List of Colorado municipalities by population

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This list ranks the 273 active incorporated municipalities [1] of the U.S. State of Colorado by population as of July 1, 2024, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau. [2] This list also details municipal population changes since the 2000 United States census and includes a gallery of the 20 most populous Colorado municipalities.

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With a 2024 population estimate of 729,019 residents, the City and County of Denver remains the most populous municipality in Colorado as it has since its original incorporation on December 3, 1859. [a] The Town of Carbonate remains with no year-round residents as it has since the 1890 United States census. [a] Colorado now has 12 cities with more than 100,000 residents, and 18 towns with fewer than 100 residents. [a]

Municipalities

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For municipalities by county, see the List of Colorado municipalities by county.
For municipalities in more than one county, see the List of Colorado municipalities in multiple counties.
For the elevation of municipal centers, see the List of Colorado municipalities by elevation.
For county seats, see the List of Colorado county seats.
For former municipalities, see the List of former municipalities in Colorado.
For ZIP codes, see the List of post offices in Colorado.
For telephone area codes, see the List of Colorado telephone area codes.
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 †  County seat
 ‡  State capital
The 273 active municipalities of the State of Colorado by population

Municipality [1] [3] [4] Population [5]
2024 rank2024 estimate [a] Change 2020 Census Change 2010 Census Change 2000 Census
Denver ‡ [b] [c] [d] [e] [f] 1729,019+1.89%715,522+19.22%600,158+8.21%554,636
Colorado Springs † [g] [h] 2493,554+3.05%478,961+15.02%416,427+15.39%360,890
Aurora [i] [j] 3403,130+4.37%386,261+18.82%325,078+17.61%276,393
Fort Collins † [k] 4170,924+0.66%169,810+17.94%143,986+21.35%118,652
Lakewood 5156,868+0.57%155,984+9.09%142,980−0.80%144,126
Thornton 6146,689+3.40%141,867+19.44%118,772+44.17%82,384
Arvada [9] 7121,873−2.03%124,402+16.88%106,433+4.19%102,153
Westminster 8115,302−0.87%116,317+9.62%106,114+5.13%100,940
Greeley † [l] 9114,363+5.12%108,795+17.12%92,889+20.74%76,930
Pueblo † [m] 10111,166−0.63%111,876+4.95%106,595+4.38%102,121
Centennial [n] 11108,853+0.40%108,418+8.01%100,377NANA
Boulder † [o] 12106,803−1.34%108,250+11.16%97,385+2.86%94,673
Longmont 1399,818+0.94%98,885+14.62%86,270+21.35%71,093
Castle Rock † [p] 1483,213+13.74%73,158+51.68%48,231+138.48%20,224
Loveland 1581,102+6.19%76,378+14.24%66,859+32.11%50,608
Broomfield † [q] 1678,323+5.68%74,112+32.61%55,889+46.03%38,272
Grand Junction † [r] 1770,554+7.62%65,560+11.94%58,566+39.49%41,986
Commerce City 1870,245+12.54%62,418+35.95%45,913+118.73%20,991
Parker 1965,473+11.90%58,512+29.17%45,297+92.28%23,558
Littleton † [s] 2044,879−1.69%45,652+9.38%41,737+3.46%40,340
Brighton † [t] 2143,473+8.46%40,083+20.18%33,352+59.54%20,905
Windsor 2241,734+27.56%32,716+75.48%18,644+88.40%9,896
Erie 2338,594+28.48%30,038+65.64%18,135+188.27%6,291
