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Denver metropolitan area

February 16, 2024

Denver is the central city of a conurbation region in the U.S. state of Colorado. The conurbation includes one continuous region consisting of the six central counties of Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, and Jefferson. The Denver region is part of the Front Range Urban Corridor.

Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO
Metropolitan Statistical Area
Skyline of Downtown Denver.
Location of Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
in Colorado
Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO
Metropolitan Statistical Area
Location of Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
in the United States
Coordinates: 39°44′21″N 104°59′06″W / 39.7392166°N 104.9849171°W / 39.7392166; -104.9849171 (Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area)
Country United States
State Colorado
Principal cities
Population
 (April 1, 2020)
 • Total2,963,821
GDP
[1]
 • MSA$288.8 billion (2022)

The United States Office of Management and Budget has delineated the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area consisting of ten Colorado counties: the City and County of Denver, Arapahoe County, Jefferson County, Adams County, Douglas County, the City and County of Broomfield, Elbert County, Park County, Clear Creek County, and Gilpin County.[2] The population, as of the 2020 Census, is 2,963,821, an increase of 16.5% since 2010.[3]

The Office of Management and Budget also delineated the more extensive 12-county Denver–Aurora, CO Combined Statistical Area comprising the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood Metropolitan Statistical Area, the Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area, and the Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area.[2]

The central part of the metropolitan statistical area (MSA) includes Denver and three immediately adjacent counties: Jefferson County to the west, Adams County to the north and east, and Arapahoe County to the south and east. The continuously urbanized area extends northwest into the City and County of Broomfield, bordering Jefferson and Adams counties, and south into Douglas County, adjoining Arapahoe County. Also included in the federally defined MSA are four rural counties: Elbert County on the southeastern prairie and Clear Creek, Gilpin, and Park counties in the Rocky Mountains.

Counties edit

The Denver-Aurora-Lakewood Metropolitan Statistical Area comprises ten counties.[4] The sortable table below includes the following information:

  1. The official name of the county,[5]
  2. The county population as of April 1, 2020, as enumerated by the 2020 United States census
  3. The county population as of April 1, 2010, as enumerated by the 2010 United States Census,[6]
  4. The percent population change from April 1, 2010, to July 1, 2017.[6]
The Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
County 2010 Census 2020 Census Change
City and County of Denver 600,158 715,522 +19.22%
Arapahoe County 572,003 655,070 +14.52%
Jefferson County 534,543 582,910 +9.05%
Adams County 441,603 519,572 +17.66%
Douglas County 285,465 357,978 +25.40%
City and County of Broomfield 55,889 74,112 +32.61%
Elbert County 23,086 26,062 +12.89%
Park County 16,206 17,390 +7.31%
Clear Creek County 9,088 9,397 +3.40%
Gilpin County 5,441 5,808 +6.75%
Total 2,543,482 2,963,821 +16.53%

Metropolitan area cities and towns edit

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1900162,323—
1910246,76752.0%
1920299,08721.2%
1930352,56317.9%
1940407,76815.7%
1950563,83238.3%
1960868,95354.1%
19701,116,22628.5%
19801,450,76830.0%
19901,650,48913.8%
20002,157,75630.7%
20102,543,48217.9%
20202,963,82116.5%
2022 (est.)2,985,8710.7%
data source:[7]

Places with over 100,000 inhabitants edit

Places with 10,000 to 100,000 inhabitants edit

Places with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants edit

Conifer

Communities previously part of the Denver metro area edit

Regional cooperation edit

The Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG, pronounced Doctor Cog) is a regional planning and inter-governmental coordination organization in a nine-county region. The Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD) provides funding for scientific and cultural facilities in a seven-county region including:

In addition, the Regional Transportation District (RTD) provides mass transit, including a light rail system. In 2005 the RTD developed a twelve-year comprehensive plan, called "FasTracks", to build and operate rail transit lines and expand and improve bus service throughout the region.

Economy edit

The most prosperous parts of the area are in the south and the northwest, while the most industrialized areas are in the northeast, specifically in the northern part of Denver proper and extending to areas such as Commerce City in Adams County.[citation needed]

Changes in house prices for the area are publicly tracked on a regular basis using the Case–Shiller index; the statistic is published by Standard & Poor's and is also a component of S&P's 10-city composite index of the value of the residential real estate market. The Denver MSA is also home to one of the fastest growing tech scenes outside of Silicon Valley in the country.

