The South Central Colorado Urban Area comprises the Colorado Springs Metropolitan Statistical Area, the Pueblo Metropolitan Statistical Area, and the Cañon City Micropolitan Statistical Area in the central and south central region of the State of Colorado. With the exception of northern Teller County and small portions of northern El Paso County, the entire South Central Colorado Urban Area is drained by the Arkansas River and its tributaries. The South Central Colorado Urban Area is the southernmost of the three primary subregions of the Front Range Urban Corridor.
The South Central Colorado Urban Area had a population of 851,500 at the 2010 United States census, and increase of 17.43% from the 2000 United States census. In 2010, 16.93% of Coloradans lived in the South Central Colorado Urban Area.
Extent +South Central Colorado Urban Area Core Based Statistical Area2010 CensusCounty2010 Census2000 CensusPop ChangeColorado Springs, CO MSA645,613El Paso County, Colorado Teller County, Colorado Pueblo, CO MSA159,063Pueblo County, Colorado Cañon City, CO μSA46,824Fremont County, Colorado Total
Municipalities + The 20 Municipalities of the South Central Colorado Urban Area Rank Municipality County CBSA 2010 Population1City of Colorado SpringsEl Paso CountyColorado Springs MSA416,4272City of PuebloPueblo CountyPueblo MSA106,5953City of FountainEl Paso CountyColorado Springs MSA25,8464City of Cañon CityFremont CountyCañon City μSA16,4005City of Woodland ParkTeller CountyColorado Springs MSA7,2006Town of MonumentEl Paso CountyColorado Springs MSA5,5307City of Manitou SpringsEl Paso CountyColorado Springs MSA4,9928City of FlorenceFremont CountyCañon City μSA3,8819Town of Palmer LakeEl Paso CountyColorado Springs MSA2,24010City of Cripple CreekTeller CountyColorado Springs MSA1,18911Town of CalhanEl Paso CountyColorado Springs MSA78012Town of Green Mountain FallsEl Paso CountyTeller CountyColorado Springs MSA77313Town of WilliamsburgFremont CountyCañon City μSA66214Town of RockvaleFremont CountyCañon City μSA48715City of VictorTeller CountyColorado Springs MSA39716Town of Coal CreekFremont CountyCañon City μSA34317Town of BoonePueblo CountyPueblo MSA33918Town of BrooksideFremont CountyCañon City μSA23319Town of RyePueblo CountyPueblo MSA15320Town of RamahEl Paso CountyColorado Springs MSA123
Constituent jurisdictions
The South Central Colorado Urban Area includes
Places over 100,000 inhabitants Colorado Springs Pueblo
Places with 10,000 to 100,000 inhabitants Cañon City Fountain
Places with 1,000 to 10,000 inhabitants Cripple Creek Florence Manitou Springs Monument Palmer Lake Woodland Park
Places with less than 1,000 inhabitants Brookside Boone Calhan Coal Creek Green Mountain Falls Ramah Rockvale Rye Williamsburg Victor
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unincorporated El Paso County unincorporated Fremont County unincorporated Pueblo County unincorporated Teller County, Colorado.
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
References
External links
Colorado state government website Colorado tourism website History Colorado website