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The U.S. has 210 census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, suc ...
s. The United States Census Bureau
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defines certain unincorporated communities as census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, suc ...
s (CDPs) for enumeration in each decennial census. The Census Bureau defined 187 CDPs in Colorado for the 2010 Census and 210 CDPs for the 2020 Census.
At the 2020 United States Census
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, 714,417 of the 5,773,714 Colorado residents (12.37%) lived in one of these 210 census-designated places. Another 4,299,942 residents (74.47%) lived in one of the 272 municipalities
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of the state, while the remaining 759,355 residents (13.15%) lived in the many rural and mountainous regions of the state.
Colorado CDPs range in population from the Highlands Ranch CDP with a 2020 population of 103,444 to the Fulford CDP which lost both of its residents before the 2020 Census. The Black Forest CDP is the most extensive CDP with of land area, while the Blue Sky CDP is the least extensive with of land area. The Orchard Mesa CDP was the most densely populated CDP with a 2020 population density of 41,840 residents per square mile (16,155/km2), while the Cathedral CDP was the lease densely populated of the populated CDPs with 0.70 resident per square mile (0.27/km2).
Five Colorado CDPs extend into more than one county: the Brook Forest CDP, the Coal Creek CDP, the Columbine CDP, the Strasburg CDP, and the Watkins CDP.
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Census-designated places
Census-designated places in multiple counties
The following table contains the 2020 population of each of the five census-designated places that currently extend into more than one Colorado county.Population history
ThePopulation 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. The United States Census Bureau defines certain Unincorporated area, unincorporated communities as census-designate ...
includes the population of the 210 census-designated places in Colorado since 2000 United States Census
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See also
* List of populated places in Colorado **List of census-designated places in Colorado ***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. The United States Census Bureau defines certain Unincorporated area, unincorporated communities as census-designate ...
**List of counties in Colorado
The U.S. State of Colorado is divided into 64 counties. Two of these counties, the City and County of Broomfield and the City and County of Denver, have consolidated city and county governments. Denver serves as the state capital. Counties a ...
***List of county seats in Colorado
This is a list of county seats in the U.S. State of Colorado and its predecessors: the Territory of Colorado and the extralegal Territory of Jefferson.
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Territory of Jefferson
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***Population history of Colorado counties
This list ranks the 64 counties of the U.S. State of Colorado by population as of , as estimated by the United States Census Bureau. This list also details the county population changes since the 2000 United States Census.
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**List of forts in Colorado
This is a list of military and trading forts established in the U.S. State of Colorado.
History
The initial forts, built in the first half of the 19th century, were early communities of commerce between Native Americans, trappers, and trader ...
**List of ghost towns in Colorado
This is a list of some ghost towns in the U.S. State of Colorado. Colorado has over 1,500 ghost towns, although visible remains of only about 640 still exist. Due to incomplete records and legends that are now accepted as fact, no exhaustive l ...
**List of historic places in Colorado
There are more than 1,500 properties and historic districts in Colorado listed on the National Register of Historic Places. They are distributed over 63 of Colorado's 64 counties; only the City and County of Broomfield has none.
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**List of municipalities in Colorado
The U.S. State of Colorado has 272 active incorporated municipalities, comprising 197 towns, 73 cities, and two consolidated city and county governments. At the 2020 United States Census, 4,299,942 of the 5,773,714 Colorado residents (74.47%) ...
***Population history of Colorado municipalities
This is a population history of the 272 active incorporated municipalities of the US State of Colorado since the 2000 United States census as estimated by the United States Census Bureau.
With a 2021 population estimate of 711,463 residents, ...
**List of populated places in Colorado by county
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**List of post offices in Colorado
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**List of statistical areas in Colorado
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External links
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