Northglenn 2438,287+0.41%38,131+6.54%35,789+13.35%31,575
Englewood 2535,238+4.69%33,659+11.25%30,255−4.64%31,727
Wheat Ridge 2631,999−1.23%32,398+7.40%30,166−8.35%32,913
Lafayette 2730,587+0.58%30,411+24.37%24,453+5.41%23,197
Fountain 2829,457−1.16%29,802+15.31%25,846+70.07%15,197
Evans 2922,394+1.03%22,165+19.57%18,537+94.84%9,514
Montrose † [u] 3021,646+6.68%20,291+6.06%19,132+54.99%12,344
Louisville [9] 3120,811−1.96%21,226+15.51%18,376−2.96%18,937
Johnstown 3220,639+19.28%17,303+75.01%9,887+158.35%3,827
Golden † [v] 3320,151−1.22%20,399+8.12%18,867+9.95%17,159
Durango † [w] 3419,811+3.88%19,071+12.93%16,887+21.30%13,922
Firestone 3519,396+18.41%16,381+61.44%10,147+431.81%1,908
Frederick 3617,937+23.59%14,513+67.22%8,679+251.80%2,467
Cañon City † [x] 3717,193+0.30%17,141+4.52%16,400+6.28%15,431
Greenwood Village 3815,288−2.57%15,691+12.68%13,925+26.19%11,035
Castle Pines 3915,162+37.39%11,036NANANANA
Lone Tree 4014,061−1.35%14,253+39.49%10,218+109.69%4,873
Federal Heights 4113,971−2.86%14,382+25.42%11,467−4.96%12,065
Fruita 4213,912+3.86%13,395+5.92%12,646+95.21%6,478
Superior 4313,654+4.28%13,094+4.89%12,483+38.53%9,011
Berthoud 4413,648+32.09%10,332+102.39%5,105+5.50%4,839
Steamboat Springs † [y] 4513,620+2.99%13,224+9.40%12,088+23.16%9,815
Monument 4613,408+28.94%10,399+88.05%5,530+180.57%1,971
Sterling † [z] 4713,114−4.52%13,735−7.05%14,777+30.08%11,360
Wellington 4812,100+9.53%11,047+75.66%6,289+135.37%2,672
Fort Morgan † [aa] 4911,835+2.05%11,597+2.49%11,315+2.55%11,034
Severance 5011,554+50.38%7,683+142.75%3,165+430.15%597
Timnath 5110,848+67.23%6,487+937.92%625+180.27%223
Rifle 5210,663+2.17%10,437+13.79%9,172+35.20%6,784
Glenwood Springs † [ab] 5310,311+3.49%9,963+3.63%9,614+24.28%7,736
Fort Lupton 549,948+25.05%7,955+7.84%7,377+8.69%6,787
Alamosa † [ac] 559,906+1.02%9,806+11.69%8,780+10.30%7,960
Delta † [ad] 569,688+7.23%9,035+1.35%8,915+39.30%6,400
Gypsum 579,218+14.65%8,040+24.13%6,477+77.26%3,654
Cortez † [ae] 589,151+4.39%8,766+3.35%8,482+6.33%7,977
Milliken 599,102+8.54%8,386+49.48%5,610+94.25%2,888
Craig † [af] 608,903−1.73%9,060−4.27%9,464+2.99%9,189
Lochbuie 618,599+6.32%8,088+71.14%4,726+130.65%2,049
Trinidad † [ag] 628,183−1.75%8,329−8.43%9,096+0.20%9,078
Woodland Park 638,043+1.55%7,920+10.00%7,200+10.51%6,515
Lamar † [ah] 647,641−0.60%7,687−1.50%7,804−12.01%8,869
Eagle † [ai] 657,349−2.16%7,511+15.41%6,508+114.64%3,032
La Junta † [aj] 666,986−4.59%7,322+3.46%7,077−6.49%7,568
Gunnison † [ak] 676,821+3.98%6,560+12.06%5,854+8.23%5,409
Carbondale 686,758+5.04%6,434+0.11%6,427+23.69%5,196
Dacono 696,748+7.16%6,297+51.66%4,152+37.71%3,015
Mead 706,735+40.87%4,781+40.41%3,405+68.82%2,017
Aspen † [al] 716,556−6.40%7,004+5.20%6,658+12.58%5,914
Cherry Hills Village 726,349−1.44%6,442+7.60%5,987+0.49%5,958
Salida † [am] 736,007+6.02%5,666+8.21%5,236−4.87%5,504
Sheridan 745,932−2.83%6,105+7.79%5,664+1.14%5,600
Avon 755,898−2.87%6,072−5.82%6,447+15.93%5,561
Eaton 765,839+0.64%5,802+32.92%4,365+62.27%2,690
Estes Park 775,795−1.85%5,904+0.79%5,858+8.22%5,413
Brush 785,370+0.58%5,339−2.27%5,463+6.76%5,117
Silverthorne 795,220+18.58%4,402+13.25%3,887+21.62%3,196
New Castle 804,894−0.59%4,923+8.96%4,518+127.72%1,984
Breckenridge † [an] 814,892−3.66%5,078+11.85%4,540+88.54%2,408
