Colorado Springs metropolitan area

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Metropolitan area in Colorado, United States

Metropolitan Statistical Area in Colorado, United States

Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
Metropolitan Statistical Area
Colorado Springs skyline with the Front Range in the background
Colorado Springs, CO MSA   City of Colorado Springs   Colorado Springs MSA
Country	United States
State	Colorado
Largest city	- Colorado Springs
Area
• Total	3,580 km2 (1,380 sq mi)
Population
• Total	755,105
GDP [1]
• MSA	$47.905 billion (2022)
Time zone	UTC−7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)

The Colorado Springs, CO, Metropolitan Statistical Area is a United States Office of Management and Budget defined Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) located in the Colorado Springs region of the State of Colorado. The 2020 United States census counted a population of 755,105,^[2] an increase of 17.0% since the 2010 United States Census. The Colorado Springs MSA is the 79th-most populous MSA in the United States.^[3] The Colorado Springs MSA encompasses El Paso County and Teller County, Colorado. Approximately 88.40% percent of the MSA's population live in cities or CDPs. The Colorado Springs Metropolitan Statistical Area is the second-most populous component of the Front Range Urban Corridor.

Colorado Springs Metropolitan Statistical Area^[4]

County	2020 census	2010 census	Change
El Paso County	730,395	622,263	+17.38%
Teller County	24,710	23,350	+5.82%
Total	755,105	645,613	+16.96%

Metropolitan area cities and towns

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1960	146,237		—
1970	239,288		63.6%
1980	317,458		32.7%
1990	409,482		29.0%
2000	537,484		31.3%
2010	645,613		20.1%
2020	755,105		17.0%
sources:[5]

Places in the Colorado Springs Metropolitan Statistical Area^[6]

Place	Name	2020 population	Notes
1	City of Colorado Springs	478,961
2	Security-Widefield	38,639	CDP
3	City of Fountain	29,802
4	Cimarron Hills	19,311	CDP
5	Fort Carson	17,693	CDP
6	Black Forest	15,097	CDP
12	Town of Monument	10,399
7	Woodmoor	9,536	CDP
8	City of Woodland Park	7,920
11	Gleneagle	6,649	CDP
10	Air Force Academy	6,608	CDP
9	Stratmoor	6,518	CDP
13	City of Manitou Springs	4,858
14	Town of Palmer Lake	2,636
15	Cascade-Chipita Park	1,628	CDP
17	Ellicott	1,248	CDP
16	City of Cripple Creek	1,155
18	Town of Calhan	762
19	Town of Green Mountain Falls	646
20	City of Victor	379
21	Peyton	214	CDP
22	Midland	182	CDP
23	Divide	143	CDP
25	Florissant	128	CDP
24	Town of Ramah	111
26	Rock Creek Park	68	CDP
27	Goldfield	63	CDP
	TOTAL	661,354

Unincorporated communities

• Altman
• Cascade
• Crystola
• Falcon
• Rush
• Truckton
• Yoder

See also

• El Paso County, Colorado
• Teller County, Colorado
• List of statistical areas in Colorado
• List of United States combined statistical areas
• List of United States metropolitan statistical areas
• List of United States micropolitan statistical areas
• List of United States primary statistical areas
• Larger urban regions that contain the Colorado Springs Metropolitan Statistical Area:
  • Front Range Urban Corridor
  • South Central Colorado Urban Area
• Census statistical areas adjacent to Colorado Springs Metropolitan Statistical Area:
  • Cañon City Micropolitan Statistical Area
  • Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Statistical Area
  • North Central Colorado Urban Area
  • Pueblo Metropolitan Statistical Area

References

1. ^ "Total Gross Domestic Product for Colorado Springs, CO (MSA)". Federal Reserve Economic Data. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
2. ^ Star, Indianapolis. "Colorado Springs, CO Metro Area Demographics and Housing 2020 Decennial Census". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
3. ^ "Table 1. Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 (CBSA-EST2012-01)" (CSV). 2012 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2013-11-05.
4. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties of Colorado: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011". 2011 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. April 2012. Archived from the original (CSV) on November 14, 2012. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
5. ^ census.gov – Idaho population by county, 1900–90 accessed 2009-05-03
6. ^ "SAS Output". Archived from the original on 2012-07-11. Retrieved 2011-04-25.