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Aurora

Aurora, Colorado

Aurora, Colorado

Aurora is a Home Rule Municipality spanning Arapahoe, Adams, and Douglas counties in Colorado. The city is the third most populous city in the state of Colorado and the 58th most populous city in the United States. The city had an estimated population of 319,057 in 2008-07-01.

The city and its western neighbor are the principal cities of the Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area, which in 2007 had an estimated population of 2,464,866. (22nd most populous MSA),  the estimated population of the Denver-Aurora-Boulder Combined Statistical Area was 2,998,878 on 2007-07-01 (15th most populous CSA).

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Brighton

Brighton, Colorado

Brighton, Colorado

Brighton, Colorado is the county seat of Adams County and conveniently located near HWY 470 and I-70 West into Denver.

Brighton is a Home Rule Municipality in Adams and Weld counties in the U.S. state of Colorado, and the county seat of Adams County.  The United States Census Bureau estimates that the city population was 31,380 in 2008. Though it lies somewhat outside of the Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area , it is often considered a suburb of Denver.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 17.1 square miles, of which, 17.1 square miles of it is land and 0.1 square miles of it (0.29%) is water.

Broomfield

Broomfield, Colorado

Broomfield, Colorado

The City and County of Broomfield is a prominent suburb and tier of the Denver metropolitan area in the State of Colorado of the United States. Broomfield has a consolidated city and county government which operates under Article XX, Sections 10-13 of the Constitution of the State of Colorado.

The United States Census Bureau estimated that the population was 54,858 on July 1, 2008.  Broomfield is the 16th most populous city and the 16th most populous county in Colorado. Broomfield is a part of the Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Denver-Aurora-Boulder Combined Statistical Area.

Castle Rock

Castle Rock, Colorado

Castle Rock, Colorado

The Town of Castle Rock is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat of Douglas County, Colorado.  It is east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains at an elevation of 6,224 ft.

The town is the center of the burgeoning urbanization  of Doulgas county. Castle Rock is named after a prominent castle tower-shaped butte  just north of the town. Public access is provided to climb to the top of the rock. Castle Rock is on East Plum Creek, a small stream which periodically floods. As of 2008, the city is estimated to have a total population of 44,369.  Castle Rock is now the 17th most populous municipality in Colorado.

Centennial

Centennial, Colorado

Centennial, Colorado

The City of Centennial is a Home Rule City located in Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States. The city was estimated to have a total population of 99,680 in 2008. Centennial is the tenth most populous municipality in the State of Colorado and its 2001 incorporation was the largest in U.S. history. Centennial is ranked as one of the safest and wealthiest cities in the country.

Centennial was formed February 7, 2001 from portions of unincorporated Arapahoe County, including the former Castlewood and Southglenn Census-designated places (CDPs). The citizens of the area had voted to incorporate on September 12, 2000, choosing Centennial as the official name during the vote. Incorporation  was approved by 77% of the voters, and the population of the area at over 100,000 made it the largest incorporation in U.S. history as of its creation.

The city was incorporated in large part to prevent further annexations by the City of Greenwood Village in the I-25 corridor to improve its tax base.

Commerce City

Commerce City, Colorado

Commerce City, Colorado

The City of Commerce City is a Home Rule Municipality located in Adams County, Colorado, United States. Commerce City is a northern suburb of Denver and now the 20th most populous municipality in the State of Colorado. The United States Census Bureau estimates that the population of Commerce City was 34,189 in 2005, a population increase of 62.87% in the five years since United States Census 2000. As of 2008-07-01 Commerce City has a population of 42,473.

Commerce City is a mixed residential and industrial community that is known for greyhound racing at the Mile High Greyhound Park dog track and for an oil refinery with a capacity of 90,000 barrels per day (14,000 m3/d), operated by Suncor.  Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, a new soccer stadium in Commerce City, hosts the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer.

Englewood

Englewood, Colorado

Englewood, Colorado

The City of Englewood is a Home Rule Municipality located in Arapahoe County, Colorado.  As of 2007, the city is estimated to have a total population of 32,532.  Englewood is part of the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area. Englewood is located in the South Platte River Valley east of the Front Range and immediately south of central Denver. Downtown is located immediately east of the confluence of Little Dry Creek and the South Platte River, between Santa Fe Drive and Broadway Street.

