FRONT RANGE URBAN CORRIDOR

The 'Front Range Urban Corridor' is an oblong region of urban population located along the eastern face of the Southern Rocky Mountains in the U.S. states of Colorado and Wyoming. The United States Census Bureau estimates that the Front Range Urban Corridor had a population of 4,089,597 in 2006, an increase of 10.88% since U.S. Census 2000.

Contents
Extent
Largest cities
Colorado jurisdictions
Wyoming jurisdictions
See also
References

Extent


The Front Range Urban Corridor stretches from Pueblo, Colorado, north along Interstate Highway 25 to Cheyenne, Wyoming, and includes the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Statistical Area, the Colorado Springs Metropolitan Statistical Area, the Boulder Metropolitan Statistical Area, the Fort Collins-Loveland Metropolitan Statistical Area, the Greeley Metropolitan Statistical Area, the Pueblo Metropolitan Statistical Area, the Cheyenne Metropolitan Statistical Area, and the Cañon City Micropolitan Statistical Area.
The corridor derives its name from the Front Range, a mountain range located along the western edge of the central portion of the corridor. The corridor consists of three primary subregions: the South Central Colorado Urban Area, the North Central Colorado Urban Area, and the Cheyenne Metropolitan 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.


'Front Range Urban Corridor'
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%
Colorado Springs, CO MSA 599,127 El Paso County, Colorado 576,884 516,929 +11.60%
Teller County, Colorado 22,243 20,555 +8.21%
Boulder, CO MSA 282,304 Boulder County, Colorado 282,304 291,288 -3.08%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA 276,253 Larimer County, Colorado 276,253 251,494 +9.84%
Greeley, CO MSA 236,857 Weld County, Colorado 236,857 180,936 +30.91%
Pueblo, CO MSA 152,912 Pueblo County, Colorado 152,912 141,472 +8.09%
Cheyenne, WY MSA 85,384 Laramie County, Wyoming 85,384 81,607 +4.63%
Cañon City, CO μSA 48,010 Fremont County, Colorado 48,010 46,145 +4.04%
'Total' '4,089,597' '3,688,182' '+10.88%'

Largest cities


'Largest Cities of the Front Range Urban Corridor' Table 4: Annual Estimates of the Population for Incorporated Places in Colorado, Listed Alphabetically: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 Table 4: Annual Estimates of the Population for Incorporated Places in Wyoming, Listed Alphabetically: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005
Rank City County MSA 2005 Population
1 City and County of Denver City and County of Denver Denver-Aurora MSA 557,917
2 City of Colorado Springs El Paso County, Colorado Colorado Springs MSA 369,815
3 City of Aurora Arapahoe & Adams & Douglas Denver-Aurora MSA 297,235
4 City of Lakewood Jefferson County, Colorado Denver-Aurora MSA 140,671
5 City of Fort Collins Larimer County, Colorado Fort Collins-Loveland MSA 128,026
6 City of Thornton Adams & Weld Denver-Aurora & Greeley 105,182
7 City of Westminster Adams & Jefferson Denver-Aurora MSA 105,084
8 City of Arvada Jefferson & Adams Denver-Aurora MSA 103,966
9 City of Pueblo Pueblo County, Colorado Pueblo MSA 103,495
10 City of Centennial Arapahoe County, Colorado Denver-Aurora MSA 98,243
11 City of Boulder Boulder County, Colorado Boulder MSA 91,685
12 City of Greeley Weld County, Colorado Greeley MSA 87,596
13 City of Longmont Boulder & Weld Boulder MSA & Greeley MSA 81,818
14 City of Loveland Larimer County, Colorado Fort Collins-Loveland MSA 59,563
15 City of Cheyenne Laramie County, Wyoming Cheyenne MSA 55,731
16 City and County of Broomfield City and County of Broomfield Denver-Aurora MSA 43,478
17 City of Littleton Arapahoe & Jefferson & Douglas Denver-Aurora MSA 40,396
18 Town of Parker Douglas County, Colorado Denver-Aurora MSA 38,428
19 Town of Castle Rock Douglas County, Colorado Denver-Aurora MSA 35,745
20 City of Commerce City Adams County, Colorado Denver-Aurora MSA 34,189
21 City of Northglenn Adams & Weld Denver-Aurora & Greeley 32,906
22 City of Englewood Arapahoe County, Colorado Denver-Aurora MSA 32,350
23 City of Wheat Ridge Jefferson County, Colorado Denver-Aurora MSA 31,242
24 City of Brighton Adams & Weld Denver-Aurora & Greeley 28,013

Colorado jurisdictions


In the State of Colorado, the Front Range Urban Corridor includes the Town of Alma, the City of Arvada, the Town of Ault, the 'City of Aurora', the Town of Bennett, the Town of Berthoud, the City of Black Hawk, the Town of Boone, the 'City of Boulder', the Town of Bow Mar, the City of Brighton, the Town of Brookside, the City and County of Broomfield, the Town of Calhan, the 'City of Cañon City', the Town of Castle Rock, the City of Centennial, Central City, the City of Cherry Hills Village, the Town of Coal Creek, the 'City of Colorado Springs', the Town of Columbine Valley, the City of Commerce City, the City of Cripple Creek, 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 Town of Estes Park, the City of Evans, the Town of Fairplay, the City of Federal Heights, the Town of Firestone, the City of Florence, the 'City of Fort Collins', the City of Fort Lupton, the City of Fountain, 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 Town of Green Mountain Falls, the City of Greenwood Village, the Town of Grover, the Town of Hudson, the City of Idaho Springs, the Town of Jamestown, the Town of Johnstown, 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 'City of Loveland', the Town of Lyons, the City of Manitou Springs, the Town of Mead, the Town of Milliken, the Town of Monument, the Town of Morrison, the Town of Mountain View, the Town of Nederland, the City of Northglenn, the Town of Nunn, the Town of Palmer Lake, the Town of Parker, the Town of Pierce, the Town of Platteville, the 'City of Pueblo', the Town of Ramah, the Town of Raymer, the Town of Rockvale, the Town of Rye, 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 Timnath, the City of Victor, the Town of Ward, the Town of Watkins, the Town of Wellington, the City of Westminster, the City of Wheat Ridge, the Town of Williamsburg, the Town of Windsor, the City of Woodland Park, unincorporated Adams County, unincorporated Arapahoe County, unincorporated Boulder County, unincorporated Clear Creek County, unincorporated Douglas County, unincorporated El Paso County, unincorporated Elbert County, unincorporated Fremont County, unincorporated Gilpin County, unincorporated Jefferson County, unincorporated Larimer County, unincorporated Park County, unincorporated Pueblo County, unincorporated Teller County, and unincorporated Weld County.

Wyoming jurisdictions


In the State of Wyoming, the Front Range Urban Corridor includes the Town of Albin, the Town of Burns, the 'City of Cheyenne', the Town of Pine Bluffs, and unincorporated Laramie County.

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)

References





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