List of census-designated places in Colorado
The 64 counties of the U.S. State of 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 year-round 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 in the Keystone, CO CDP incorporated on February 8, 2024.
Census-designated places
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| ‡ | Former county seat |
Census-designated places in multiple counties
[edit]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% | ||
See also
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- Bibliography of Colorado
- Geography of Colorado
- History of Colorado
- Index of Colorado-related articles
- List of Colorado-related lists
- Outline of Colorado
Notes
[edit]- ^ The population density per land area at the 2020 Census.[1][2]
- ^ a b The Coal Creek CDP should not be confused with the Town of Coal Creek in Fremont County.
- ^ Conejos is the only remaining unincorporated county seat in Colorado.
- ^ Edwards is the principal community of the Edwards, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area and the Edwards-Rifle, CO Combined Statistical Area.
- ^ Frankstown (now spelled Franktown) was the original seat of Douglas County.
- ^ The Glendale CDP in Boulder County should not be confused with the City of Glendale in Arapahoe County.
- ^ The Holly Hills CDP is an enclave of the City and County of Denver.
- ^ The Town of Keystone incorporated 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.
- ^ a b The Twin Lakes CDP in Adams County should not be confused with Twin Lakes CDP in Lake County.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h "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. Archived from the original on April 5, 2024. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
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