Edgewater 824,880−2.50%5,005−3.19%5,170−5.05%5,445
Manitou Springs 834,607−5.17%4,858−2.68%4,992+0.24%4,980
Vail 844,466−7.63%4,835−8.86%5,305+17.08%4,531
Glendale 854,465−3.21%4,613+10.25%4,184−7.98%4,547
Monte Vista 864,030−5.11%4,247−4.43%4,444−1.88%4,529
Basalt 874,001+0.43%3,984+3.29%3,857+43.86%2,681
Bennett 883,916+36.83%2,862+24.00%2,308+14.20%2,021
Florence 893,883+1.60%3,822−1.52%3,881+6.24%3,653
Rocky Ford 903,781−2.45%3,876−2.05%3,957−7.68%4,286
Silt 913,727+5.40%3,536+20.68%2,930+68.39%1,740
Yuma 923,472+0.46%3,456−1.93%3,524+7.28%3,285
Orchard City 933,276+4.26%3,142+0.74%3,119+8.30%2,880
Burlington † [ao] 943,171−0.03%3,172−25.43%4,254+15.66%3,678
Buena Vista [9] 953,127+9.53%2,855+9.09%2,617+19.23%2,195
Walsenburg † [ap] 963,035−0.46%3,049−0.62%3,068−26.64%4,182
Snowmass Village 972,925−5.52%3,096+9.55%2,826+55.10%1,822
Bayfield 982,923+3.00%2,838+21.65%2,333+50.61%1,549
Platteville 992,904−1.73%2,955+18.91%2,485+4.85%2,370
Elizabeth 1002,773+65.55%1,675+23.34%1,358−5.30%1,434
Frisco 1012,732−6.21%2,913+8.57%2,683+9.82%2,443
Ault 1022,660+40.96%1,887+24.23%1,519+6.08%1,432
Leadville † [aq] 1032,624−0.34%2,633+1.19%2,602−7.76%2,821
Palisade 1042,600+1.36%2,565−4.72%2,692+4.38%2,579
Palmer Lake 1052,575−2.31%2,636+8.93%2,420+11.06%2,179
Telluride † [ar] 1062,486−4.64%2,607+12.13%2,325+4.68%2,221
Cedaredge 1072,432+6.71%2,279+1.15%2,253+21.52%1,854
Meeker † [as] 1082,390+0.67%2,374−4.08%2,475+10.39%2,242
Wray † [at] 1092,363+0.21%2,358+0.68%2,342+7.09%2,187
Las Animas † [au] 1102,361+2.65%2,300−4.56%2,410−12.62%2,758
Granby 1112,305+10.87%2,079+11.53%1,864+22.23%1,525
LaSalle 1122,303−2.37%2,359+20.66%1,955+5.73%1,849
Holyoke † [av] 1132,296−2.13%2,346+1.43%2,313+2.30%2,261
Rangely 1142,289−0.43%2,299−2.79%2,365+12.83%2,096
Lyons 1152,155−2.44%2,209+8.66%2,033+28.26%1,585
Keenesburg 1162,054+64.32%1,250+10.91%1,127+31.81%855
Limon 1171,992−2.50%2,043+8.67%1,880−9.22%2,071
Olathe 1181,970−2.43%2,019+9.19%1,849+17.55%1,573
Hayden 1191,920−1.08%1,941+7.24%1,810+10.77%1,634
Center 1201,889−2.07%1,929−13.50%2,230−6.77%2,392
Wiggins 1211,872+33.62%1,401+56.89%893+6.56%838
Pagosa Springs † [aw] 1221,793+14.13%1,571−9.03%1,727+8.55%1,591
Akron † [ax] 1231,745−0.68%1,757+3.23%1,702−0.53%1,711
Idaho Springs 1241,699−4.66%1,782+3.79%1,717−9.11%1,889
Columbine Valley 1251,683+12.05%1,502+19.59%1,256+10.95%1,132
Crested Butte 1261,643+0.24%1,639+10.22%1,487−2.75%1,529
Deer Trail 1271,624+52.06%1,068+95.60%546−8.70%598
Hudson 1281,617−2.06%1,651−29.92%2,356+50.54%1,565
Fraser 1291,515+8.21%1,400+14.38%1,224+34.51%910
Kersey 1301,499+0.27%1,495+2.82%1,454+4.68%1,389
Nederland 1311,487+1.09%1,471+1.80%1,445+3.66%1,394
Paonia 1321,464+1.17%1,447−0.28%1,451−3.07%1,497
Kremmling 1331,436−4.84%1,509+4.50%1,444−8.49%1,578
Del Norte † [ay] 1341,410−3.29%1,458−13.52%1,686−1.11%1,705
Parachute 1351,362−2.01%1,390+28.11%1,085+7.85%1,006
Keystone [az] [ba] NANA1,369+26.88%1,079+30.79%825
Poncha Springs 1371,358+46.81%925+25.51%737+58.15%466
Springfield † [bb] 1381,298−2.04%1,325−8.68%1,451−7.11%1,562
Ridgway 1391,281+8.28%1,183+28.03%924+29.59%713
Mancos 1401,272+6.35%1,196−10.48%1,336+19.39%1,119
Georgetown † [bc] 1411,257+12.43%1,118+8.12%1,034−4.96%1,088
