Population history of Colorado census-designated places

This is a population history of the 210 census-designated places in the US state of Colorado since the 2000 United States census.[1] The United States Census Bureau defines certain unincorporated communities as census-designated places (CDPs) for enumeration in each decennial census. The Census Bureau defined 85 CDPs in Colorado for the 2000 Census, 187 CDPs for the 2010 Census, and 210 CDPs for the 2020 Census.[1]

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At the 2020 United States census, the Highlands Ranch CDP was the most populous CDP in Colorado with 103,444 residents. The Fulford CDP lost both of its residents before the 2020 Census.

Census-designated places edit

 †  County seat
The 210 census-designated places in the State of Colorado

Census-designated place[1] Population[2]
2020 Rank 2020 Census Change 2010 Census Change 2000 Census
Acres Green CDP 50 2,922 −2.83% 3,007 −6.18% 3,205
Aetna Estates CDP 62 1,496 +79.38% 834 NA NA
Air Force Academy CDP 31 6,608 −1.08% 6,680 −11.24% 7,526
Alamosa East CDP 64 1,453 −0.34% 1,458 −4.58% 1,528
Allenspark CDP 88 568 +7.58% 528 +6.45% 496
Alpine CDP 140 169 −2.87% 174 NA NA
Altona CDP 92 512 +2.20% 501 NA NA
Amherst CDP 190 47 −18.97% 58 NA NA
Applewood CDP 28 7,833 +9.40% 7,160 +0.52% 7,123
Arapahoe CDP 165 102 NA NA NA NA
Arboles CDP 109 308 +10.00% 280 +20.69% 232
Aristocrat Ranchettes CDP 60 1,715 +27.60% 1,344 +7.18% 1,254
Aspen Park CDP 78 810 −8.16% 882 +0.92% 874
Atwood CDP 147 138 +3.76% 133 −31.79% 195
Avondale CDP 87 594 −11.87% 674 −10.61% 754
Bark Ranch CDP 128 202 −5.16% 213 NA NA
Battlement Mesa CDP 34 5,438 +21.63% 4,471 +27.85% 3,497
Berkley CDP 14 12,536 +11.86% 11,207 +4.32% 10,743
Beulah Valley CDP 91 518 −6.83% 556 −52.23% 1,164
Black Forest CDP 13 15,097 +15.10% 13,116 −0.99% 13,247
Blende CDP 79 788 −10.25% 878 NA NA
Blue Sky CDP 181 65 +170.83% 24 NA NA
Blue Valley CDP 137 173 NA NA NA NA
Bonanza Mountain Estates CDP 156 127 −0.78% 128 NA NA
Brandon CDP 204 21 0.00% 21 NA NA
Brick Center CDP 164 105 −1.87% 107 NA NA
Briggsdale CDP 150 134 NA NA NA NA
Brook Forest CDP 85 622 NA NA NA NA
Byers CDP 66 1,322 +13.97% 1,160 −5.92% 1,233
Capulin CDP 150 134 −33.00% 200 NA NA
Cascade-Chipita Park CDP 61 1,628 −1.63% 1,655 −3.16% 1,709
Castle Pines Village CDP 38 4,327 +19.73% 3,614 −39.34% 5,958
Cathedral CDP 207 15 +7.14% 14 NA NA
Catherine CDP 122 235 +3.07% 228 NA NA
Cattle Creek CDP 83 662 +3.28% 641 NA NA
Chacra CDP 106 331 +0.61% 329 NA NA
Cherry Creek CDP 15 11,488 +3.31% 11,120 NA NA
Cimarron Hills CDP 9 19,311 +19.49% 16,161 +6.36% 15,194
Clifton CDP 8 20,413 +2.63% 19,889 +14.67% 17,345
Coal Creek CDP[a] 53 2,494 +3.92% 2,400 +3.31% 2,323
Coaldale CDP 103 343 +34.51% 255 NA NA
