The North Central Colorado Urban Area comprises the four contiguous metropolitan statistical areas in the north central region of the State of Colorado: the Denver–Aurora Metropolitan Statistical Area, the Boulder Metropolitan Statistical Area, the Fort Collins-Loveland Metropolitan Statistical Area, and the Greeley Metropolitan Statistical Area. With the exception of southeastern Elbert County, southeastern Park County, and tiny portions of southern Douglas County, the entire North Central Colorado Urban Area is drained by the South Platte River and its tributaries. The North Central Colorado Urban Area is the central, and the most populous, of the three primary subregions of the Front Range Urban Corridor.
The North Central Colorado Urban Area had a population of 3,390,504 at the 2010 United States census, a 17.67% increase from the 2000 United States census. In 2010, 67.42% of Coloradans lived in the North Central Colorado Urban Area.
Extent + The North Central Colorado Urban AreaCore-based statistical area2010 CensusCounty2010 Census2000 CensusPop ChangeDenver–Aurora–Broomfield, CO MSA2,543,482City and County of Denver, Colorado Arapahoe County, Colorado Jefferson County, Colorado Adams County, Colorado Douglas County, Colorado City and County of Broomfield, Colorado Elbert County, Colorado Park County, Colorado Clear Creek County, Colorado Gilpin County, Colorado Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA299,630Larimer County, Colorado Boulder, CO MSA294,567Boulder County, Colorado Greeley, CO MSA252,825Weld County, Colorado Total
Constituent jurisdictions The North Central Colorado Urban Area comprises:
See also
Colorado Outline of Colorado Index of Colorado-related articles Bibliography of Colorado Colorado statistical areas Front Range Urban Corridor North Central Colorado Urban Area South Central Colorado Urban Area Geography of Colorado History of Colorado List of counties in Colorado List of places in Colorado List of census-designated places in Colorado List of forts in Colorado List of ghost towns in Colorado List of mountain passes in Colorado List of mountain peaks of Colorado List of municipalities in Colorado List of adjectivals and demonyms for Colorado cities List of city nicknames in Colorado List of post offices in Colorado Protected areas of Colorado
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Colorado state government website Colorado tourism website History Colorado website