YOUR GUIDE TO DENVER

Communities

Major cities and towns across the Denver area, with population and location facts from the 2020 census and public records.

The cities and towns around Denver. Choose a community on the map or below for its Census facts, schools, ZIP codes, city offices and a full write-up.

Denver

Denver County · 718,877 residents · median home $616,000

Colorado's capital and most populous city, a consolidated city and county with 715,522 residents at the 2020 census, set where the High Plains meet the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains.

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Aurora

Arapahoe County, Adams County · 394,432 residents · median home $469,100

The third most populous city in Colorado, with 386,261 residents at the 2020 census, spread across Arapahoe, Adams and Douglas counties.

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Lakewood

Jefferson County · 156,583 residents · median home $574,400

The most populous municipality in Jefferson County and the fifth most populous city in Colorado, with 155,984 residents at the 2020 census.

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Arvada

Jefferson County · 122,634 residents · median home $632,600

Colorado's seventh most populous city (124,402 residents at the 2020 census), in Jefferson and Adams counties. The Olde Town Arvada historic district is about 7 miles northwest of the State Capitol.

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Westminster

Jefferson County, Adams County · 115,484 residents · median home $532,400

The eighth most populous city in Colorado, with 116,317 residents at the 2020 census, in Adams and Jefferson counties about 9 miles north-northwest of the State Capitol.

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Centennial

Arapahoe County · 108,201 residents · median home $658,100

A principal city of the Denver metropolitan area in Arapahoe County, with 108,418 residents at the 2020 census.

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Littleton

Arapahoe County · 44,710 residents · median home $630,600

The county seat of Arapahoe County, with 45,652 residents at the 2020 census.

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Golden

Jefferson County · 20,417 residents · median home $837,700

The Jefferson County seat, lying along Clear Creek at the base of the Front Range. Founded during the Pike's Peak gold rush in 1859, it was the capital of the Territory of Colorado from 1862 to 1867.

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Broomfield

Broomfield County · 76,304 residents · median home $664,500

A consolidated city and county with its own government, home to 74,112 residents at the 2020 census.

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Boulder

Boulder County · 106,433 residents · median home $1,039,500

The county seat and most populous municipality in Boulder County, with 108,250 residents at the 2020 census, and the primary city of the Boulder metropolitan area (330,758 residents in 2020).

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Parker

Douglas County · 61,783 residents · median home $646,300

A Douglas County town of 58,512 residents at the 2020 census that has become a commuter town at the southeastern corner of the metro area.

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Castle Rock

Douglas County · 79,123 residents · median home $652,900

The county seat and most populous municipality in Douglas County, and the most populous town in Colorado, with 73,158 residents at the 2020 census.

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