Electricity is provided by Xcel Energy. Cable television is provided by Comcast.[8]

Sports edit

See also: Sports in Denver

The following table shows sports teams in the Denver metropolitan area that average more than 12,000 fans per game:

Club Sport League Venue City Capacity Attendance Since Titles
Denver Broncos Football NFL Mile High Denver 76,125 76,939 1960 3 (1998, 1999, 2016)
Colorado Rockies Baseball MLB Coors Field Denver 50,398 31,334 1993 0
Colorado Avalanche Ice hockey NHL Ball Arena Denver 18,007 16,176 1995 3 (1996, 2001, 2022)
Colorado Rapids Soccer MLS Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City 18,061 15,657 1996 1 (2010)
Denver Nuggets Basketball NBA Ball Arena Denver 19,115 14,700 1967 1 (2023)
Colorado Mammoth Box Lacrosse NLL Ball Arena Denver 18,007 14,077 2003 2 (2006, 2022)

Air quality edit

The center of the metropolitan area sits in a valley, the Denver Basin, and suffers from air pollution known colloquially as the brown cloud, building up if the air is stagnant as it often is in the winter. Severity of pollution in this area has varied enormously over the years. In the late 1980s the area was frequently in violation of multiple National Ambient Air Quality Standards established by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The Regional Air Quality Council (RAQC) was formed in 1989 to create plans to address the problem. Through a variety of measures the area's air quality was improved and in 2002 the EPA designated the area in compliance with all federal health-based air quality standards. Denver was the first major city in the United States to reach compliance with all six of these standards after previously violating five of them.[9] Since then the EPA introduced a new standard for small particulates and made the existing ozone standard stricter. In 2003 the new ozone standard was frequently exceeded in the area and was occasionally exceeded as far away as Rocky Mountain National Park. The RAQC hopes to implement plans enabling the area to comply with the new standards by 2007.[citation needed]

Sister cities edit

Though Aurora, Brighton, Broomfield, Denver, Lakewood, and Longmont have their own individual sister city relationships, the Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) as a whole has a sister city relationship with the Baghdad Governorate of Iraq.[10]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Total Gross Domestic Product for Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO (MSA)". fred.stlouisfed.org.
  2. ^ a b "OMB Bulletin No. 13-01: Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas" (PDF). Office of Management and Budget. February 28, 2013. Retrieved March 20, 2013 – via National Archives.
  3. ^ Star, Indianapolis. "Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area Demographics and Housing 2020 Decennial Census". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  4. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007" (CSV). 2007 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. 2008-03-27. Retrieved 2008-03-27.
  5. ^ . State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. May 1, 2011. Archived from the original on July 1, 2007. Retrieved May 2, 2011.
  6. ^ a b . 2011 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. April 2012. Archived from the original (CSV) on November 14, 2012. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
  7. ^ DIvision, US Census Bureau Systems Support. "Ranking Tables for Metropolitan Areas (PHC-T-3)". www.census.gov.
  8. ^ "About Provider - Comcast Corporation - Nationwide - National Broadband Map". National Broadband Map. Retrieved 2016-12-23.
  9. ^ (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 4, 2004.
  10. ^ . Denver Regional Council of Governments. Archived from the original on 18 June 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2010.

External links edit

  • Denver Regional Council of Governments
  • International Migration
  • Regional Air Quality Council
  • Regional Transportation District
  • Science & Cultural Facilities District 2007-06-29 at the Wayback Machine
  • United States Census Bureau

