DENVER-AURORA-BOULDER COMBINED STATISTICAL AREA

The 'Denver-Aurora-Boulder Combined Statistical Area' is a United States Census Bureau defined Combined Statistical Area (CSA) located in the Denver region of the State of Colorado. The Census Bureau estimates that the population was 2,927,911 in 2006, an increase of 11.33% since U.S. Census 2000. The Denver-Aurora-Boulder CSA is now the 17th most populous metropolitan area and the 14th most populous CSA in the United States. In 2006, 61.6% of Coloradans lived in the Denver-Aurora-Boulder CSA.
The Denver-Aurora-Boulder CSA is comprised of the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Statistical Area, the Boulder Metropolitan Statistical Area, and the Greeley Metropolitan Statistical Area. The table below includes the following information:



★ The name of the Core Based Statistical Area (CBSA).The United States Census Bureau defines a Core Based Statistical Area (CBSA) as one or more adjacent counties or county equivalents that have at least one urban cluster of at least 10,000 population, plus adjacent territory that has a high degree of social and economic integration with the core as measured by commuting ties. The Census Bureau has defined two types of CBSAs: (1) a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), which has an urban core population of 50,000 or more, or (2) a Micropolitan Statistical Area (μSA), which has an urban core population of 10,000 or more but less than 50,000.

★ The population of the CBSA as of 2006-07-01, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau. Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 (CBSA-EST2006-01)

★ The name of the county.

★ The population of the county as of 2006-07-01, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau. Annual County Population Estimates and Estimated Components of Change: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 (CO-EST2006-alldata)

★ The county population as of 2000-04-01, as counted by the United States Census 2000, and

★ The percent county population change from 2000-04-01, to 2006-07-01, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau.

'Denver-Aurora-Boulder Combined Statistical Area'

Core Based Statistical Area	2006 Pop	County	2006 Pop	2000 Pop	Δ Pop
Denver-Aurora, CO MSA	2,408,750	City and County of Denver, Colorado	566,974	554,636	+2.22%
		Arapahoe County, Colorado	537,197	487,967	+10.09%
		Jefferson County, Colorado	526,994	527,056	-0.01%
		Adams County, Colorado	414,338	363,857	+13.87%
		Douglas County, Colorado	263,621	175,766	+49.98%
		City and County of Broomfield, Colorado	45,116	0	NA
		Elbert County, Colorado	23,181	19,872	+16.65%
		Park County, Colorado	17,157	14,523	+18.14%
		Clear Creek County, Colorado	9,130	9,322	-2.06%
		Gilpin County, Colorado	5,042	4,757	+5.99%
Boulder, CO MSA	282,304	Boulder County, Colorado	282,304	291,288	-3.08%
Greeley, CO MSA	236,857	Weld County, Colorado	236,857	180,936	+30.91%
'Total'			'2,927,911'	'2,629,980'	'+11.33%'

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The Denver-Aurora-Boulder CSA includes the Town of Alma, the City of Arvada, the Town of Ault, the 'City of Aurora', the Town of Bennett, the portion of the Town of Berthoud in Weld County, the City of Black Hawk, the 'City of Boulder', the Town of Bow Mar, the City of Brighton, the City and County of Broomfield, the Town of Castle Rock, the City of Centennial, Central City, the City of Cherry Hills Village, the Town of Columbine Valley, the City of Commerce City, the City of Dacono, the Town of Deer Trail, the 'City and County of Denver', the Town of Eaton, the City of Edgewater, the Town of Elizabeth, the Town of Empire, the City of Englewood, the Town of Erie, the City of Evans, the Town of Fairplay, the City of Federal Heights, the Town of Firestone, the City of Fort Lupton, the Town of Foxfield, the Town of Frederick, the Town of Garden City, the Town of Georgetown, the Town of Gilcrest, the City of Glendale, the City of Golden, the 'City of Greeley', the City of Greenwood Village, the Town of Grover, the Town of Hudson, the City of Idaho Springs, the Town of Jamestown, the portion of the Town of Johnstown in Weld County, the Town of Keenesburg, the Town of Kersey, the Town of Kiowa, the Town of La Salle, the City of Lafayette, the Town of Lakeside, the City of Lakewood, the Town of Larkspur, the City of Littleton, the Town of Lochbuie, the City of Lone Tree, the City of Longmont, the City of Louisville, the Town of Lyons, the Town of Mead, the Town of Milliken, the Town of Morrison, the Town of Mountain View, the Town of Nederland, the City of Northglenn, the Town of Nunn, the Town of Parker, the Town of Pierce, the Town of Platteville, the Town of Raymer, the Town of Severance, the City of Sheridan, the Town of Silver Plume, the Town of Simla, the Town of Superior, the City of Thornton, the Town of Ward, the Town of Watkins, the City of Westminster, the City of Wheat Ridge, the portion of the Town of Windsor in Weld County, unincorporated Adams County, unincorporated Arapahoe County, unincorporated Boulder County, unincorporated Clear Creek County, unincorporated Douglas County, unincorporated Elbert County, unincorporated Gilpin County, unincorporated Jefferson County, unincorporated Park County, and unincorporated Weld County, all in the State of Colorado.

See also

★ Table of United States primary census statistical areas (PCSA)

★ Table of United States Combined Statistical Areas (CSA)

★ Table of United States Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA)

★ Table of United States Micropolitan Statistical Areas (μSA)

★ Denver Metropolitan Area

★ Colorado metropolitan areas

★ Front Range Urban Corridor

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