Front Range Urban Corridor

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Front Range Urban Corridor
—  Megaregion of the U.S.  —
Cheyenne looking toward the Wyoming State Capitol
The Colorado State Capitol in Denver
Pikes Peak from the Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs
Country  United States
Population 4,423,936

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 corridor derives its name from the Front Range, the mountain range that defines the west central boundary of the corridor. The Front Range Urban Corridor had an estimated population of 4,423,936 on July 1, 2011, an increase of +2.08% since the 2010 United States Census.[1]

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Extent [edit]

The Front Range Urban Corridor stretches from Pueblo, Colorado, north along Interstate Highway 25 to Cheyenne, Wyoming, and includes the Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area, the Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area, the Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area, the Fort Collins-Loveland, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area, the Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area, the Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area, the Cheyenne, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area, and the Cañon City, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. The corridor comprises three primary subregions: the South Central Colorado Urban Area, the North Central Colorado Urban Area, and the Cheyenne Metropolitan Area.

The influence of the Corridor extends well beyond its defined boundaries. The Colorado Eastern Plains, Nebraska Panhandle and Albany County, Wyoming, among other areas, are culturally and economically tied to the Corridor, though they are not considered to be a part of it.

The table below includes the following information:

  1. The urban region.
  2. The Core Based Statistical Area (CBSA) as designated by the United States Office of Management and Budget.[2]
  3. The CBSA population as of July 1, 2011, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau.[1]
  4. The county.[1]
  5. The county population as of July 1, 2011, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau.[1]
  6. The county population as of April 1, 2010, as enumerated by the 2010 United States Census.[1]
  7. The percent county population change from April 1, 2000, to April 1, 2010.[1]
An enlargeable map of the Front Range Urban Corridor of Colorado and Wyoming
The Front Range Urban Corridor
Region CBSA 2011 Estimate County 2011 Estimate 2010 Census Change
Southeast Wyoming Cheyenne, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area 92,680 Laramie County !B9885630920214 92,680 !B9885733080328 91,738 !D0045786866925 +1.03%
North Central Colorado Fort Collins-Loveland, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 305,525 Larimer County !B9873702131126 305,525 !B9873896963408 299,630 !D0039284438461 +1.97%
Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 258,638 Weld County !B9875368153203 258,638 !B9875595471712 252,825 !D0037726007610 +2.30%
Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 299,378 Boulder County !B9873905377320 299,378 !B9874067382395 294,567 !D0041146015187 +1.63%
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 2,599,504 City and County of Denver !B9866625768572 619,968 !B9866950517671 600,158 !D0034110060931 +3.30%
Arapahoe County !B9867207217666 584,948 !B9867431004848 572,003 !D0037884346229 +2.26%
Jefferson County !B9868008904193 539,884 !B9868108325447 534,543 !D0046059992748 +1.00%
Adams County !B9869797956019 451,443 !B9870018334325 441,603 !D0038039555773 +2.23%
Douglas County !B9874149191644 292,167 !B9874381252913 285,465 !D0037517134403 +2.35%
City and County of Broomfield !B9890430370044 57,352 !B9890688771401 55,889 !D0036428784587 +2.62%
Elbert County !B9899492137604 23,174 !B9899530183478 23,086 !D0055696448376 +0.38%
Park County !B9903141089123 16,089 !B9903068631769 16,206 !H9950690371117 −0.72%
Clear Creek County !B9908936876984 9,012 !B9908852898590 9,088 !H9952160231993 −0.84%
Gilpin County !B9913935147011 5,467 !B9913982818535 5,441 !D0053436216084 +0.48%
South Central Colorado Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 660,319 El Paso County !B9866355331519 636,963 !B9866588818880 622,263 !D0037455153391 +2.36%
Teller County !B9899413908105 23,356 !B9899416477369 23,350 !D0082665927938 +0.03%
Cañon City, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area 47,347 Fremont County !B9892347412613 47,347 !B9892458488290 46,824 !D0044945697069 +1.12%
Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 160,545 Pueblo County !B9880136704439 160,545 !B9880229443708 159,063 !D0046759078232 +0.93%
Total !B9846974596444 4,423,936 !B9847180580699 4,333,742 !D0038722237450 +2.08%

Municipalities [edit]

