Colorado Springs Metropolitan Statistical Area
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defined Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)
United States metropolitan area
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located in the Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Colorado Springs is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and most populous city of El Paso County, Colorado, United States. Colorado Springs is located in South-Central Colorado, in the southern portion of the state. It is situated on Fountain Creek and is located south of the Colorado...
region of the State of Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
. The Census Bureau estimates that the population was 647,758 in 2010, a 20.48% increase since 2000. The Colorado Springs MSA is the 82nd most populous
Table of United States Metropolitan Statistical Areas
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MSA in the United States
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. The Colorado Springs MSA encompasses El Paso County
El Paso County, Colorado
El Paso County is the most populous of the 64 counties of the state of Colorado of the United States, now more populous than Denver County. The United States Census Bureau concluded that the county population was 622,371 in 2010. In recent years, the population had come closer to that of Denver...
and Teller County
Teller County, Colorado
Teller County is the 22nd most populous of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The county population was 20,555 at U.S. Census 2000. The county seat is Cripple Creek, and the most populous city is Woodland Park...
, Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
. Approximately 88.60% percent of the MSA's population live in cities or CDP's.
| County | 2010 Population |
|---|---|
| El Paso County, Colorado El Paso County, Colorado El Paso County is the most populous of the 64 counties of the state of Colorado of the United States, now more populous than Denver County. The United States Census Bureau concluded that the county population was 622,371 in 2010. In recent years, the population had come closer to that of Denver... |
622,371 |
| Teller County, Colorado Teller County, Colorado Teller County is the 22nd most populous of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The county population was 20,555 at U.S. Census 2000. The county seat is Cripple Creek, and the most populous city is Woodland Park... |
25,387 |
| Total | 647,758 |
Metropolitan Area Cities and Towns
| Place | Name | 2010 Population | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | City of Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, Colorado Colorado Springs is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and most populous city of El Paso County, Colorado, United States. Colorado Springs is located in South-Central Colorado, in the southern portion of the state. It is situated on Fountain Creek and is located south of the Colorado... |
416,427 | |
| 2 | Security-Widefield Security-Widefield, Colorado Security-Widefield is a census-designated place in El Paso County, Colorado, United States. The population was 29,845 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Security-Widefield is located at .... |
32,882 | CDP |
| 3 | City of Fountain Fountain, Colorado The city of Fountain is a Home Rule Municipality located in El Paso County, Colorado, United States. Fountain is located just ten miles south of Colorado Springs and just east of Fort Carson. Fountain and the Colorado Springs suburbs Security and Widefield make up the "Fountain Valley" community.... |
25,846 | |
| 4 | Cimarron Hills Cimarron Hills, Colorado Cimarron Hills is a census-designated place in El Paso County, Colorado, United States. The population was 16,161 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Cimarron Hills is located at .... |
16,161 | CDP |
| 5 | Fort Carson Fort Carson, Colorado Fort Carson is a United States Army installation located near Colorado Springs, primarily in El Paso County, Colorado. It is north of Pueblo, Colorado in Pueblo County. The 137,000 acre installation extends south into Pueblo and Fremont counties... |
13,813 | CDP |
| 6 | Black Forest Black Forest, Colorado Black Forest is a census-designated place near Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. The population was 13,116 at the 2010 census. Black Forest is named such for the high density of Ponderosa Pines located in a generally small area... |
13,116 | CDP |
| 7 | Woodmoor Woodmoor, Colorado Woodmoor is a census-designated place in El Paso County, Colorado, United States in the statutory town of Monument. The population was 7,177 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Woodmoor is located at .... |
8,741 | CDP |
| 8 | City of Woodland Park Woodland Park, Colorado The City of Woodland Park is a Home Rule Municipality that is the most populous city in Teller County, Colorado, United States and is immediately west of El Paso County and the unincorporated community of Crystola. Many residents in this bedroom community, which is surrounded by the one-million... |
7,200 | |
| 9 | Stratmoor Stratmoor, Colorado Stratmoor is a census-designated place in El Paso County, Colorado, United States. The population was 6,650 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Stratmoor is located at .... |
6,900 | CDP |