Colona CDP 199 36 +20.00% 30 NA NA
Colorado City CDP 55 2,237 +2.01% 2,193 +8.67% 2,018
Columbine CDP 6 25,229 +3.91% 24,280 +0.77% 24,095
Comanche Creek CDP 96 442 +19.78% 369 NA NA
Conejos CDP[b] 191 46 −20.69% 58 NA NA
Cope CDP 188 53 NA NA NA NA
Copper Mountain CDP 84 650 +68.83% 385 NA NA
Cotopaxi CDP 194 44 −6.38% 47 NA NA
Crisman CDP 135 179 −3.76% 186 NA NA
Dakota Ridge CDP 3 33,892 +5.90% 32,005 NA NA
Derby CDP 25 8,407 +9.39% 7,685 +19.65% 6,423
Divide CDP 145 143 +12.60% 127 NA NA
Dotsero CDP 70 1,172 +66.24% 705 NA NA
Dove Valley CDP 33 5,640 +7.57% 5,243 NA NA
Downieville-Lawson-Dumont CDP 90 527 −11.28% 594 +63.19% 364
East Pleasant View CDP 104 333 −6.46% 356 −3.52% 369
Echo Hills CDP 108 313 NA NA NA NA
Edwards CDP 17 11,246 +9.55% 10,266 +24.33% 8,257
El Jebel CDP 41 4,130 +8.66% 3,801 −15.31% 4,488
El Moro CDP 125 216 −2.26% 221 NA NA
Elbert CDP 131 188 −18.26% 230 NA NA
Eldora CDP 146 140 −1.41% 142 −16.47% 170
Eldorado Springs CDP 89 559 −4.44% 585 +5.03% 557
Ellicott CDP 69 1,248 +10.34% 1,131 NA NA
Evergreen CDP 22 9,307 +2.98% 9,038 −1.93% 9,216
Fairmount CDP 21 9,324 +23.35% 7,559 NA NA
Florissant CDP 155 128 +23.08% 104 NA NA
Floyd Hill CDP 72 1,048 +5.01% 998 NA NA
Fort Carson CDP 11 17,693 +28.09% 13,813 +30.73% 10,566
Fort Garland CDP 95 464 +7.16% 433 +0.23% 432
Four Square Mile CDP 7 22,872 NA NA NA NA
Franktown CDP 98 409 +3.54% 395 +298.99% 99
Fruitvale CDP 26 8,271 +7.77% 7,675 +10.65% 6,936
Fulford CDP 210 0 −100.00% 2 NA NA
Gardner CDP 163 106 NA NA NA NA
Garfield CDP 202 27 +80.00% 15 NA NA
Genesee CDP 44 3,610 +0.03% 3,609 −2.43% 3,699
Gerrard CDP 117 264 −5.04% 278 NA NA
Glendale CDP[c] 182 64 −7.25% 69 NA NA
Gleneagle CDP 30 6,649 +0.57% 6,611 +55.70% 4,246
Gold Hill CDP 124 218 −5.22% 230 +9.52% 210
Goldfield CDP 184 63 +28.57% 49 NA NA
Grand View Estates CDP 81 689 +30.49% 528 −23.59% 691
Guffey CDP 162 111 +13.27% 98 NA NA
Gunbarrel CDP 18 9,554 +3.14% 9,263 −1.82% 9,435
Hartsel CDP 197 38 NA NA NA NA
Hasty CDP 133 182 +26.39% 144 NA NA
Heeney CDP 176 74 −2.63% 76 NA NA
Hidden Lake CDP 203 24 −22.58% 31 NA NA
Highlands Ranch CDP 1 103,444 +6.96% 96,713 +36.35% 70,931
Hoehne CDP 171 80 −27.93% 111 NA NA
Holly Hills CDP[d] 52 2,683 +6.43% 2,521 NA NA
Howard CDP 77 852 +17.84% 723 NA NA
Idalia CDP 168 97 +10.23% 88 NA NA
Idledale CDP 120 244 −3.17% 252 NA NA
Indian Hills CDP 63 1,474 +15.16% 1,280 +6.93% 1,197
Inverness CDP 56 2,226 +45.30% 1,532 NA NA
Jackson Lake CDP 152 131 −14.94% 154 NA NA
Jansen CDP 166 101 −9.82% 112 NA NA
Joes CDP 170 82 +2.50% 80 NA NA
Johnson Village CDP 110 299 +21.54% 246 NA NA
Ken Caryl CDP 4 33,811 +4.23% 32,438 +5.02% 30,887
Keystone CDP 65 1,369 +26.88% 1,079 +30.79% 825
Kirk CDP 185 61 +3.39% 59 NA NA
Kittredge CDP 68 1,308 +0.31% 1,304 +36.69% 954
