Denver, Colorado Growth

Denver Growth |

The vibrant metropolis known as Denver started out as nothing more than a mining camp after gold was discovered in Cherry Creek about 150 years ago. Today, the city's metropolitan area is an economic dynamo, having experienced one of the greatest surges in population growth of any American city. Denver gained over half a million new residents during the '90s, which more than doubled the population and Colorado became the third fastest growing state in the US. This growth has slowed in recent years but Denver and Colorado continue to be vibrant places to live.

Population, 1960-2000 (according to Census 2000 analyzed by the Social Science Date Analysis Network (SSDAN)

	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000
Total	859,945	1,106,384	1,428,836	1,622,980	2,109,282
Change		246,439	322,452	194,144	486,302
Percent Change		28.66%	29.14%	13.59%	29.96%

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