List of census-designated places in Colorado
The U.S. State of Colorado has 210 census-designated places.[1] The United States Census Bureau defines certain unincorporated communities as census-designated places (CDPs) for enumeration in each decennial census. The Census Bureau defined 187 CDPs in Colorado for the 2010 Census and 210 CDPs for the 2020 Census.[1]
At the 2020 United States Census, 714,417 of the 5,773,714 Colorado residents (12.37%) lived in one of these 210 census-designated places. Another 4,299,942 residents (74.47%) lived in one of the 272 municipalities of the state, while the remaining 759,355 residents (13.15%) lived in the many rural and mountainous regions of the state.[2]
Colorado CDPs range in population from Highlands Ranch with a 2020 population of 103,444 to Fulford which lost both of its residents before the 2020 Census. Black Forest is the most extensive CDP with 101 square miles (261 km2) of land area, while Blue Sky is the least extensive with 23 acres (0.093 km2) of land area. Orchard Mesa was the most densely populated with a 2020 population density of 41,840 residents per square mile (16,155/km2), while Cathedral was the lease densely populated of the populated CDPs with 0.70 resident per square mile (0.27/km2).
Five Colorado CDPs extend into more than one county: Brook Forest, Coal Creek, Columbine, Strasburg, and Watkins.
The Town of Keystone incorporated on March 28, 2023.
Census-designated places
| † | County seat |
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Census-designated places in multiple counties
The following table contains the 2020 population of each of the five census-designated places that currently extend into more than one Colorado county.
| Census-designated place | 2020 Census[2] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | County | by county | % | |
| Brook Forest | 622 | Jefferson | 334 | 53.7% |
| Clear Creek | 288 | 46.3% | ||
| Coal Creek[b] | 2,494 | Jefferson | 1,537 | 61.6% |
| Boulder | 665 | 26.7% | ||
| Gilpin | 292 | 11.7% | ||
| Columbine | 25,229 | Jefferson | 23,247 | 92.1% |
| Arapahoe | 1,982 | 7.9% | ||
| Strasburg | 3,307 | Adams | 2,036 | 61.6% |
| Arapahoe | 1,271 | 38.4% | ||
| Watkins | 682 | Arapahoe | 594 | 87.1% |
| Adams | 88 | 12.9% | ||
History
The List of Colorado census-designated places by population includes the population of the 210 census-designated places in Colorado since 2000 United States Census.
See also
- List of municipalities in Colorado
- List of populated places in Colorado
- List of counties in Colorado
- Bibliography of Colorado
- Geography of Colorado
- History of Colorado
- Index of Colorado-related articles
- List of Colorado-related lists
- Outline of Colorado
Notes
- ^ The population density per land area at the 2020 Census.[1][2]
- ^ a b Not to be confused with the town of Coal Creek in Fremont County.
- ^ Colorado's only unincorporated county seat.
- ^ Not to be confused with the city of Glendale in Arapahoe County.
- ^ Enclaved within Denver.
- ^ Incorporated as a home rule municipality on February 8, 2024.[3]
- ^ La Porte (now spelled Laporte) was the original seat of Heele County, Jefferson Territory, and later Larimer County, Colorado Territory.
- ^ Towaoc is the headquarters of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe.
- ^ Not to be confused with Twin Lakes in Lake County.
- ^ Not to be confused with Twin Lakes in Adams County.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
- ^ a b c d "QuickFacts for Colorado". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
- ^ "The Town of Keystone Begins". Town of Keystone. February 8, 2024. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