La Junta Gardens CDP 158 123 −19.61% 153 NA NA
Laird CDP 191 46 −2.13% 47 NA NA
Laporte CDP[e] 54 2,409 −1.67% 2,450 −8.96% 2,691
Lazear CDP 141 168 NA NA NA NA
Lazy Acres CDP 76 957 +4.02% 920 NA NA
Leadville North CDP 58 1,892 +5.46% 1,794 −7.62% 1,942
Lewis CDP 119 257 −14.90% 302 NA NA
Leyner CDP 196 40 +37.93% 29 NA NA
Lincoln Park CDP 42 3,934 +10.94% 3,546 −9.17% 3,904
Loghill Village CDP 86 617 +18.43% 521 +67.52% 311
Loma CDP 67 1,314 +1.62% 1,293 NA NA
Louviers CDP 112 293 +8.92% 269 +13.50% 237
Lynn CDP 208 11 −8.33% 12 NA NA
Marvel CDP 177 68 NA NA NA NA
Matheson CDP 172 79 NA NA NA NA
Maybell CDP 173 76 +5.56% 72 NA NA
Maysville CDP 137 173 +28.15% 135 NA NA
McClave CDP 153 129 NA NA NA NA
McCoy CDP 201 30 +25.00% 24 NA NA
Meridian CDP 37 4,786 +61.14% 2,970 +1,514.13% 184
Meridian Village CDP 48 3,202 NA NA NA NA
Midland CDP 133 182 +16.67% 156 NA NA
Morgan Heights CDP 111 298 +12.03% 266 NA NA
Mountain Meadows CDP 121 237 −13.50% 274 NA NA
Mulford CDP 118 259 +48.85% 174 NA NA
Nathrop CDP 114 288 NA NA NA NA
Niwot CDP 40 4,306 +7.49% 4,006 −3.70% 4,160
No Name CDP 160 117 −4.88% 123 NA NA
Norrie CDP 209 7 0.00% 7 NA NA
North La Junta CDP 94 482 −5.86% 512 NA NA
North Washington CDP 80 733 +51.45% 484 −11.84% 549
Orchard CDP 173 76 −15.56% 90 NA NA
Orchard Mesa CDP 29 6,688 −2.17% 6,836 +5.89% 6,456
Padroni CDP 175 75 −1.32% 76 −21.65% 97
Paragon Estates CDP 74 975 +5.06% 928 NA NA
Park Center CDP 49 2,953 NA NA NA NA
Parshall CDP 195 42 −10.64% 47 NA NA
Penrose CDP 43 3,685 +2.88% 3,582 −11.99% 4,070
Peoria CDP 144 153 −6.13% 163 NA NA
Perry Park CDP 57 1,932 +17.38% 1,646 +39.49% 1,180
Peyton CDP 126 214 −14.40% 250 NA NA
Phippsburg CDP 123 234 +14.71% 204 NA NA
Piedra CDP 200 31 +10.71% 28 NA NA
Pine Brook Hill CDP 74 975 −0.81% 983 NA NA
Pine Valley CDP 101 363 NA NA NA NA
Placerville CDP 102 362 NA NA NA NA
Ponderosa Park CDP 46 3,334 +3.16% 3,232 +3.86% 3,112
Portland CDP 148 136 +0.74% 135 NA NA
Pueblo West CDP 5 33,086 +11.64% 29,637 +75.38% 16,899
Red Feather Lakes CDP 97 426 +24.20% 343 −34.67% 525
Redlands CDP 24 9,061 +4.33% 8,685 +7.98% 8,043
Redstone CDP 156 127 −2.31% 130 NA NA
Redvale CDP 139 172 −27.12% 236 NA NA
Rock Creek Park CDP 177 68 +17.24% 58 NA NA
Rollinsville CDP 130 194 +7.18% 181 NA NA
Roxborough Park CDP 20 9,416 +3.48% 9,099 +104.66% 4,446
Saddle Ridge CDP 179 66 +17.86% 56 NA NA
Salt Creek CDP 93 507 −13.63% 587 −9.41% 648
San Acacio CDP 186 56 +40.00% 40 NA NA
Security-Widefield CDP 2 38,639 +17.51% 32,882 +10.18% 29,845
Sedalia CDP 136 177 −14.08% 206 −2.37% 211
Segundo CDP 167 100 +2.04% 98 NA NA
Seven Hills CDP 153 129 +6.61% 121 NA NA
Shaw Heights CDP 35 5,185 +1.35% 5,116 NA NA
Sherrelwood CDP 10 19,228 +5.15% 18,287 +3.57% 17,657
Sierra Ridge CDP 45 3,490 NA NA NA NA
Smeltertown CDP 169 88 −26.67% 120 NA NA