Mountain View 1421,240+129.21%541+6.71%507−10.90%569
Julesburg † [bd] 1431,223−6.43%1,307+6.69%1,225−16.50%1,467
Fowler 1441,203−3.99%1,253+6.01%1,182−1.99%1,206
Winter Park 1451,192+15.39%1,033+3.40%999+50.91%662
Cripple Creek † [be] 1461,122−2.86%1,155−2.86%1,189+6.64%1,115
Pierce 1471,087−0.91%1,097+31.53%834−5.66%884
Ordway † [bf] 1481,067+0.09%1,066−1.30%1,080−13.46%1,248
Gilcrest 1491,017−1.17%1,029−0.48%1,034−11.02%1,162
Dillon 1501,013−4.79%1,064+17.70%904+12.72%802
Haxtun 151967−1.43%981+3.70%946−3.67%982
Manassa 152965+1.90%947−4.44%991−4.89%1,042
Minturn 153955−7.55%1,033+0.58%1,027−3.84%1,068
Mountain Village 154953−24.60%1,264−4.24%1,320+34.97%978
Hotchkiss 155942+7.66%875−7.31%944−2.48%968
Log Lane Village 156938+2.74%913+4.58%873−13.22%1,006
Dolores 157937+5.88%885−5.45%936+9.22%857
Ouray † [bg] 158912+1.56%898−10.20%1,000+23.00%813
Sanford 159900+2.39%8790.00%879+7.59%817
La Veta 160869+0.81%862+7.75%800−13.42%924
Oak Creek 161856−3.71%889+0.57%884+4.12%849
Ignacio [9] [bh] 162847−0.59%852+22.24%697+4.19%669
Holly 163843+0.72%837+4.36%802−23.47%1,048
Blue River 164836−4.68%877+3.30%849+23.94%685
Bow Mar 165833−2.34%853−1.50%866+2.24%847
Central City [bi] 166793+1.80%779+17.50%663+28.74%515
Williamsburg 167782+6.98%731+10.42%662−7.28%714
Hugo † [bj] 168771−2.03%787+7.81%730−17.51%885
Fairplay † [bk] 169755+4.28%724+6.63%679+11.31%610
Foxfield 170744−1.33%754+10.07%685−8.18%746
Kiowa † [bl] 171734+1.24%725+0.28%723+24.44%581
Silverton † [bm] 172731+17.52%622−2.35%637+19.96%531
Calhan 173730−4.20%762−2.31%780−12.95%896
Cheyenne Wells † [bn] 174720−5.01%758−10.40%846−16.24%1,010
La Jara 175706−3.29%730−10.76%818−6.73%877
Silver Cliff 176703+15.44%609+3.75%587+14.65%512
Dove Creek † [bo] 177663+4.41%635−13.61%735+5.30%698
Hot Sulphur Springs † [bp] 178654−4.80%687+3.62%663+27.26%521
Stratton 179651−0.76%656−0.30%658−1.64%669
Eads † [bq] 180637−5.21%672+10.34%609−18.47%747
San Luis † [br] [bs] 181628+5.02%598−4.93%629−14.88%739
Antonito 182621−4.02%647−17.16%781−10.54%873
Green Mountain Falls 183608−5.88%646+0.94%640−17.21%773
Nucla 184590+0.85%585−17.72%711−3.13%734
Swink 185587−2.81%604−2.11%617−11.35%696
Flagler 186583+2.82%567+1.07%561−8.33%612
Simla 583−3.00%601−2.75%618−6.79%663
Walden † [bt] 188557−8.09%606−0.33%608−17.17%734
Nunn 189533+5.75%504+21.15%416−11.68%471
Rockvale 533+4.31%511+4.93%487+14.32%426
Saguache † [bu] [bv] 191533−1.11%539+11.13%485−16.09%578
Norwood 192523−2.24%535+3.28%518+18.26%438
Mount Crested Butte 193521−44.63%941+17.48%801+13.30%707
Walsh 194516−4.97%543−0.55%546−24.48%723
Otis 195507−0.78%511+7.58%475−11.05%534
South Fork 196504−1.18%510+32.12%386−36.09%604
Westcliffe † [bw] 197492+13.10%435−23.42%568+36.21%417
Naturita 198481−0.82%485−11.17%546−14.02%635
De Beque 199478−3.04%493−2.18%504+11.75%451
Granada 200447+0.45%445−13.93%517−19.22%640
Aguilar 201447−1.97%456−15.24%538−9.27%593
Wiley 2024370.00%437+7.90%405−16.15%483
Fleming 203422−1.40%428+4.90%408−4.23%426
Lake City † [bx] 204413−4.40%432+5.88%408+8.80%375
Crawford 205407+0.99%403−6.50%431+17.76%366
Grand Lake 206400−2.44%410−12.95%471+5.37%447
Morrison 207394−0.51%396−7.48%428−0.47%430
Yampa 208390−2.26%399−6.99%429−3.16%443
Coal Creek [by] 209368+1.10%364+6.12%343+13.20%303