| 10 | Air Force Academy Air Force Academy, Colorado Air Force Academy is a census-designated place in El Paso County, Colorado, United States. The CDP includes a large portion of the grounds of the United States Air Force Academy, including the cadet housing facilities. The population was 6,680 at the 2010 census... |
6,680 | CDP |
| 11 | Gleneagle Gleneagle, Colorado Gleneagle is a census-designated place located within El Paso County, Colorado, United States. The population was 6,611 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Gleneagle is located at .... |
6,611 | CDP |
| 12 | Town of Monument Monument, Colorado Monument is a growing town situated on the Rampart Range in El Paso County, Colorado, United States. Monument is bordered by Pike National Forest on the west, Colorado Springs and the United States Air Force Academy to the south, foothills and rock outcroppings to the north and rolling plains to... |
5,530 | |
| 13 | City of Manitou Springs Manitou Springs, Colorado The city of Manitou Springs is a Home Rule Municipality located in El Paso County, Colorado, United States. The population was 4,980 at the 2000 census.Students are served by Manitou Springs School District 14 and Manitou Springs High School.... |
4,992 | |
| 14 | Town of Palmer Lake Palmer Lake, Colorado Palmer Lake is a Statutory Town in El Paso County, Colorado, United States. The population was 2,179 at the 2000 census. Palmer Lake was founded by General William Jackson Palmer in 1871. The town was soon incorporated in 1889.... |
2,240 | |
| 15 | Cascade-Chipita Park Cascade-Chipita Park, Colorado Cascade-Chipita Park is a census-designated place in El Paso County, Colorado, United States. The population was 1,655 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Cascade-Chipita Park is located at .... |
1,655 | CDP |
| 16 | City of Cripple Creek Cripple Creek, Colorado The City of Cripple Creek is a Statutory City that is the county seat of Teller County, Colorado, United States. Cripple Creek is a former gold mining camp located southwest of Colorado Springs near the base of Pikes Peak. The Cripple Creek Historic District, which received National Historic... |
1,189 | |
| 17 | Ellicott Ellicott, Colorado Ellicott is a census-designated place located in El Paso County, Colorado. The population as of the 2010 Census was 1,131.The U.S. Post Office at Calhan now serves the Ellicott postal address.... |
1,131 | CDP |
| 18 | Town of Calhan Calhan, Colorado The town of Calhan is a Statutory Town in El Paso County, Colorado, United States. Calhan straddles U.S. Route 24. The population was 896 at the 2000 census... |
780 | |
| 19 | Town of Green Mountain Falls Green Mountain Falls, Colorado Green Mountain Falls is a Statutory Town in El Paso and Teller counties in the U.S. state of Colorado. The population was 773 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Green Mountain Falls is located at .... |
773 | |
| 20 | City of Victor Victor, Colorado Victor is a Statutory City in Teller County, Colorado, United States. The population was 445 at the 2000 census.Victor is in the heart of Colorado's gold country, home to two of the major gold mines in the Cripple Creek mining district... |
397 | |
| 21 | Peyton Peyton, Colorado Peyton is a census-designated place and a U.S. Post Office in El Paso County, Colorado, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 250. The nearby unincorporated area of Falcon also uses zip code 80831... |
250 | CDP |
| 22 | Midland Midland, Colorado Midland is a census-designated place in Teller County, Colorado, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 156.-Reference:... |
156 | CDP |
| 23 | Divide Divide, Colorado Divide is a census-designated place and a U.S. Post Office in Teller County, Colorado, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 127.... |
127 | CDP |
| 24 | Town of Ramah Ramah, Colorado The town of Ramah is a Statutory Town in El Paso County, Colorado, United States. The population was 220, as estimated in 2007.-Geography:Ramah is located at .... |
123 | |
| 25 | Florissant Florissant, Colorado Florissant is a census-designated place and a U.S. Post Office in Teller County, Colorado, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 104.Florissant, Colorado, was named after Florissant, Missouri, the hometown of the founding family... |
104 | CDP |
| 26 | Rock Creek Park Rock Creek Park, Colorado Rock Creek Park is a census-designated place in El Paso County, Colorado, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 58.-References:... |
58 | CDP |
| 27 | Goldfield Goldfield, Colorado Goldfield is a census-designated place in Teller County, Colorado, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 49.-Reference:... |
49 | CDP |
| TOTAL | 573,931 |
Unincorporated communities
- Alta VistaAlta Vista, ColoradoAlta Vista is a populated place located in El Paso County, Colorado, United States.-Geography:Alta Vista is located about east of the town of Calhan....
- AltmanAltman, ColoradoAltman is a ghost town in Teller County, Colorado, United States. Much of the town was destroyed by fire on May 24, 1903....
- CascadeCascade, ColoradoCascade is an unincorporated town and U.S. Post Office in El Paso County, Colorado, United States. The ZIP Code of the Cascade Post Office is 80809.-History:...
- CrystolaCrystola, ColoradoCrystola is an unincorporated town in Teller County, Colorado, United States. ZIP code 80863 serves Crystola, but mail must be addressed to Woodland Park.-Geography:Crystola is located at ....
