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Colorado Population News Articles

Population Density

Historic & Projected Growth

Population by County

POPULATION DENSITY

People per square mile, 2010:   48.5

People per square mile, 2020:   55.7

HISTORIC & PROJECTED GROWTH 1790 TO 2040

SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of the Census & Weldon Cooper Center, Demographics Research Group
(The Census Bureau and Weldon Cooper Center have not yet provided updated State projections to reflect 2020 census numbers.)

Population by County

SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of the Census

Colorado Population News Articles

Air on Colorado’s Front Range was more polluted than usual this summer—and wildfires were not to blame – Sept 26, 2024

Is Boulder the best place to weather climate change? No, but it’s not the worst. – Sept 26, 2024

Thousands of abandoned mines in Colorado are leaking toxic water, but Congress finally has a solution in sight – Sept 25, 2024

Colorado town claims it has slashed panhandling and homelessness by erecting sign with blunt three-word message – Sept 23, 2024

Cowboys and conservationists team up to protect Colorado lands – Sept 19, 2024

Venezuela’s political unrest could mean more immigrants in Denver – July 29, 2024

Climate change is behind rising metal and acid pollution in Colorado’s mountain rivers – July 29, 2024

Denver and northern Front Range fail to meet another federal air quality benchmark – July 26, 2024

Colorado group wants to protect public lands from over-crowding – July 16, 2024

Climate change is making Colorado heat waves more likely — and more likely to be extreme – July 11, 2024

Thousands Expected to Move to This Surprising Colorado Town – July 2, 2024

New climate report released for Colorado; state warmed by 1.5 degrees – Jan 9, 2024

Denver’s migrant influx soars to highest per capita in the nation as city cleans up encampment, Democrats demand federal help – Jan 3, 2024

Colorado population growth bouncing back, but not as much as forecast – Dec 27, 2023

Colorado sets new regulations on gas-powered lawn tools. Clean air advocates say they don’t go far enough – Dec 15, 2023

City of Boulder Releases Three Emissions Inventories, Pointing to Electrification, Transportation and Systems Change as Continued Areas of Focus for Climate Efforts – Dec 14, 2023

Colorado ranks dead last for housing competitiveness: report – Dec 12, 2023

40 million people share the shrinking Colorado River. Here’s how that water gets divvied up. – August 14, 2023

Colorado’s Next Big Climate Solution Is Reducing Industry Emissions – August 13, 2023

An arts oasis on Colorado’s high plains is reckoning with changing climates of all kinds – August 11, 2023

Environmental Groups Ask to Join EPA Fight Against Colorado Effort to Hide Air-Pollution Data – August 9, 2023

Colorado pays tens of millions to cover health insurance of undocumented immigrants in inaugural year of operation – July 27, 2023

Colorado’s drought is back after only a short reprieve – July 26, 2023

As Drought Hits Farms, Investors Lay Claim to Colorado Water – August 10, 2022

Charts that explain why it’s so hard to cut Colorado ozone – August 29, 2022

Microplastics are seemingly everywhere — including Colorado’s snowpack – July 31, 2022

Officially, heat deaths are not very common in Colorado. The reality is more complicated. – August 1, 2022

Crime & Housing Among Factors Dragging Mile High City Down On List Of Best Places To Live – May 17, 2022

Green Lawns Of Summer Likely To Fade In Colorado – May 10, 2022

How Colorado’s changing climate is putting children’s health at risk – May 12, 2022

Summer wildfires in Pacific Northwest affecting Colorado’s carbon monoxide levels, scientists say – May 13, 2022

It’s been unusually windy this spring. Here’s why you should care – May 12, 2022

Race against Climate Change and Water Stress in Colorado – January 20, 2022

Many people on the Front Range depend on water from the Denver Basin. But the underground supply isn’t infinite – January 19, 2022

Colorado looks to expand building codes as climate change increases risk of wildfires – January 19, 2022

High temperatures drove Colorado Springs bad air days in 2021 – December 29, 2021

Denver is experiencing an ‘extreme’ drought. What does that mean, exactly? – December 16, 2021

Environmentalists want stronger transportation-planning rule as officials tweak proposal – October 22, 2021

A Megadrought Is Hurting Colorado Farmers – October 4, 2021

People are flocking to Colorado for the great outdoors, but the air pollution is so bad, it’s forcing many to stay inside – October 2, 2021

Colorado’s glaciers continue to shrink with hotter summers – September 27, 2021

Fastest-growing counties in Colorado – September 23, 2021

Hazy Skies Over Downtown Denver Could Become A Regular Thing During The Summer – August 5, 2021

CU Boulder study finds main cause of tree deaths in Colorado’s subalpine forests is hot, dry summers – August 4, 2021

As Colorado drought cuts hay crop, cattle ranchers face decision about culling their herds – July 26, 2021

Colorado Springs home prices set more record highs; average price tops $500K – July 16, 2021

Trout habitat will be lost in western Colorado drought – July 8, 2021

Study: Mass bird deaths in Colorado due to toxic gases from wildfires – April 22, 2021

Colorado’s flood risks are on the rise, and consumers will pay for it  – April 13, 2021

Colorado Springs, Aurora approved to perform exploratory drilling for new reservoir in the White River National Forest – April 5, 2021

Colorado’s big peaks are getting hammered; CFI is here to help – April 3, 2021

Colorado unveils climate plan to cut heat-trapping air pollution by 90% – January 15, 2021

Colorado’s Front Range urban boom may explain spike in traffic deaths – January 12, 2021

Colorado Approves $110M Transportation Electrification Plan – January 12, 2021

In 2020, Colorado Saw One Of Its Driest And Warmest Years Ever Recorded – January 9, 2021

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