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Most sparsely populated, Colorado cities · 1990

Colorado cities with the fewest residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 99 cities in Colorado that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Severance, COCO11,84112−82%

02Timnath, COCO11,60024−23%

03Mead, COCO7,04232−76%

04Erie, COCO40,90461−80%

05Superior, COCO13,63764−97%

06Frederick, COCO18,24165−60%

07Black Forest, COCO15,73881−39%

08Pueblo West, COCO35,68188−74%

09Firestone, COCO20,12998−29%

10Johnstown, COCO22,433102−59%

11Milliken, COCO9,183120−46%

12Battlement Mesa, COCO5,755130−58%

13Monument, COCO13,813146−48%

14Windsor, COCO43,840194−49%

15Gypsum, COCO9,212198−52%

16Breckenridge, COCO5,015213−47%

17Avon, COCO6,184216−68%

18Berthoud, COCO14,080230−38%

19Dacono, COCO6,844240−26%

20Parker, COCO65,985243−77%

21Castle Rock, COCO83,815251−57%

22Eagle, COCO7,280270−48%

23Delta, COCO9,802285−41%

24Lochbuie, COCO8,776317−43%

25Wellington, COCO12,169354−49%

26Fort Lupton, COCO10,402398−24%

27Fort Carson, COCO18,019404+7%

28Highlands Ranch, COCO102,257420−86%

29Silverthorne, COCO5,418433−45%

30Fountain, COCO29,450447−34%

31Commerce City, COCO72,345451−22%

32Montrose, COCO21,583469−28%

33The Pinery, COCO11,871471−33%

34Estes Park, COCO5,780473−42%

35Fruita, COCO14,003505−38%

36Evans, COCO22,500560−38%

37Eaton, COCO5,848620−27%

38Woodmoor, COCO8,934634−46%

39Evergreen, COCO8,602658−18%

40Rifle, COCO10,844662−32%

41Brighton, COCO45,395662−32%

42Steamboat Springs, COCO13,557677−32%

43Woodland Park, COCO8,014697−29%

44Grand Junction, COCO71,827715−31%

45Redlands, COCO8,868726+16%

46Broomfield, COCO79,174747−36%

47Gleneagle, COCO6,440764−58%

48Durango, COCO19,733843−11%

49Cherry Hills, COCO6,389845−12%

50Air Force Academy, COCO6,727907+20%

51Trinidad, COCO8,091914−5%

52Greenwood, COCO15,323918−31%

53Alamosa, COCO9,849949−5%

54Gunnison, COCO6,836956−14%

55Cañon City, COCO17,0301,031−17%

56Loveland, COCO81,3871,055−26%

57Glenwood Springs, COCO10,3951,124−15%

58Cortez, COCO9,1261,169−9%

59Greeley, COCO115,0731,225−21%

60Aspen, COCO6,4891,307−15%

61Sterling, COCO13,0541,361−9%

62Aurora, COCO410,0531,363−20%

63Golden, COCO20,3901,364−23%

64Colorado Springs, COCO494,7431,393−22%

65Brush, COCO5,3371,470−19%

66Gunbarrel, COCO10,0511,504−0%

67Thornton, COCO147,7661,508−33%

68Fort Collins, COCO171,5001,533−26%

69Louisville, COCO20,5811,551−35%

70Lafayette, COCO30,1161,576−37%

71Craig, COCO8,8741,595−12%

72Lamar, COCO7,5881,600−6%

73Orchard Mesa, COCO6,9451,630−7%

74Salida, COCO5,9851,696−14%

75Fort Morgan, COCO11,8411,699−18%

76Pueblo, COCO110,4041,746−3%

77Longmont, COCO100,1091,774−28%

78Fruitvale, COCO8,0191,827−25%

79Cimarron Hills, COCO19,8171,894−27%

80Clifton, COCO19,5182,117−27%

81Stratmoor, COCO5,4122,212−12%

82Sheridan, COCO5,9722,236−11%

83Arvada, COCO122,9012,286−13%

84Westminster, COCO116,1822,360−26%

85La Junta, COCO6,8642,390+1%

86Ken Caryl, COCO33,2332,481−21%

87Littleton, COCO46,2462,667−17%

88Applewood, COCO8,3502,723+55%

89Welby, COCO16,1972,759−21%

90Lakewood, COCO156,9272,910−12%

91Denver, COCO740,6133,055−16%

92Boulder, COCO105,6893,098−12%

93Wheat Ridge, COCO32,0813,148−11%

94Derby, COCO8,4533,453−6%

95Columbine, COCO25,4783,612−1%

96Northglenn, COCO38,8933,695−14%

97Englewood, COCO35,3054,479−7%

98Federal Heights, COCO14,0755,263−23%

99Sherrelwood, COCO18,6926,782−6%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES