
The
U.S. has 210
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), 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 counte ...
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 Place (United States Census Bureau), 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 counte ...
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.
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At the 2020 United States Census, 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 Highlands Ranch with a 2020 population of 103,444, to Fulford which lost both of its year-round residents before the 2020 Census. Black Forest
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is the most extensive CDP with of land area, while Blue Sky is the least extensive with of land area. Orchard Mesa was the most densely populated with a 2020 population density of 41,840 residents per square mile (16,155/km2), while Cathedral
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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: Brook Forest, Coal Creek, Columbine, Strasburg, and Watkins.
The Town of Keystone in the Keystone, CO CDP incorporated on February 8, 2024.
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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.
See also
* Bibliography of Colorado
* Geography of Colorado
* History of Colorado
* Index of Colorado-related articles
* List of Colorado-related lists
** List of counties in Colorado
** List of populated places in Colorado
** List of populated places in Colorado by county
* Outline of Colorado
Notes
References
External links
United States Department of Commerce
United States Census Bureau
State of Colorado
History Colorado
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Lists of populated places in Colorado
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