Collbran 210365−1.08%369−47.88%708+82.47%388
Victor 211363−4.22%379−4.53%397−10.79%445
Blanca 212342+6.21%322−16.36%385−1.53%391
Rico 213336+16.67%288+8.68%265+29.27%205
Manzanola 214326−4.40%341−21.43%434−17.33%525
Empire 215324−6.09%345+22.34%282−20.56%355
Hillrose 216317+1.60%312+18.18%264+3.94%254
Alma 217316+6.76%296+9.63%270+50.84%179
Romeo 218311+2.98%302−25.25%404+7.73%375
Boone 219308+0.98%305−10.03%339+4.95%323
Olney Springs 220295−6.35%315−8.70%345−11.31%389
Creede † [bz] 221281+9.34%257−11.38%290−23.08%377
Merino 222278−1.07%281−1.06%284+15.45%246
Ovid 223256−5.54%271−14.78%318−3.64%330
Garden City 224250−1.57%254+8.55%234−34.45%357
Dinosaur 225247+1.65%243−28.32%339+6.27%319
Kit Carson 226246−3.53%255+9.44%233−7.91%253
Jamestown 246−3.91%256−6.57%274+33.66%205
Sugar City 246−5.02%259+0.39%258−7.53%279
Brookside 229241+2.12%236+1.29%233+6.39%219
Red Cliff 241−6.23%257−3.75%267−7.61%289
Iliff 231240−2.44%246−7.52%266+24.88%213
Eckley 232236+1.72%232−9.73%257−7.55%278
Cheraw 233231−2.53%237−5.95%252+19.43%211
Larkspur 234223+8.25%206+12.57%183−21.79%234
Rye 235203−1.46%206+34.64%153−24.26%202
Peetz 203−4.69%213−10.50%238+4.85%227
Arriba 237199−1.49%202+4.66%193−20.90%244
Silver Plume 238188−9.18%207+21.76%170−16.26%203
Ophir 239186−5.58%197+23.90%159+40.71%113
Bethune 240185+1.09%183−22.78%237+5.33%225
Seibert 241177+2.91%172−4.97%181+0.56%180
Sedgwick 242164−4.65%172+17.81%146−23.56%191
Crowley 243159−4.22%166−5.68%176−5.88%187
Genoa 244154+0.65%153+10.07%139−34.12%211
Grover 245152−3.18%157+14.60%137−10.46%153
Crestone 246140−0.71%141+11.02%127+73.97%73
Marble 247135+1.50%133+1.53%131+24.76%105
Cokedale 248128+0.79%127−1.55%129−7.19%139
Ward 249127−0.78%128−14.67%150−11.24%169
Crook 250125−6.02%133+20.91%110−14.06%128
Black Hawk 251120−5.51%127+7.63%1180.00%118
Raymer [ca] 2521100.00%110+14.58%96+5.49%91
Pritchett 253108−3.57%112−20.00%140+2.19%137
Moffat 254106−1.85%108−6.90%116+1.75%114
Ramah 106−4.50%111−9.76%123+5.13%117
Vilas 256980.00%98−14.04%114+3.64%110
Campo 25797−5.83%103−5.50%109−27.33%150
Vona 25890−5.26%95−10.38%106+11.58%95
Hooper 25977−4.94%81−21.36%103−16.26%123
Pitkin 26073+1.39%72+9.09%66−46.77%124
Montezuma 26171−4.05%74+13.85%65+54.76%42
Haswell 26269−2.82%71+4.41%68−19.05%84
Starkville 26365+4.84%62+5.08%59−53.91%128
Kim 65+3.17%63−14.86%74+13.85%65
Hartman 26557+1.79%56−30.86%81−27.03%111
Branson 570.00%57−22.97%74−3.90%77
Sheridan Lake 26754−1.82%55−37.50%88+33.33%66
Paoli 26850−1.96%51+50.00%34−19.05%42
Sawpit 26939+2.63%38−5.00%40+60.00%25
Two Buttes 27032−5.88%34−20.93%43−35.82%67
Bonanza NANA17+6.25%16+14.29%14
Lakeside 27215−6.25%16+100.00%8−60.00%20
Carbonate [cb] 2730NA0NA0NA0
271 municipalities [cc] 4,457,491+3.66%4,299,942+17.13%3,671,234+21.36%3,025,069

Municipal government

The List of municipalities in Colorado contains information about the government of each of these municipalities and the counties in which they lie. That list also contains 2020 United States census information about the land area and population density of these municipalities. In addition, that list contains the municipal websites and the geographic coordinates of these municipalities.