    February 16, 2024
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Denver is the central city of a conurbation region in the U S state of Colorado The conurbation includes one continuous region consisting of the six central counties of Adams Arapahoe Broomfield Denver Douglas and Jefferson The Denver region is part of the Front Range Urban Corridor Denver Aurora Lakewood COMetropolitan Statistical AreaSkyline of Downtown Denver Location of Denver Aurora Lakewood CO Metropolitan Statistical Areain ColoradoDenver Aurora Lakewood CO Metropolitan Statistical AreaLocation of Denver Aurora Lakewood CO Metropolitan Statistical Areain the United StatesCoordinates 39 44 21 N 104 59 06 W 39 7392166 N 104 9849171 W 39 7392166 104 9849171 Denver Aurora Lakewood CO Metropolitan Statistical Area Country United StatesState ColoradoPrincipal cities Denver Aurora LakewoodPopulation April 1 2020 Total2 963 821GDP 1 MSA 288 8 billion 2022 The United States Office of Management and Budget has delineated the Denver Aurora Lakewood CO Metropolitan Statistical Area consisting of ten Colorado counties the City and County of Denver Arapahoe County Jefferson County Adams County Douglas County the City and County of Broomfield Elbert County Park County Clear Creek County and Gilpin County 2 The population as of the 2020 Census is 2 963 821 an increase of 16 5 since 2010 3 The Office of Management and Budget also delineated the more extensive 12 county Denver Aurora CO Combined Statistical Area comprising the Denver Aurora Lakewood Metropolitan Statistical Area the Boulder CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greeley CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 2 The central part of the metropolitan statistical area MSA includes Denver and three immediately adjacent counties Jefferson County to the west Adams County to the north and east and Arapahoe County to the south and east The continuously urbanized area extends northwest into the City and County of Broomfield bordering Jefferson and Adams counties and south into Douglas County adjoining Arapahoe County Also included in the federally defined MSA are four rural counties Elbert County on the southeastern prairie and Clear Creek Gilpin and Park counties in the Rocky Mountains Contents 1 Counties 2 Metropolitan area cities and towns 2 1 Places with over 100 000 inhabitants 2 2 Places with 10 000 to 100 000 inhabitants 2 3 Places with fewer than 10 000 inhabitants 2 4 Communities previously part of the Denver metro area 2 4 1 Former Denver metro communities now part of the separate Boulder metropolitan area due to being located in Boulder County 2 4 2 Former Denver metro communities now part of the separate Greeley metropolitan area due to being located in Southwestern Weld County 3 Regional cooperation 4 Economy 5 Sports 6 Air quality 7 Sister cities 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksCounties editThe Denver Aurora Lakewood Metropolitan Statistical Area comprises ten counties 4 The sortable table below includes the following information The official name of the county 5 The county population as of April 1 2020 as enumerated by the 2020 United States census The county population as of April 1 2010 as enumerated by the 2010 United States Census 6 The percent population change from April 1 2010 to July 1 2017 6 The Denver Aurora Lakewood CO Metropolitan Statistical Area County 2010 Census 2020 Census ChangeCity and County of Denver 600 158 715 522 19 22 Arapahoe County 572 003 655 070 14 52 Jefferson County 534 543 582 910 9 05 Adams County 441 603 519 572 17 66 Douglas County 285 465 357 978 25 40 City and County of Broomfield 55 889 74 112 32 61 Elbert County 23 086 26 062 12 89 Park County 16 206 17 390 7 31 Clear Creek County 9 088 9 397 3 40 Gilpin County 5 441 5 808 6 75 Total 2 543 482 2 963 821 16 53 Metropolitan area cities and towns editHistorical population CensusPop Note 1900162 323 1910246 76752 0 1920299 08721 2 1930352 56317 9 1940407 76815 7 1950563 83238 3 1960868 95354 1 19701 116 22628 5 19801 450 76830 0 19901 650 48913 8 20002 157 75630 7 20102 543 48217 9 20202 963 82116 5 2022 est 2 985 8710 7 data source 7 Places with over 100 000 inhabitants edit Arvada Aurora Centennial Denver Principal city Highlands Ranch CDP Lakewood Thornton Westminster Places with 10 000 to 100 000 inhabitants edit Berkley CDP Brighton Broomfield Castle Pines Castle Rock Columbine CDP Commerce City Englewood Federal Heights Golden Greenwood Village Ken Caryl CDP Littleton Lone Tree Northglenn Parker Sherrelwood CDP The Pinery CDP Welby CDP Wheat Ridge Places with fewer than 10 000 inhabitants edit Acres Green CDP Applewood CDP Alma Aspen Park CDP Bailey Bennett Black Hawk Byers CDP Carriage Club CDP Pines CDP Central City Cherry Hills Village Coal Creek Columbine Valley Cottonwood CDP Conifer Deer Trail Derby CDP Downieville Lawson Dumont East Pleasant View CDP Edgewater Elizabeth Empire Evergreen CDP Fairplay Foxfield Franktown CDP Genesee CDP Georgetown Glendale Grand View Estates CDP Hartsel CDP Heritage Hills CDP Idaho Springs Indian Hills CDP Kiowa Kittredge CDP Lakeside Larkspur Lochbuie Louviers CDP Meridian CDP Montbello CDP Morrison Mountain View North Washington CDP Perry Park CDP Ponderosa Park CDP Roxborough Park CDP Sedalia CDP Sheridan Silver Plume Simla St Mary s Stonegate CDP Strasburg CDP Todd Creek CDP Twin Lakes CDP Watkins Westcreek CDP West Pleasant View CDP Communities previously part of the Denver metro area edit Former Denver metro communities now part of the separate Boulder metropolitan area due to being located in Boulder County edit Boulder Longmont Lafayette Louisville Superior Former Denver metro communities now part of the separate Greeley metropolitan area due to being located in Southwestern Weld County edit Dacono Firestone Fort Lupton FrederickRegional cooperation editThe Denver Regional Council of Governments DRCOG pronounced Doctor Cog is a regional planning and inter governmental coordination organization in a nine county region The Scientific and