Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO [CSA]
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1983‑1992:Denver-Boulder, CO CMSA
1992‑2003:Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA
2003‑2006:Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO CSA


Subareas

Timeline
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Subarea
Boulder, CO
Denver, CO
Greeley, CO
In this areaDefined but not in this area


Components

Population
Component1950196019701980199020002005
Boulder County, CO48,29674,254131,889189,625225,339291,288279,508
Adams County, CO40,234120,296185,789245,944265,038363,857402,219
Arapahoe County, CO52,125113,426162,142293,621391,511487,967529,305
Broomfield County, COA43,376
Clear Creek County, CO3,2892,7934,8197,3087,6199,3229,196
Denver County, CO415,786493,887514,678492,365467,610554,636558,663
Douglas County, CO3,5074,8168,40725,15360,391175,766249,572
Elbert County, CO4,4773,7083,9036,8509,64619,87222,741
Gilpin County, CO8506851,2722,4413,0704,7574,953
Jefferson County, CO55,687127,520233,031371,753438,430527,056524,809
Park County, CO1,8701,8222,1855,3337,17414,52316,944
Weld County, CO67,50472,34489,297123,438131,821180,936228,158
Total----1,848,3192,581,5062,641,286
Percent Change-----39.7%2.3%
Total (as currently defined)626,121943,2071,248,1151,640,3931,875,8282,449,0442,641,286
Percent Change-50.6%32.3%31.4%14.4%30.6%7.8%

Timeline
195019601970198019902000
Component
Boulder County, CO
Adams County, CO
Arapahoe 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
Weld County, CO
In this areaIn another area


Principal/Central Cities

Population
City1950196019701980199020002005
Boulder, CO19,99937,71866,87076,68583,312*94,673*91,685*
Longmont, CO8,09911,48923,20942,94251,555*71,093*81,445
81,818
Denver, CO415,786493,887514,678492,365467,610*554,636*557,917*
Aurora, CO11,42148,54874,974158,588222,103276,393297,235*
Greeley, CO20,35426,31438,90253,00660,53676,930*87,596
Total0000602,477797,332946,837
Metro00001,848,3192,581,5062,641,286
Percent 32.6%30.9%35.8%

Timeline
Principal or central city of this metro area
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City
Boulder, CO
Longmont, CO
Denver, CO
Aurora, CO
Greeley, CO


Urban/Rural Population

1980Population
in Metro Area		Percent of Total
Metro Area
Population
Urban Population1,519,07193.9%
UA Population1,433,30988.6%
Rural Population99,3906.1%
Inside Central Cities611,99237.8%
Outside Central Cities1,006,46962.2%
Total Metro Area Population1,618,461100.0%

Urbanized AreaTotal UA
Population		UA Population
in Metro Area		Percent of UA
in Metro Area
Boulder, CO81,23981,239100.0%
Denver, CO1,352,0701,352,070100.0%
Total1,433,309

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


1990Population
in Metro Area		Percent of Total
Metro Area
Population
Urban Population1,823,75292.1%
UA Population1,740,92987.9%
Rural Population156,3887.9%
Inside Central Cities663,01333.5%
Outside Central Cities1,317,12766.5%
Total Metro Area Population1,980,140100.0%

Urbanized AreaTotal UA
Population		UA Population
in Metro Area		Percent of UA
in Metro Area
Boulder, CO98,91098,910100.0%
Denver, CO1,517,9771,517,977100.0%
Longmont, CO52,46452,464100.0%
Greeley, CO71,57871,578100.0%
Total1,740,929

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


2000Population
in Metro Area		Percent of Total
Metro Area
Population
Urban Population2,289,24493.5%
UA Population2,227,97291.0%
Rural Population159,8006.5%
Inside Principal Cities925,70237.8%
Outside Principal Cities1,523,34262.2%
Total Metro Area Population2,449,044100.0%

Urbanized AreaTotal UA
Population		UA Population
in Metro Area		Percent of UA
in Metro Area
Boulder, CO112,299112,299100.0%
Denver-Aurora, CO1,984,8871,984,887100.0%
Lafayette-Louisville, CO60,38758,63597.1%
Longmont, CO72,92972,15198.9%
Total2,227,972

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 component of Denver, CO SMA
-Arapahoe County, CO included as original component of Denver, CO SMA
-Denver County, CO included as original component of Denver, CO SMA
-Jefferson County, CO included as original component of Denver, CO SMA
-Denver, CO designated as original central city of new Denver, CO SMA
Dec 1958
-Boulder County, CO added to Denver, CO SMA
Apr 1973
-Gilpin County, CO added to Denver, CO SMSA
-Boulder, CO designated as central city of Denver, CO SMSA
Aug 1973
-Title of Denver, CO SMSA changed to Denver-Boulder, CO SMSA
-Douglas County, CO added to Denver-Boulder, CO SMSA
Aug 1975
-New SMSA: Greeley, CO SMSA
-Weld County, CO included as original component of Greeley, CO SMSA
-Greeley, CO designated as original central city of new Greeley, CO SMSA
Jun 1983
-New CMSA: Denver-Boulder, CO CMSA
-New PMSA: Boulder-Longmont, CO PMSA in Denver-Boulder, CO CMSA
-Boulder County, CO included as original component of Boulder-Longmont, CO PMSA in Denver-Boulder, CO CMSA, transferred from Denver-Boulder, CO SMSA
-Boulder, CO transferred from Denver-Boulder, CO SMSA to Boulder-Longmont, CO PMSA in Denver-Boulder, CO CMSA and was designated as original central city of new PMSA
-Longmont, CO designated as original central city of new Boulder-Longmont, CO PMSA in Denver-Boulder, CO CMSA
-Denver-Boulder, CO SMSA became Denver, CO PMSA in Denver-Boulder, CO CMSA
-Gilpin County, CO deleted from Denver-Boulder, CO SMSA, reverted to nonmetro status
Dec 1992
-Title of Denver-Boulder, CO CMSA changed to Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA
-Greeley, CO MSA became Greeley, CO PMSA in Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA
Apr 2000
-Broomfield County, CO added to Denver, CO PMSA in Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA
Jun 2003
-Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA became Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO CSA
-Boulder-Longmont, CO PMSA in Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA became Boulder, CO Metro Area in Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO CSA
-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 to Denver-Aurora, CO Metro Area in Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO CSA
-Elbert County, CO added to Denver-Aurora, CO Metro Area in Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO CSA
-Gilpin County, CO added to Denver-Aurora, CO Metro Area in Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO CSA
-Park County, CO added to Denver-Aurora, CO Metro Area in Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO CSA
-Aurora, CO designated as principal city of Denver-Aurora, CO Metro Area in Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO CSA
-Greeley, CO PMSA in Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA became Greeley, CO Metro Area
-Longmont, CO no longer designated as principal/central city of Boulder-Longmont, CO PMSA in Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA

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