoe County | 584,948 | 572,003 | +2.26% | ||
| Jefferson County | 539,884 | 534,543 | +1.00% | ||
| Adams County | 451,443 | 441,603 | +2.23% | ||
| Douglas County | 292,167 | 285,465 | +2.35% | ||
| City and County of Broomfield | 57,352 | 55,889 | +2.62% | ||
| Elbert County | 23,174 | 23,086 | +0.38% | ||
| Park County | 16,089 | 16,206 | −0.72% | ||
| Clear Creek County | 9,012 | 9,088 | −0.84% | ||
| Gilpin County | 5,467 | 5,441 | +0.48% | ||
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area | 305,525 | Larimer County, Colorado | 305,525 | 299,630 | +1.97% |
| Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area | 299,378 | Boulder County, Colorado | 299,378 | 294,567 | +1.63% |
| Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area | 258,638 | Weld County, Colorado | 258,638 | 252,825 | +2.30% |
| Total | 3,463,045 | 3,390,504 | +2.14% | ||
South Central Colorado Urban Area
The four-county South Central Colorado Urban Area comprises the Colorado Springs Metropolitan Statistical Area, the Pueblo Metropolitan Statistical Area, and the Cañon City Micropolitan Statistical Area.[5]
| Core Based Statistical Area | 2011 Estimate | County | 2011 Estimate | 2010 Census | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area | 660,319 | El Paso County, Colorado | 636,963 | 622,263 | +2.36% |
| Teller County, Colorado | 23,356 | 23,350 | +0.03% | ||
| Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area | 160,545 | Pueblo County, Colorado | 160,545 | 159,063 | +0.93% |
| Cañon City, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area | 47,347 | Fremont County, Colorado | 47,347 | 46,824 | +1.12% |
| Total | 868,211 | 851,500 | +1.96% | ||
Front Range Urban Corridor
The 18-county Front Range Urban Corridor comprises the eight contiguous Core Based Statistical Areas from Cheyenne to Pueblo.
The Front Range Urban Corridor encompasses the 13-county North Central Colorado Urban Area, the four-county South Central Colorado Urban Area, and Laramie County, Wyoming.[5]
Metropolitan Planning Organizations
The five Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) in Colorado are:
- Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG)
- Grand Valley Metropolitan Planning Organization (GVMPO)
- North Front Range Metropolitan Planning Organization (NFRMPO)
- Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments (PPACG)
- Pueblo Area Council of Governments (PACOG)
See also
- State of Colorado
- Colorado census designated places
- Colorado census statistical areas
- Colorado counties
- Colorado metropolitan areas
- Colorado municipalities
- Geography of Colorado
- History of Colorado
- List of cities and towns in Colorado
- List of forts in Colorado
- List of ghost towns in Colorado
- List of places in Colorado
- Outline of Colorado
- Wikimedia Commons: Colorado
- United States Census Bureau
References
- ↑ The United States Office of Management and Budget defines a Combined Statistical Area (CSA) as an aggregate of adjacent Core Based Statistical Areas that are linked by commuting ties.
- ↑ The United States Office of Management and Budget defines a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) as a Core Based Statistical Area having at least one urbanized area of 50,000 or more population, plus adjacent territory that has a high degree of social and economic integration with the core as measured by commuting ties.
- ↑ The United States Office of Management and Budget defines a Micropolitan Statistical Area (μSA) as a Core Based Statistical Area having at least one urban cluster of at least 10,000 but less than 50,000 population, plus adjacent territory that has a high degree of social and economic integration with the core as measured by commuting ties.
- 1 2 3 "OMB Bulletin No. 10-02: Update of Statistical Area Definitions and Guidance on Their Uses" (PDF). United States Office of Management and Budget. December 1, 2009. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "American Factfinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
- ↑ "Colorado Counties as of May 10, 2011". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. May 10, 2011. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
- ↑ "Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009" (CSV). 2009 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. March 23, 2010. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
