Colorado is the 20th-most populous state and 8th-most extensive state, spanning of land. Colorado is divided into 64 counties and has 272 active municipalities, comprising 197 towns, 73 cities, and two consolidated city and county governments.
This list ranks the 272 active incorporated municipalities of the U.S. State of Colorado by population as of , as estimated by the United States Census Bureau. This list also details municipal population changes since the 2000 census and includes a gallery of the 20 most populous Colorado municipalities. With a 2025 population estimate of 740,613 residents, the City and County of Denver remains the most populous municipality in Colorado as it has since its original incorporation on December 3, 1859. The Town of Carbonate remains with no year-round residents as it has since the 1890 census. Colorado now has 13 cities with more than 100,000 residents, and 17 towns with fewer than 100 residents. __TOC__
Municipalities
Select the OpenStreetMap link at the right to view the location of these 272 municipalities. For municipal maps, see the Colorado municipal boundaries map. County seat State capital
+The 272 active municipalities of the U.S. State of Colorado ranked by populationMunicipality Population2025 rank2025 estimateChange2020 CensusChange2010 CensusChange2000 CensusDenver 1Colorado Springs2Aurora3Fort Collins4Lakewood5Thornton6Arvada7Westminster8Greeley9Pueblo10Centennial11Boulder12Longmont13Castle Rock14Loveland15Broomfield16Commerce City17Grand Junction18Parker19Littleton20Brighton21Windsor22Erie23Northglenn24Englewood25Wheat Ridge26Lafayette27Fountain28Evans29Johnstown30Montrose31Louisville32Golden33Firestone34Durango35Frederick36Cañon City37Castle Pines38Greenwood Village39Lone Tree40Berthoud41Federal Heights42Fruita43Monument44Superior45Steamboat Springs46Sterling47Wellington48Fort Morgan49Severance50Timnath51Rifle52Fort Lupton53Glenwood Springs54Alamosa55Delta56Gypsum57Milliken58Cortez59Craig60Lochbuie61Trinidad62Woodland Park63Lamar64Eagle65Mead66La Junta67Dacono68Gunnison69Carbondale70Aspen71Cherry Hills Village72Avon73Salida74Sheridan75Eaton76Estes Park77Silverthorne78Brush79Breckenridge80New Castle81Edgewater82Manitou Springs83Glendale84Vail85Bennett86Basalt87Monte Vista88Florence89Rocky Ford90Silt91Yuma92Orchard City93Buena Vista94Burlington95Walsenburg96Bayfield97Snowmass Village98Elizabeth99Platteville100Frisco101Leadville102Ault103Palisade104Palmer Lake105Telluride106Cedaredge107Meeker108Granby109Wray110Las Animas111LaSalle112Rangely113Holyoke114Hayden115Lyons116Keenesburg117Limon118Olathe119Center120Wiggins121Idaho Springs122Pagosa Springs123Deer Trail124Akron125Crested Butte126Columbine Valley127Hudson128Fraser129Kersey130Paonia131Nederland132Kremmling133Del Norte134Poncha Springs135Parachute136Ridgway137Springfield138Keystone139Mancos140Mountain Village141Georgetown142Julesburg143Winter Park144Fowler145Cripple Creek146Pierce147Ordway148Dillon149Gilcrest150Minturn151Mount Crested Butte152Manassa153Haxtun154Hotchkiss155Log Lane Village156Dolores157Ouray158Sanford159Ignacio160Blue River161La Veta162Holly163Oak Creek164Bow Mar165Central City166Williamsburg167Hugo168Foxfield169Fairplay170Kiowa171Calhan172Cheyenne Wells173Silverton174Silver Cliff175La Jara176Dove Creek177Hot Sulphur Springs178Stratton179Eads180Antonito181Green Mountain Falls182San Luis183Simla184Flagler185Swink186Nucla187Nunn188Rockvale189Walden190Saguache191Mountain View192Norwood193Walsh194South Fork195Otis196Westcliffe197Naturita198De Beque199Granada200Aguilar201Wiley202Fleming203Lake City204Crawford205Grand Lake206Yampa207Morrison208Coal Creek209Victor210Collbran211Rico212Blanca213Manzanola214Empire215Alma216Hillrose217Romeo218Boone219Olney Springs220Merino221Creede222Ovid223Garden City224Kit Carson225Iliff226Jamestown227Dinosaur228Red Cliff229Sugar City230Brookside231Eckley232Cheraw233Larkspur234Arriba235Peetz236Rye237Bethune238Ophir239Silver Plume240Seibert241Crestone242Sedgwick243Genoa244Crowley245Grover246Marble247Crook248Ward249Cokedale250Black Hawk251Raymer252Pritchett253Ramah254Moffat255Vilas256Campo257Vona258Hooper259Pitkin260Montezuma261Haswell262Starkville263Kim264Branson265Sheridan Lake266HartmanPaoli267Sawpit268Two Buttes269Bonanza270Lakeside271Carbonate272Colorado municipalities
Municipal government The List of municipalities in Colorado contains information about the government of each of these municipalities and the counties in which they lie. That list also contains 2020 census information about the land area and population density of these municipalities. In addition, that list contains the municipal websites and the geographic coordinates of these municipalities.
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See also
Bibliography of Colorado Geography of Colorado History of Colorado Index of Colorado-related articles List of Colorado-related lists Outline of Colorado
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References
External links
United States Department of Commerce United States Census Bureau State of Colorado Colorado Department of Local Affairs Division of Local Government Colorado Municipal League History Colorado