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 United States Census Bureau estimates of municipal population as of July 1, 2024. [2]
  2. ↑ The City and County of Denver is the capital of the State of Colorado. [1]
  3. ↑ As a consolidated city and county, the City and County of Denver is its own county seat. [1] [3]
  4. ↑ The City and County of Denver is the 19th most populous U.S. municipality. [6]
  5. ↑ The City and County of Denver is the principal city of the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Denver-Aurora-Greeley, CO Combined Statistical Area. [7]
  6. ↑ Denver has retained its “Mile-High City” elevation of 5,280 feet (1,609.344 m) despite advances in scientific measurement. When the National Geodetic Survey makes adjustments to the North American Vertical Datum (NAVD), the State of Colorado moves the official mile-high elevation point up or down the west steps of the Colorado State Capitol to reflect the changes. Most of Denver actually lies above this elevation. [8]
  7. ↑ The City of Colorado Springs is the 40th most populous U.S. municipality. [6]
  8. ↑ The City of Colorado Springs is the principal city of the Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area [7] and the seat of El Paso County, Colorado. [3]
  9. ↑ The City of Aurora is the 51st most populous U.S. municipality. [6]
  10. ↑ The City of Aurora is a principal city of the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Denver-Aurora-Greeley, CO Combined Statistical Area. [7]
  11. ↑ The City of Fort Collins is the principal city of the Fort Collins, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area [7] and the seat of Larimer County, Colorado. [3]
  12. ↑ The City of Greeley is the principal city of the Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area [7] and the seat of Weld County, Colorado. [3]
  13. ↑ The City of Pueblo is the principal city of the Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Pueblo-Cañon City, CO Combined Statistical Area [7] and the seat of Pueblo County, Colorado. [3]
  14. ↑ The City of Centennial is a principal city of the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. [7]
  15. ↑ The City of Boulder is the principal city of the Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area [7] and the seat of Boulder County, Colorado. [3]
  16. ↑ The Town of Castle Rock is the seat of Douglas County, Colorado. [3]
  17. ↑ As a consolidated city and county, the City and County of Broomfield is its own county seat. [1] [3]
  18. ↑ The City of Grand Junction is the principal city of the Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area [7] and the seat of Mesa County, Colorado. [3]
  19. ↑ The City of Littleton is the seat of Arapahoe County, Colorado. [3]
  20. ↑ The City of Brighton is the seat of Adams County, Colorado. [3]
  21. ↑ The City of Montrose is the principal city of the Montrose, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area [7] and the seat of Montrose County, Colorado. [3]
  22. ↑ The City of Golden is the seat of Jefferson County, Colorado. [3]
  23. ↑ The City of Durango is the principal city of the Durango, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area [7] and the seat of La Plata County, Colorado. [3]