The 25 most populous municipalities of the Front Range Urban Corridor[1]
Rank Municipality State County CBSA 2011 Estimate 2010 Census Change
!000001 City and County of Denver Colorado City and County of Denver Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO MSA !B9866625768572 619,968 !B9866950517671 600,158 !D0034110060931 +3.30%
!000002 City of Colorado Springs Colorado El Paso County Colorado Springs, CO MSA !B9870368949911 426,388 !B9870605335448 416,427 !D0037330337079 +2.39%
!000003 City of Aurora Colorado Arapahoe County
Adams County		 Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO MSA !B9872860440550 332,354 !B9873081795674 325,078 !D0037994838928 +2.24%
!000004 City of Fort Collins Colorado Larimer County Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA !B9881034324939 146,762 !B9881225286483 143,986 !D0039487050299 +1.93%
!000005 City of Lakewood Colorado Jefferson County Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO MSA !B9881196159441 144,406 !B9881295399606 142,980 !D0046078314383 +1.00%
!000006 City of Thornton Colorado Adams County
Weld County		 Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO MSA
Greeley, CO MSA		 !B9882928655808 121,435 !B9883150390321 118,772 !D0037977523820 +2.24%
!000007 City of Westminster Colorado Adams County
Jefferson County		 Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO MSA !B9884104190961 107,967 !B9884277307331 106,114 !D0040477080406 +1.75%
!000008 City of Pueblo Colorado Pueblo County Pueblo, CO MSA !B9884140378507 107,577 !B9884232081147 106,595 !D0046872005769 +0.92%
!000009 City of Arvada Colorado Jefferson County
Adams County		 Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO MSA !B9884143725508 107,541 !B9884247290418 106,433 !D0045649590908 +1.04%
!000010 City of Centennial[3] Colorado Arapahoe County Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO MSA !B9884613775489 102,603 !B9884833116236 100,377 !D0038087268444 +2.22%
!000011 City of Boulder Colorado Boulder County Boulder, CO MSA !B9884982467120 98,889 !B9885135725263 97,385 !D0041705439691 +1.54%
!000012 City of Greeley Colorado Weld County Greeley, CO MSA !B9885387679094 94,962 !B9885608394890 92,889 !D0038024083984 +2.23%
!000013 City of Longmont Colorado Boulder County
Weld County		 Boulder, CO MSA
Greeley, CO MSA		 !B9886181860008 87,712 !B9886347628079 86,270 !D0040914508742 +1.67%
!000014 City of Loveland Colorado Larimer County Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA !B9888697561688 68,203 !B9888896587967 66,859 !D0039069356821 +2.01%
!000015 City of Cheyenne Wyoming Laramie County Cheyenne, WY MSA !B9889963014374 60,096 !B9890068400003 59,466 !D0045474401802 +1.06%
!000016 City and County of Broomfield Colorado City and County of Broomfield Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO MSA !B9890430370044 57,352 !B9890688771401 55,889 !D0036428784587 +2.62%
!000017 Town of Castle Rock Colorado Douglas County Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO MSA !B9891932056431 49,355 !B9892162427531 48,231 !D0037591082163 +2.33%
!000018 City of Commerce City Colorado Adams County Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO MSA !B9892433532270 46,941 !B9892654964196 45,913 !D0037991331343 +2.24%
!000019 Town of Parker Colorado Douglas County Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO MSA !B9892557429936 46,363 !B9892790039158 45,297 !D0037493274793 +2.35%
!000020 City of Littleton Colorado Arapahoe County
Jefferson County
Douglas County		 Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO MSA !B9893394753935 42,639 !B9893608566954 41,737 !D0038345287844 +2.16%
!000021 City of Northglenn Colorado Adams County
Weld County		 Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO MSA
Greeley, CO MSA		 !B9894925244032 36,588 !B9895146041373 35,789 !D0038020349168 +2.23%
!000022 City of Brighton Colorado Adams County
Weld County		 Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO MSA
Greeley, CO MSA		 !B9895638568411 34,069 !B9895851269804 33,352 !D0038397971789 +2.15%
!000023 City of Englewood Colorado Arapahoe County Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO MSA !B9896605181343 30,930 !B9896825832609 30,255 !D0038027040481 +2.23%
!000024 City of Wheat Ridge Colorado Jefferson County Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO MSA !B9896756662373 30,465 !B9896855292586 30,166 !D0046140271679 +0.99%
!000025 City of Fountain Colorado El Paso County Colorado Springs, CO MSA !B9898160438295 26,475 !B9898400888709 25,846 !D0037157798723 +2.43%

Colorado jurisdictions [edit]

In the State of Colorado, the Front Range Urban Corridor includes:

Wyoming jurisdictions [edit]

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.

Gallery of the most populous Front Range municipalities [edit]

See also [edit]

References [edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "American Factfinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 19, 2012. 
  2. ^ "OMB Bulletin No. 10-02: Update of Statistical Area Definitions and Guidance on Their Uses". United States Office of Management and Budget. December 1, 2009. Retrieved May 5, 2011. 
  3. ^ The City of Centennial, Colorado was incorporated on February 7, 2001.

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