Tag: census
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Colorado hit a population milestone in 2025; numbers ‘don’t lie,’ but what do they say?
Colorado is: full Standing room only How ‘bout, More crowded than it was but less crowded than we thought? Local takeaways from the U.S. Census Bureau’s most recent data drop are too complex for bumper sticker treatment, but here’s the banner in a nutshell: During a year in which the U.S. population growth rate slowed…
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Colorado hit a population milestone in 2025; numbers ‘don’t lie,’ but what do they say?
Colorado is: full Standing room only How ‘bout, More crowded than it was but less crowded than we thought? Local takeaways from the U.S. Census Bureau’s most recent data drop are too complex for bumper sticker treatment, but here’s the banner in a nutshell: During a year in which the U.S. population growth rate slowed…
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‘Chutzpah’: Colorado justices raise eyebrows at Weld County’s assertion it can evade redistricting law
Members of the Colorado Supreme Court appeared incredulous on Wednesday as a lawyer for Weld County argued the jurisdiction did not need to follow the state’s redistricting law, maintained it should not have to redraw its commissioner districts for nine more years, and declined to say whether the county would even comply with a Supreme…
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Colorado Springs selected for U.S. Census Bureau practice test
Colorado Springs has been selected to participate in the 2026 Census Test — the first of two anticipated on-the-ground tests to be conducted in preparation for the 2030 Census. According to the Monday announcement from the U.S. Census Bureau, Colorado Springs is one of six cities across the south and western portions of the nation…
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Census statistics show veterans are old, but well-off
The U.S. Census Bureau rolled out its annual look at veteran statistics last week, showing that 7.3 percent of U.S. adults have served in the military. That’s a group of 18.2 million Americans, including more than 120,000 in El Paso County who have worn the uniform. But one thing stands out in the Census report:…
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El Paso County continues to be a magnet for new residents
El Paso County is a magnet even among the other fast-growing counties along Colorado’s Front Range, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. El Paso County’s population rose the most in 2017, increasing by 12,526 people, followed by Weld County with 10,390 people and Denver County with 9,844 people, the state demographer said in a Thursday…
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Detailed demographics, maintained by the U.S. Census Bureau
Robert Field (center) reads a sign to two other patrons on the locked door of the Colorado Dept. of Revenue on Austin Bluffs Pkwy., Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009. Tuesday was the first of four furlough days for state workers to make up for a $1 billion shortfall Photo by JERILEE BENNETT, THE GAZETTE Jerilee Bennett
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City populations
The population of Colorado Springs increased by an estimated 4,582 people from 2007 to last year, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures released July 1, 2009. Search the populations of every city and county in the nation from 2000 to 2008. Photo by