Cultural Facilities District SCFD provides funding for scientific and cultural facilities in a seven county region including The Denver Museum of Nature and Science The Denver Zoo The Denver Art Museum The Denver Center for the Performing Arts The Denver Botanic GardensIn addition the Regional Transportation District RTD provides mass transit including a light rail system In 2005 the RTD developed a twelve year comprehensive plan called FasTracks to build and operate rail transit lines and expand and improve bus service throughout the region Economy editThe most prosperous parts of the area are in the south and the northwest while the most industrialized areas are in the northeast specifically in the northern part of Denver proper and extending to areas such as Commerce City in Adams County citation needed Changes in house prices for the area are publicly tracked on a regular basis using the Case Shiller index the statistic is published by Standard amp Poor s and is also a component of S amp P s 10 city composite index of the value of the residential real estate market The Denver MSA is also home to one of the fastest growing tech scenes outside of Silicon Valley in the country Electricity is provided by Xcel Energy Cable television is provided by Comcast 8 Sports editSee also Sports in Denver The following table shows sports teams in the Denver metropolitan area that average more than 12 000 fans per game Club Sport League Venue City Capacity Attendance Since TitlesDenver Broncos Football NFL Mile High Denver 76 125 76 939 1960 3 1998 1999 2016 Colorado Rockies Baseball MLB Coors Field Denver 50 398 31 334 1993 0Colorado Avalanche Ice hockey NHL Ball Arena Denver 18 007 16 176 1995 3 1996 2001 2022 Colorado Rapids Soccer MLS Dick s Sporting Goods Park Commerce City 18 061 15 657 1996 1 2010 Denver Nuggets Basketball NBA Ball Arena Denver 19 115 14 700 1967 1 2023 Colorado Mammoth Box Lacrosse NLL Ball Arena Denver 18 007 14 077 2003 2 2006 2022 Air quality editThe center of the metropolitan area sits in a valley the Denver Basin and suffers from air pollution known colloquially as the brown cloud building up if the air is stagnant as it often is in the winter Severity of pollution in this area has varied enormously over the years In the late 1980s the area was frequently in violation of multiple National Ambient Air Quality Standards established by the United States Environmental Protection Agency EPA The Regional Air Quality Council RAQC was formed in 1989 to create plans to address the problem Through a variety of measures the area s air quality was improved and in 2002 the EPA designated the area in compliance with all federal health based air quality standards Denver was the first major city in the United States to reach compliance with all six of these standards after previously violating five of them 9 Since then the EPA introduced a new standard for small particulates and made the existing ozone standard stricter In 2003 the new ozone standard was frequently exceeded in the area and was occasionally exceeded as far away as Rocky Mountain National Park The RAQC hopes to implement plans enabling the area to comply with the new standards by 2007 citation needed Sister cities editThough Aurora Brighton Broomfield Denver Lakewood and Longmont have their own individual sister city relationships the Denver Regional Council of Governments DRCOG as a whole has a sister city relationship with the Baghdad Governorate of Iraq 10 See also edit nbsp Environment portal nbsp Geography portal nbsp United States portal nbsp Colorado portalColorado Outline of Colorado Index of Colorado related articles List of places in Colorado List of cities and towns in Colorado List of census designated places in Colorado List of counties in Colorado Colorado statistical areas Front Range Urban Corridor North Central Colorado Urban Area Denver Aurora CO Combined Statistical Area Regional Transportation DistrictReferences edit Total Gross Domestic Product for Denver Aurora Lakewood CO MSA fred stlouisfed org a b OMB Bulletin No 13 01 Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas Micropolitan Statistical Areas and Combined Statistical Areas and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas PDF Office of Management and Budget February 28 2013 Retrieved March 20 2013 via National Archives Star Indianapolis Denver Aurora Lakewood CO Metro Area Demographics and Housing 2020 Decennial Census Indianapolis Star Retrieved 2022 01 30 Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas April 1 2000 to July 1 2007 CSV 2007 Population Estimates United States Census Bureau Population Division 2008 03 27 Retrieved 2008 03 27 Colorado Counties as of May 1 2011 State of Colorado Department of Local Affairs May 1 2011 Archived from the original on July 1 2007 Retrieved May 2 2011 a b Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties of Colorado April 1 2010 to July 1 2011 2011 Population Estimates United States Census Bureau Population Division April 2012 Archived from the original CSV on November 14 2012 Retrieved April 12 2012 DIvision US Census Bureau Systems Support Ranking Tables for Metropolitan Areas PHC T 3 www census gov About Provider Comcast Corporation Nationwide National Broadband Map National Broadband Map Retrieved 2016 12 23 PDF Archived from the original PDF on December 4 2004 Bagdad Denver region partnership Denver Regional Council of Governments Archived from the original on 18 June 2012 Retrieved 9 August 2010 External links editDenver at Wikipedia s sister projects nbsp Media from Commons nbsp News from Wikinews nbsp Quotations from Wikiquote nbsp Travel information from Wikivoyage Denver Regional Council of Governments International Migration Regional Air Quality Council Regional Transportation District Science amp Cultural Facilities District Archived 2007 06 29 at the Wayback Machine United States Census Bureau U S population estimates Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index 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