- FalconFalcon, ColoradoFalcon is an unincorporated exurb in El Paso County, Colorado, United States. It lies along US 24 about 14 miles northeast of Colorado Springs. A railroad hub in the early 20th century, the town spent several decades as a quiet ranching community until it experienced rapid residential growth...
- RushRush, ColoradoRush is an unincorporated town and a U.S. Post Office located in El Paso County, Colorado, United States. The Rush Post Office has the ZIP Code 80833.-Geography:...
- TrucktonTruckton, ColoradoTruckton is an unincorporated community in El Paso County, Colorado, south of Colorado State Highway 94....
- YoderYoder, ColoradoYoder is an unincorporated town and a U.S. Post Office located in El Paso County, Colorado, United States. The Yoder Post Office has the ZIP Code 80864....
See also
- El Paso County, ColoradoEl Paso County, ColoradoEl Paso County is the most populous of the 64 counties of the state of Colorado of the United States, now more populous than Denver County. The United States Census Bureau concluded that the county population was 622,371 in 2010. In recent years, the population had come closer to that of Denver...
- Teller County, ColoradoTeller County, ColoradoTeller County is the 22nd most populous of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The county population was 20,555 at U.S. Census 2000. The county seat is Cripple Creek, and the most populous city is Woodland Park...
- Colorado census statistical areas
- Colorado metropolitan areasColorado metropolitan areasThe metropolitan areas of the State of Colorado include the urban statistical areas defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget and regions of urban population defined by other organizations.-Census statistical areas:...
- Combined Statistical AreaCombined Statistical AreaThe United States Office of Management and Budget defines micropolitan and metropolitan statistical areas. Metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas consist of one or more counties...
- Core Based Statistical AreaCore based statistical areaA Core Based Statistical Area is a U.S. geographic area defined by the Office of Management and Budget based around an urban center of at least 10,000 people and adjacent areas that are socioeconomically tied to the urban center by commuting. Areas defined on the basis of these standards applied...
- Micropolitan Statistical Area
- Table of United States Combined Statistical AreasTable of United States Combined Statistical Areasthumb|An enlargeable map of the 125 [[Combined Statistical Area]]s of the [[United States]]The United States Office of Management and Budget has defined 125 Combined Statistical Areas for the United States of America...
- Table of United States Metropolitan Statistical AreasTable of United States Metropolitan Statistical Areasthumb|An enlargeable map of the 942 [[Core Based Statistical Area]]s of the [[United States]]. The 367 [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]]s are shown in red....
- Table of United States Micropolitan Statistical AreasTable of United States Micropolitan Statistical Areasthumb|An enlargeable map of the 942 [[Core Based Statistical Area]]s of the [[United States]]. The 576 [[Micropolitan Statistical Area]]s are shown in blue....
- Table of United States primary census statistical areas
- Larger urban regions that contain the Colorado Springs Metropolitan Statistical Area:
- Front Range Urban CorridorFront Range Urban CorridorThe Front Range Urban Corridor is an oblong region of urban population located along the eastern face of the Southern Rocky Mountains in the U.S. states of Colorado and Wyoming. The corridor derives its name from the Front Range, the mountain range that defines the west central boundary of the...
- South Central Colorado Urban AreaSouth Central Colorado Urban Areathumb|240px|An enlargeable map of the four-county South Central Colorado Urban AreaThe South Central Colorado Urban Area comprises the Colorado Springs Metropolitan Statistical Area, the Pueblo Metropolitan Statistical Area, and the Cañon City Micropolitan Statistical Area in the central and south...
- Front Range Urban Corridor
- Census statistical areas adjacent to Colorado Springs Metropolitan Statistical Area:
- Cañon City Micropolitan Statistical AreaCañon City Micropolitan Statistical AreaThe Cañon City Micropolitan Statistical Area is a United States Census Bureau defined Micropolitan Statistical Area located in the Cañon City area of the State of Colorado. The Cañon City Micropolitan Statistical Area is defined as Fremont County, Colorado. The Micropolitan Statistical Area had a...
- Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Statistical Area
- North Central Colorado Urban AreaNorth Central Colorado Urban Areathumb|240px|An enlargeable map of the 13-county North Central Colorado Urban AreaThe North Central Colorado Urban Area comprises the four contiguous metropolitan statistical areas in the north central region of the State of Colorado: the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Statistical Area, the Boulder...
- Pueblo Metropolitan Statistical Area
- Cañon City Micropolitan Statistical Area