The 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 central region of the State of Colorado. With the exception of northern Teller County and small portions of northern El Paso County, the entire South Central Colorado Urban Area is drained by the Arkansas River and its tributaries. The South Central Colorado Urban Area is the southernmost of the three primary subregions of the Front Range Urban Corridor.
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Coordinates: 38°33′N 104°49′W / 38.550°N 104.817°W | |
Country | United States |
States | Colorado |
Largest city | - Colorado Springs |
Other principal cities |
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The South Central Colorado Urban Area had a population of 851,500 at the 2010 United States Census, and increase of 17.43% from the 2000 United States Census.[1] In 2010, 16.93% of Coloradans lived in the South Central Colorado Urban Area.
Extent
editCore Based Statistical Area | 2010 Census | County | 2010 Census | 2000 Census | Pop Change |
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Colorado Springs, CO MSA | 645,613 | El Paso County, Colorado | 622,263 | 516,929 | +20.38% |
Teller County, Colorado | 23,350 | 20,555 | +13.60% | ||
Pueblo, CO MSA | 159,063 | Pueblo County, Colorado | 159,063 | 141,472 | +12.43% |
Cañon City, CO μSA | 46,824 | Fremont County, Colorado | 46,824 | 46,145 | +1.47% |
Total | 851,500 | 725,101 | +17.43% |
Municipalities
editConstituent jurisdictions
editThe South Central Colorado Urban Area includes
Places over 100,000 inhabitants
editPlaces with 10,000 to 100,000 inhabitants
editPlaces with 1,000 to 10,000 inhabitants
editPlaces with less than 1,000 inhabitants
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See also
edit- Colorado
- Outline of Colorado
- Bibliography of Colorado
- Colorado statistical areas
- Front Range Urban Corridor
- North Central Colorado Urban Area
- South Central Colorado Urban Area
- Front Range Urban Corridor
- Geography of Colorado
- History of Colorado
- List of counties in Colorado
- List of places in Colorado
- Protected areas of Colorado
References
edit- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
- ^ "SAS Output". Archived from the original on 2012-07-11. Retrieved 2011-04-18.