  24. ↑ The City of Cañon City is a principal city of the Cañon City, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area and the Pueblo-Cañon City, CO Combined Statistical Area. [7] and the seat of Fremont County, Colorado. [3]
  25. ↑ The City of Steamboat Springs is the principal city of the Steamboat Springs, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area and the Steamboat Springs-Craig, CO Combined Statistical Area [7] and the seat of Routt County, Colorado. [3]
  26. ↑ The City of Sterling is the principal city of the Sterling, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area [7] and the seat of Logan County, Colorado. [3]
  27. ↑ The City of Fort Morgan is the principal city of the Fort Morgan, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area [7] and the seat of Morgan County, Colorado. [3]
  28. ↑ The City of Glenwood Springs is a principal city of the Glenwood Springs, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area and the Edwards-Glenwood Springs, CO Combined Statistical Area [7] and the seat of Garfield County, Colorado. [3]
  29. ↑ The Town of Alamosa is the seat of Alamosa County, Colorado. [3]
  30. ↑ The City of Delta is the seat of Delta County, Colorado. [3]
  31. ↑ The City of Cortez is the seat of Montezuma County, Colorado. [3]
  32. ↑ The City of Craig is a principal city of the Craig, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area and the Steamboat Springs-Craig, CO Combined Statistical Area [7] and the seat of Moffat County, Colorado. [3]
  33. ↑ The City of Trinidad is the seat of Las Animas County, Colorado. [3]
  34. ↑ The City of Lamar is the seat of Prowers County, Colorado. [3]
  35. ↑ The Town of Eagle is the seat of Eagle County, Colorado. [3]
  36. ↑ The City of La Junta is the seat of Otero County, Colorado. [3]
  37. ↑ The City of Gunnison is the seat of Gunnison County, Colorado. [3]
  38. ↑ The City of Aspen is the seat of Pitkin County, Colorado. [3]
  39. ↑ The City of Salida is the seat of Chaffee County, Colorado. [3]
  40. ↑ The Town of Breckenridge is the principal city of the Breckenridge, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. [7] and the seat of Summit County, Colorado. [3]
  41. ↑ The City of Burlington is the seat of Kit Carson County, Colorado. [3]
  42. ↑ The City of Walsenburg is the seat of Huerfano County, Colorado. [3]
  43. ↑ The City of Leadville is the seat of Lake County, Colorado. [3]
  44. ↑ The Town of Telluride is the seat of San Miguel County, Colorado. [3]
  45. ↑ The Town of Meeker is the seat of Rio Blanco County, Colorado. [3]
  46. ↑ The City of Wray is the seat of Yuma County, Colorado. [3]
  47. ↑ The City of Las Animas is the seat of Bent County, Colorado. [3]
  48. ↑ The City of Holyoke is the seat of Phillips County, Colorado. [3]
  49. ↑ The Town of Pagosa Springs is the seat of Archuleta County, Colorado. [3]
  50. ↑ The Town of Akron is the seat of Washington County, Colorado. [3]
  51. ↑ The Town of Del Norte is the seat of Rio Grande County, Colorado. [3]
  52. ↑ On March 28, 2024, the residents of Keystone, Colorado voted 291 to 140 to incorporate as a Colorado home rule city. [10]
  53. ↑ Keystone population prior to March 28, 2024 is for the Keystone CDP.