Snyder CDP 148 136 +3.03% 132 NA NA
Somerset CDP 187 55 NA NA NA NA
Southern Ute CDP 142 158 −10.73% 177 NA NA
St. Ann Highlands CDP 107 325 +12.85% 288 NA NA
St. Mary's CDP 104 333 +17.67% 283 +12.75% 251
Stepping Stone CDP 51 2,780 NA NA NA NA
Sterling Ranch CDP 59 1,789 NA NA NA NA
Stonegate CDP 23 9,072 +1.23% 8,962 +42.62% 6,284
Stonewall Gap CDP 179 66 −1.49% 67 NA NA
Strasburg CDP 47 3,307 +35.15% 2,447 +74.54% 1,402
Stratmoor CDP 32 6,518 −5.54% 6,900 +3.76% 6,650
Sugarloaf CDP 115 274 +4.98% 261 NA NA
Sunshine CDP 129 198 −13.91% 230 NA NA
Tabernash CDP 99 401 −3.84% 417 +152.73% 165
Tall Timber CDP 132 185 −11.06% 208 NA NA
The Pinery CDP 16 11,311 +7.55% 10,517 +45.00% 7,253
Todd Creek CDP 36 5,028 +33.44% 3,768 +190.07% 1,299
Towaoc CDP[f] 71 1,120 +3.04% 1,087 −0.91% 1,097
Towner CDP 206 18 −18.18% 22 NA NA
Trail Side CDP 143 157 +166.10% 59 NA NA
Twin Lakes CDP[g] 27 8,226 +34.83% 6,101 −3.17% 6,301
Twin Lakes CDP[g] 127 204 +19.30% 171 NA NA
Upper Bear Creek CDP 73 984 −7.08% 1,059 NA NA
Upper Witter Gulch CDP 100 380 NA NA NA NA
Valdez CDP 191 46 −2.13% 47 NA NA
Valmont CDP 182 64 +8.47% 59 NA NA
Vernon CDP 197 38 +31.03% 29 NA NA
Vineland CDP 116 269 +7.17% 251 NA NA
Watkins CDP 82 682 +4.44% 653 NA NA
Welby CDP 12 15,553 +4.76% 14,846 +14.44% 12,973
Weldona CDP 161 113 −18.71% 139 NA NA
West Pleasant View CDP 38 4,327 +12.68% 3,840 −2.34% 3,932
Westcreek CDP 159 120 −6.98% 129 +22.86% 105
Weston CDP 188 53 −3.64% 55 NA NA
Wolcott CDP 205 20 +33.33% 15 NA NA
Woodmoor CDP 19 9,536 +9.10% 8,741 +21.79% 7,177
Woody Creek CDP 113 290 +10.27% 263 NA NA
All 210 census-designated places 714,417 NA 619,293 NA 454,721

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ The Coal Creek CDP should not be confused with the Town of Coal Creek in Fremont County, Colorado.
  2. ^ Conejos is the only unincorporated county seat remaining in the State of Colorado.
  3. ^ The Glendale CDP in Boulder County should not be confused with the City of Glendale in Arapahoe County, Colorado.
  4. ^ The Holly Hills CDP is an enclave of the City and County of Denver.
  5. ^ La Porte (now spelled Laporte) was the original seat of Heele County, Jefferson Territory, and later Larimer County, Colorado Territory.
  6. ^ Towaoc is the headquarters of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe.
  7. ^ a b The Twin Lakes CDP in Adams County, Colorado should not be confused with the Twin Lakes CDP in Lake County, Colorado.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "State of Colorado Census Designated Places – BAS20 – Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  2. ^ "QuickFacts for Colorado". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 22, 2022.

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