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Most sparsely populated, Colorado cities · 2000

Colorado cities with the fewest residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 111 cities in Colorado that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Timnath, COCO11,60031+0%

02Severance, COCO11,84166+0%

03Meridian, COCO5,63472+0%

04Todd Creek, COCO5,379131+0%

05Black Forest, COCO15,738132+0%

06Mead, COCO7,042134+0%

07Firestone, COCO20,129137+0%

08Frederick, COCO18,241162+0%

09Milliken, COCO9,183221+0%

10Johnstown, COCO22,433248+0%

11Monument, COCO13,813283+0%

12Erie, COCO40,904303+0%

13Edwards, COCO10,785310+0%

14Battlement Mesa, COCO5,755313+0%

15Dacono, COCO6,844325+0%

16Pueblo West, COCO35,681341+0%

17Berthoud, COCO14,080372+0%

18Fort Carson, COCO18,019378+0%

19Windsor, COCO43,840380+0%

20Breckenridge, COCO5,015398+0%

21Gypsum, COCO9,212413+0%

22Roxborough Park, COCO9,085482+0%

23Delta, COCO9,802482+0%

24Lone Tree, COCO15,278497+0%

25Eagle, COCO7,280519+0%

26Fort Lupton, COCO10,402524+0%

27Lochbuie, COCO8,776556+0%

28Commerce City, COCO72,345575+0%

29Castle Rock, COCO83,815582+0%

30Castle Pines, COCO15,583621+0%

31Redlands, COCO8,868624+0%

32Montrose, COCO21,583653+0%

33Avon, COCO6,184668+0%

34Fountain, COCO29,450680+0%

35Wellington, COCO12,169696+0%

36The Pinery, COCO11,871699+0%

37Air Force Academy, COCO6,727753+0%

38Silverthorne, COCO5,418787+0%

39Evergreen, COCO8,602800+0%

40Estes Park, COCO5,780809+0%

41Fruita, COCO14,003809+0%

42Eaton, COCO5,848851+0%

43Evans, COCO22,500906+0%

44Durango, COCO19,733944+0%

45Cherry Hills, COCO6,389960+0%

46Trinidad, COCO8,091967+0%

47Rifle, COCO10,844968+0%

48Brighton, COCO45,395975+0%

49Woodland Park, COCO8,014985+0%

50Steamboat Springs, COCO13,557992+0%

51Alamosa, COCO9,849999+0%

52Grand Junction, COCO71,8271,034+0%

53Parker, COCO65,9851,049+0%

54Gunnison, COCO6,8361,115+0%

55Broomfield, COCO79,1741,161+0%

56Woodmoor, COCO8,9341,179+0%

57Cañon City, COCO17,0301,243+0%

58Cortez, COCO9,1261,280+0%

59Glenwood Springs, COCO10,3951,326+0%

60Greenwood, COCO15,3231,335+0%

61Loveland, COCO81,3871,429+0%

62Sterling, COCO13,0541,491+0%

63Gunbarrel, COCO10,0511,511+0%

64Aspen, COCO6,4891,531+0%

65Greeley, COCO115,0731,556+0%

66Aurora, COCO410,0531,696+0%

67Lamar, COCO7,5881,701+0%

68Applewood, COCO8,3501,752+0%

69Orchard Mesa, COCO6,9451,761+0%

70Golden, COCO20,3901,781+0%

71Colorado Springs, COCO494,7431,788+0%

72Brush, COCO5,3371,807+0%

73Pueblo, COCO110,4041,808+0%

74Craig, COCO8,8741,811+0%

75Gleneagle, COCO6,4401,823+0%

76Salida, COCO5,9851,971+0%

77Fort Morgan, COCO11,8412,067+0%

78Fort Collins, COCO171,5002,073+0%

79Thornton, COCO147,7662,257+0%

80Superior, COCO13,6372,291+0%

81Security-Widefield, COCO37,3452,323+0%

82La Junta, COCO6,8642,368+0%

83Louisville, COCO20,5812,376+0%

84Fruitvale, COCO8,0192,426+0%

85Longmont, COCO100,1092,448+0%

86Carbondale, COCO6,7622,503+0%

87Lafayette, COCO30,1162,513+0%

88Stratmoor, COCO5,4122,513+0%

89Sheridan, COCO5,9722,517+0%

90West Pleasant View, COCO5,0512,548+0%

91Cimarron Hills, COCO19,8172,579+0%

92Arvada, COCO122,9012,621+0%

93Clifton, COCO19,5182,898+0%

94Highlands Ranch, COCO102,2572,923+0%

95Berkley, COCO10,7892,987+0%

96Ken Caryl, COCO33,2333,141+0%

97Westminster, COCO116,1823,192+0%

98Littleton, COCO46,2463,197+0%

99Lakewood, COCO156,9273,316+0%

100Stonegate, COCO8,9063,432+0%

101Welby, COCO16,1973,502+0%

102Boulder, COCO105,6893,520+0%

103Wheat Ridge, COCO32,0813,522+0%

104Denver, COCO740,6133,623+0%

105Columbine, COCO25,4783,632+0%

106Derby, COCO8,4533,670+0%

107Twin Lakes CDP (Adams County), COCO8,0303,837+0%

108Northglenn, COCO38,8934,290+0%

109Englewood, COCO35,3054,836+0%

110Federal Heights, COCO14,0756,797+0%

111Sherrelwood, COCO18,6927,198+0%

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