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Most sparsely populated, Colorado cities · 2020

Colorado cities with the fewest residents per square mile (2020). This list covers the 117 cities in Colorado that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 117 is 1,868.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Black Forest, COCO15,738150+14%

02Mead, COCO7,042318+137%

03Edwards, COCO10,785422+36%

04Battlement Mesa, COCO5,755487+56%

05Todd Creek, COCO5,379508+287%

06Fort Lupton, COCO10,402614+17%

07Fort Carson, COCO18,019633+67%

08Milliken, COCO9,183642+190%

09Air Force Academy, COCO6,727662−12%

10Pueblo West, COCO35,681667+96%

11Dacono, COCO6,844679+109%

12Delta, COCO9,802681+41%

13Redlands, COCO8,868703+13%

14Avon, COCO6,184730+9%

15Berthoud, COCO14,080795+114%

16Evergreen, COCO8,602808+1%

17Breckenridge, COCO5,015840+111%

18Severance, COCO11,841843+1187%

19Estes Park, COCO5,780882+9%

20Trinidad, COCO8,091887−8%

21Timnath, COCO11,600888+2809%

22Gypsum, COCO9,212910+120%

23Frederick, COCO18,241954+488%

24Roxborough Park, COCO9,0851,020+112%

25Cherry Hills, COCO6,3891,038+8%

26Montrose, COCO21,5831,074+64%

27Silverthorne, COCO5,4181,084+38%

28The Pinery, COCO11,8711,090+56%

29Johnstown, COCO22,4331,121+352%

30Castle Pines, COCO15,5831,150+85%

31Firestone, COCO20,1291,179+759%

32Woodland Park, COCO8,0141,198+22%

33Alamosa, COCO9,8491,231+23%

34Windsor, COCO43,8401,255+231%

35Eagle, COCO7,2801,285+148%

36Durango, COCO19,7331,293+37%

37Fountain, COCO29,4501,334+96%

38Steamboat Springs, COCO13,5571,337+35%

39Gunnison, COCO6,8361,353+21%

40Cañon City, COCO17,0301,381+11%

41Cortez, COCO9,1261,407+10%

42Erie, COCO40,9041,448+377%

43Lone Tree, COCO15,2781,453+192%

44Lamar, COCO7,5881,474−13%

45Rifle, COCO10,8441,490+54%

46Monument, COCO13,8131,492+428%

47Gunbarrel, COCO10,0511,530+1%

48Fairmount, COCO9,9021,533–

49Woodmoor, COCO8,9341,567+33%

50Grand Junction, COCO71,8271,614+56%

51Fruita, COCO14,0031,672+107%

52Glenwood Springs, COCO10,3951,707+29%

53Commerce City, COCO72,3451,709+197%

54Craig, COCO8,8741,786−1%

55Sterling, COCO13,0541,803+21%

56Aspen, COCO6,4891,813+18%

57Orchard Mesa, COCO6,9451,824+4%

58Eaton, COCO5,8481,836+116%

59Meridian, COCO5,6341,868+2501%

60Brighton, COCO45,3951,870+92%

61Brush, COCO5,3371,886+4%

62Greenwood, COCO15,3231,899+42%

63Applewood, COCO8,3501,927+10%

64Pueblo, COCO110,4041,980+10%

65Salida, COCO5,9852,029+3%

66Castle Rock, COCO83,8152,106+262%

67Evans, COCO22,5002,111+133%

68Golden, COCO20,3902,117+19%

69Loveland, COCO81,3872,156+51%

70Fort Morgan, COCO11,8412,173+5%

71Lochbuie, COCO8,7762,195+295%

72Greeley, COCO115,0732,201+41%

73Broomfield, COCO79,1742,248+94%

74La Junta, COCO6,8642,291−3%

75Aurora, COCO410,0532,370+40%

76Colorado Springs, COCO494,7432,373+33%

77Stratmoor, COCO5,4122,463−2%

78Parker, COCO65,9852,607+148%

79Louisville, COCO20,5812,663+12%

80Sheridan, COCO5,9722,744+9%

81West Pleasant View, COCO5,0512,804+10%

82Gleneagle, COCO6,4402,855+57%

83Wellington, COCO12,1692,878+313%

84Fruitvale, COCO8,0192,893+19%

85Fort Collins, COCO171,5002,967+43%

86Security-Widefield, COCO37,3453,007+29%

87Carbondale, COCO6,7623,099+24%

88Arvada, COCO122,9013,192+22%

89Cimarron Hills, COCO19,8173,278+27%

90Lafayette, COCO30,1163,294+31%

91Superior, COCO13,6373,329+45%

92Longmont, COCO100,1093,405+39%

93Clifton, COCO19,5183,411+18%

94Ken Caryl, COCO33,2333,439+9%

95Wheat Ridge, COCO32,0813,467−2%

96Berkley, COCO10,7893,485+17%

97Lakewood, COCO156,9273,589+8%

98Centennial, COCO108,6583,595–

99Dakota Ridge, COCO33,7533,609–

100Littleton, COCO46,2463,618+13%

101Westminster, COCO116,1823,679+15%

102Columbine, COCO25,4783,803+5%

103Thornton, COCO147,7663,886+72%

104Boulder, COCO105,6894,025+14%

105Welby, COCO16,1974,199+20%

106Highlands Ranch, COCO102,2574,263+46%

107Denver, COCO740,6134,674+29%

108Derby, COCO8,4534,804+31%

109Stonegate, COCO8,9064,955+44%

110Twin Lakes CDP (Adams County), COCO8,0305,010+31%

111Englewood, COCO35,3055,130+6%

112Northglenn, COCO38,8935,181+21%

113Cherry Creek, COCO10,7216,879–

114Shaw Heights, COCO5,5657,670–

115Sherrelwood, COCO18,6927,839+9%

116Federal Heights, COCO14,0758,103+19%

117Four Square Mile, COCO23,0248,465–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS