Denver, CO

1950‑1959:		Denver, CO SMA
1959‑1973:		Denver, CO SMSA
1973‑1983:		Denver-Boulder, CO SMSA
1983‑1992:		Denver, CO PMSA in Denver-Boulder, CO CMSA
1992‑2003:		Denver, CO PMSA in Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA
2003‑2006:		Denver-Aurora, CO Metro Area in Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO CSA

Components

Population


Component	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Adams County, CO	40,234	120,296	185,789	245,944	265,038	363,857	402,219

Arapahoe County, CO	52,125	113,426	162,142	293,621	391,511	487,967	529,305

Boulder County, CO	48,296	74,254	131,889	189,625	225,339	291,288	279,508

Broomfield County, CO						A	43,376

Clear Creek County, CO	3,289	2,793	4,819	7,308	7,619	9,322	9,196

Denver County, CO	415,786	493,887	514,678	492,365	467,610	554,636	558,663

Douglas County, CO	3,507	4,816	8,407	25,153	60,391	175,766	249,572

Elbert County, CO	4,477	3,708	3,903	6,850	9,646	19,872	22,741

Gilpin County, CO	850	685	1,272	2,441	3,070	4,757	4,953

Jefferson County, CO	55,687	127,520	233,031	371,753	438,430	527,056	524,809

Park County, CO	1,870	1,822	2,185	5,333	7,174	14,523	16,944



Total	563,832	929,383	1,227,529	1,620,902	1,622,980	2,109,282	2,361,778
Percent Change	-	64.8%	32.1%	32.0%	0.1%	30.0%	12.0%



Total (as currently defined)	577,825	868,953	1,116,226	1,450,768	1,650,489	2,157,756	2,361,778
Percent Change	-	50.4%	28.5%	30.0%	13.8%	30.7%	9.5%

Timeline

1950

1960

1970

1980

1990

2000

Component

Adams County, CO

Arapahoe County, CO

Boulder County, CO

Broomfield County, CO

Clear Creek County, CO

Denver County, CO

Douglas County, CO

Elbert County, CO

Gilpin County, CO

Jefferson County, CO

Park County, CO

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City	1950		1960		1970		1980		1990		2000		2005


Denver, CO	415,786	*	493,887	*	514,678	*	492,365	*	467,610	*	554,636	*	557,917	*

Boulder, CO	19,999		37,718		66,870		76,685	*	83,312		94,673		91,685

Aurora, CO	11,421		48,548		74,974		158,588		222,103		276,393		297,235	*



Total	415,786		493,887		514,678		569,050		467,610		554,636		855,152
Metro	563,832		929,383		1,227,529		1,620,902		1,622,980		2,109,282		2,361,778
Percent	73.7%		53.1%		41.9%		35.1%		28.8%		26.3%		36.2%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

1950

1960

1970

1980

1990

2000

City

Denver, CO

Boulder, CO

Aurora, CO

Urban/Rural Population



1950				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			511,157	90.7%
		UA Population		498,743	88.5%
	Rural Population			52,675	9.3%

	Inside Central Cities			415,786	73.7%
	Outside Central Cities			148,046	26.3%

	Total Metro Area Population			563,832	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Denver, CO		498,743	498,743	100.0%

	Total			498,743


	population figures are from the 1950 census, metro areas as defined Mar 1952




1960				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			867,033	93.3%
		UA Population		803,624	86.5%
	Rural Population			62,350	6.7%

	Inside Central Cities			493,887	53.1%
	Outside Central Cities			435,496	46.9%

	Total Metro Area Population			929,383	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Denver, CO		803,624	803,624	100.0%

	Total			803,624


	population figures are from the 1960 census, metro areas as defined Oct 1963




1970				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			1,158,222	94.3%
		UA Population		1,115,945	90.8%
	Rural Population			70,579	5.7%

	Inside Central Cities			581,548	47.3%
	Outside Central Cities			647,253	52.7%

	Total Metro Area Population			1,228,801	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Boulder, CO		68,634	68,634	100.0%
	Denver, CO		1,047,311	1,047,311	100.0%

	Total			1,115,945


	population figures are from the 1970 census, metro areas as defined Apr 1973




1980				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			1,360,626	95.2%
		UA Population		1,337,556	93.6%
	Rural Population			68,210	4.8%

	Inside Central Cities			492,365	34.5%
	Outside Central Cities			936,471	65.5%

	Total Metro Area Population			1,428,836	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Denver, CO		1,352,070	1,337,556	98.9%

	Total			1,337,556


	population figures are from the 1980 census, metro areas as defined Jun 1983




1990				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			1,544,605	95.2%
		UA Population		1,501,595	92.5%
	Rural Population			78,375	4.8%

	Inside Central Cities			467,610	28.8%
	Outside Central Cities			1,155,370	71.2%

	Total Metro Area Population			1,622,980	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Denver, CO		1,517,977	1,501,595	98.9%

	Total			1,501,595


	population figures are from the 1990 census, metro areas as defined Jun 1993




2000				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			2,025,089	93.9%
		UA Population		1,985,257	92.0%
	Rural Population			132,667	6.1%

	Inside Principal Cities			831,029	38.5%
	Outside Principal Cities			1,326,727	61.5%

	Total Metro Area Population			2,157,756	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Denver-Aurora, CO		1,984,887	1,984,758	100.0%
	Lafayette-Louisville, CO		60,387	499	0.8%

	Total			1,985,257


	population figures are from the 2000 census, metro areas as defined Jun 2003

Component Change History




Apr 1950



-		New SMA: Denver, CO SMA
-		Adams County, CO included as original SMA component
-		Arapahoe County, CO included as original SMA component
-		Denver County, CO included as original SMA component
-		Jefferson County, CO included as original SMA component
-		Denver, CO designated as original central city of new SMA


Dec 1958



-		Boulder County, CO added


Apr 1973



-		Gilpin County, CO added
-		Boulder, CO designated as central city of SMSA


Aug 1973



-		Title of Denver, CO SMSA changed to Denver-Boulder, CO SMSA
-		Douglas County, CO added


Jun 1983



-		Boulder, CO transferred to Boulder-Longmont, CO PMSA in Denver-Boulder, CO CMSA, designated as original central city of new PMSA
-		Denver-Boulder, CO SMSA became Denver, CO PMSA in Denver-Boulder, CO CMSA
-		Boulder County, CO included as original component of Boulder-Longmont, CO PMSA in Denver-Boulder, CO CMSA
-		Gilpin County, CO deleted, reverted to nonmetro status


Apr 2000



-		Broomfield County, CO added


Jun 2003



-		Denver, CO PMSA in Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA became Denver-Aurora, CO Metro Area in Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO CSA
-		Clear Creek County, CO added
-		Elbert County, CO added
-		Gilpin County, CO added
-		Park County, CO added
-		Aurora, CO designated as principal city of Metro Area

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