Englewood is the 4th most populous city in Arapahoe County and, in 2000, was the 20th most populous city in Colorado

Golden

Golden, Colorado

Golden, Colorado

The historic City of Golden is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat of Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. Golden lies along Clear Creek at the eastern edge of the foothills of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. Founded during the Pike’s Peak Gold Rush on 16 June 1859, the mining camp was originally named Golden City in honor of Thomas L. Golden. Golden City served as the capital of the provisional Territory of Jefferson from 1860 to 1861, and capital of the official Territory of Colorado  from 1862 to 1867. In 1867, the territorial capital was moved about 15 miles (24 km) east to Denver City. The United States Census Bureau estimates that the city population was 17,366 in 2005.

The Colorado School of Mines, offering programs in engineering and science, is located in Golden. Also there are the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, the Coors Brewing Company, CoorsTek, the American Mountaineering Center, and the Colorado Railroad Museum. It is the birthplace of the Jolly Rancher, a candy bought out by the Hershey Foods Corporation. Famous western showman William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody is buried nearby on Lookout Mountain.

Greenwood Village

Greenwood Village, Colorado

Greenwood Village, Colorado

The City of Greenwood Village is a prominent suburb of the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Statistical Area and a Home Rule Municipality located in Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States.   As of 2005, the city is estimated to have a total population of 12,817.

The median income for a household in the city was $116,147, and the median income for a family was $145,802. Males had a median income of $99,088 versus $41,991 for females. The per capita income for the city was $69,189. About 1.5% of families and 1.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.1% of those under age 18 and 4.1% of those age 65 or over. To compare, the average US income for 2000 was $48,476. This places Greenwood Village #31 for highest income places in the United States with a population of at least 10,000.

Highlands Ranch

Highlands Ranch, Colorado

Highlands Ranch, Colorado

Highlands Ranch is a census-designated place (CDP) in Douglas County, Colorado, United States. The population was 70,931 at the 2000 census; it is one of the most populous unincorporated communities in the United States.  The Littleton Post Office (ZIP Codes 80126, 80129, 80130, and 80163) serves Highlands Ranch.

The first homes in Highlands Ranch were built in 1981, near South Broadway. Simultaneously, the state built a new beltway through the area, SH 470, which opened in 1985. Many of the first residents of Highlands Ranch complained about the initial lack of commercial development.

Over the next twenty-five years, the population of Highlands Ranch grew exponentially. Highlands Ranch celebrated its tenth anniversary in 1991 with a population of 17,000 residents. Over the next ten years, Highlands Ranch continued to develop on a massive scale. In 1997, Mission Viejo was acquired by Shea Homes, which continued to expand the community.
Highlands Ranch celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2006, reporting a population of 86,000 residents. Despite a growing number of local businesses, Highlands Ranch has often been labeled as a “bedroom community” of Denver. Many residents commute to Downtown Denver or the Denver Technological Center.

Ken Caryl

Ken Caryl, Colorado

Ken Caryl, Colorado

Ken Caryl is located to the west of Denver amid beautiful bluffs and mountain structures.  The scenic Ken Caryl Valley is one of the reasons residents love living here.

Ken Caryl is a census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. The population was 30,887 at the 2000 census.  As of the census[3]  of 2000, there were 10,911 households, and 8,357 families residing in the CDP.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $70,052, and the median income for a family was $75,356  Lockheed Martin and its predecessor, Martin Marietta, operate a facility located in Ken Caryl Valley.

Lakewood

Lakewood, Colorado

Lakewood, Colorado

Lakewood is a Home Rule Municipality that is the most populous city in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. Lakewood is the fourth most populous city in the State of Colorado and the 172nd most populous city in the United States. The United States Census Bureau estimates that in 2008-07-01 the population of the City of Lakewood was 140,989. Lakewood is west of Denver and is part of the Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Before incorporation in 1969, Lakewood was an urban sprawl community with policing provided by the Jefferson County Sheriff, a volunteer fire service, and with few street lights and sidewalks. Many of the older residents appreciated the absence of municipal taxes. The City of Lakewood was incorporated in 1969. At the time of incorporation the city population was already over 90,000, making Lakewood one of the largest cities, at the time of original incorporation, in the history of the United States.