  54. ↑ The Town of Springfield is the seat of Baca County, Colorado. [3]
  55. ↑ The Town of Georgetown is the seat of Clear Creek County, Colorado. [3]
  56. ↑ The Town of Julesburg is the seat of Sedgwick County, Colorado. [3]
  57. ↑ The City of Cripple Creek is the seat of Teller County, Colorado. [3]
  58. ↑ The Town of Ordway is the seat of Crowley County, Colorado. [3]
  59. ↑ The City of Ouray is the seat of Ouray County, Colorado. [3]
  60. ↑ The Town of Ignacio is the headquarters of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe. [11]
  61. ↑ The City of Central is the seat of Gilpin County, Colorado. [3]
  62. ↑ The Town of Hugo is the seat of Lincoln County, Colorado. [3]
  63. ↑ The Town of Fairplay is the seat of Park County, Colorado. [3]
  64. ↑ The Town of Kiowa is the seat of Elbert County, Colorado. [3]
  65. ↑ The Town of Silverton is the seat of San Juan County, Colorado. [3]
  66. ↑ The Town of Cheyenne Wells is the seat of Cheyenne County, Colorado. [3]
  67. ↑ The Town of Dove Creek is the seat of Dolores County, Colorado. [3]
  68. ↑ The Town of Hot Sulphur Springs is the seat of Grand County, Colorado. [3]
  69. ↑ The Town of Eads is the seat of Kiowa County, Colorado. [3]
  70. ↑ The Town of San Luis is the seat of Costilla County, Colorado. [3]
  71. ↑ San Luis de la Culebra was settled on April 9, 1851, making San Luis the oldest continuously occupied community in the Colorado. [12]
  72. ↑ The Town of Walden is the seat of Jackson County, Colorado. [3]
  73. ↑ The Town of Saguache is the seat of Saguache County, Colorado. [3]
  74. ↑ The name "Saguache" is pronounced /səˈwætʃ/ . This name comes from the Ute language noun "sawup" /səˈwʌp/ meaning "sand dunes". The Spanish language version of this name is usually spelled "Saguache", while the English language version is usually spelled "Sawatch". [9]
  75. ↑ The Town of Westcliffe is the seat of Custer County, Colorado. [3]
  76. ↑ The Town of Lake City is the seat of Hinsdale County, Colorado. [3]
  77. ↑ The Town of Coal Creek should not be confused with the Coal Creek CDP.
  78. ↑ The Town of Creede is the seat of Mineral County, Colorado, although the town uses the title "City of Creede."
  79. ↑ The Town of Raymer is served by the New Raymer post office, creating some confusion about the town's name. [13]
  80. ↑ On November 4, 2014, the property owners of Carbonate, Colorado voted 9 to 0 to reactivate the town government despite having no year-round residents since the 1890 United States census. [14] [5]
  81. ↑ The municipal population totals for Colorado exclude the Town of Bonanza and the Town of Keystone for which there are no 2024 population estimates.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs, Division of Local Government. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Colorado: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2024 (SUB-IP-EST2024-POP-08)". United States Census Bureau, United States Department of Commerce. May 2025. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 "Colorado Counties". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs, Division of Local Government. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
  4. ↑ "State of Colorado Incorporated Places – Current/TAB20 – Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau, United States Department of Commerce. January 1, 2020. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  5. 1 2 "QuickFacts for Colorado". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  6. 1 2 3 "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places of 50,000 or More, Ranked by July 1, 2021 Population: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021". United States Census Bureau, United States Department of Commerce. May 2022. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas (July 21, 2023). "OMB BULLETIN NO. 23-01" (PDF). Office of Management and Budget . Retrieved May 20, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ↑ Cook, Terri (May 26, 2015). "Only in Colorado: The Capitol's Mile-High Step(s)". 5280 Magazine . Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 Merkl, Dameon (February 26, 2013), "What's in a Colorado name pronunciation?", The Denver Post , retrieved September 4, 2022
  10. ↑ "Keystone will become Colorado's newest town following incorporation approval Tuesday". SummitDaily. March 29, 2024. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Southern Ute Indian Tribe". Southern Ute Indian Tribe . Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Colorado celebrates the anniversary of its oldest town, San Luis". History Colorado. April 1, 2015. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Colorado Post Offices". United States Postal Service . Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  14. ↑ Stroud, John (November 8, 2014). "Yes, that's a town — by 9-0 vote". Glenwood Springs Post Independent . Archived from the original on March 6, 2017. Retrieved May 10, 2021.

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