Lakewood also houses the prestigious Lakewood High School, ranked number one in the state by Newsweek, and the only International Baccalaureate school in Jefferson County. Lakewood is also home to Colorado Christian University.

Littleton

Littleton, Colorado

Littleton, Colorado

Littleton is a Home Rule Municipality contained in Arapahoe, Douglas, and Jefferson counties in the U.S. state of Colorado. Littleton is a suburb of the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Statistical Area. Littleton is the county seat of Arapahoe County and the 17th most populous city in the State of Colorado. The population was 40,342 at the 2000 census.

The City of Littleton’s history dates back to the 1859 “Pikes Peak” gold rush, which brought not only gold seekers, but merchants and farmers to the community. Richard Sullivan Little was an engineer from New Hampshire that made his way out west to work on irrigation systems. Little quickly fell in love with the area that is present day Littleton and brought his wife Angeline out from the East in 1862. The Littles, along with many neighbors built the Rough and Ready Flour Mill in 1867, which provided a solid economic base in the community. By 1890, the community had grown to 245 people and the residents voted to incorporate the Town of Littleton.

The Colorado Center for the Blind, a skills training program for blind teenagers and adults operated by the National Federation of the Blind, is located in Littleton. Denver Seminary is also in Littleton.

As of the census of 2000 there were 40,340 people; 17,313 households; and 10,387 families residing in the city.

Parker

Parker, Colorado

Parker, Colorado

The Town of Parker is a Home Rule Municipality in Douglas County, Colorado, United States. As a self-declared “Town” under the Home Rule Statutes, Parker is the most populous town in the county. In recent years, Parker has become a commuter town at the southeasternmost corner of the Denver Metropolitan Area. As of the U.S. Census 2000, the town population was 23,558. Its population as of 2008 is estimated at 43,767[4], over 145 times its population of 285 when Parker incorporated in 1981. Parker is now the 18th most populous municipality in the State of Colorado.

The town’s rapid growth in recent decades is often credited to Jim Nicholson, whose fourteen years spent developing the area earned him the town’s first “Cornerstone Award”.

Parker is served by Douglas County School District RE-1. The Douglas County School District has the highest level of students in Colorado. Additionally, the Douglas County School District is rated second in education in the entire U.S. The Pine Lane Elementary School had the largest student enrollment in Parker until Mammoth Heights Elementary opened in January 2007 and took the overload. The two principal high schools in the area, Ponderosa and Chaparral, have a cross-town rivalry and compete annually for The Pride of Parker trophy. Legend High School opened in 2008, as Douglas County’s ninth High School.

Wheat Ridge

Wheat Ridge, Colorado

Wheat Ridge, Colorado

The City of Wheat Ridge is a Home Rule Municipality located in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. Wheat Ridge is a western suburb of Denver. The Wheat Ridge Municipal Center is only 5 miles west-northwest of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver. The United States Census Bureau estimates that the city population was 31,242 on 2006-07-01.

The City of Wheat Ridge is a Home Rule Municipality located in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. Wheat Ridge is a western suburb of Denver. The Wheat Ridge Municipal Center is only 5 miles (8 km) west-northwest of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver. The United States Census Bureau estimates that the city population was 31,242 on 2006-07-01

As of the census[7]  of 2000, there were 32,913 people, 14,559 households, and 8,313 families residing in the city.

Wheat Ridge was founded as a community in 1859. It was a farming community that supported Denver and nearby mining communities, and became the largest producer of carnations worldwide until the mid-20th century. Wheat Ridge did not incorporate until August 1969, when it was faced with annexation by surrounding cities.

It currently has a Colorado State Historical Site. The Wheat Ridge Historical Society, in cooperation with the Colorado Historical Society and the City of Wheat Ridge, is in the process of restoring one of the first log cabins still on the same site. The building, which is known as the Baugh Cabin, is anticipated to have restoration completed before 2008.