Arvada, Colorado

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The 2000 Census showed that Arvada had a population of 102,153 people^<1>. This represents 2.36% of the total population of Colorado, making it the state's 6th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
3	Aurora	E	23 mi [37.01 km]	319,057	15.44% increase
4	Lakewood	S	7 mi [11.27 km]	140,989	2.18% decrease
5	Fort Collins	N	51 mi [82.1 km]	136,509	15.05% increase
-6-	Arvada			107,361	5.1% increase
7	Pueblo	S	109 mi [175.4 km]	104,951	2.77% increase
8	Westminster	NE	5 mi [8.05 km]	107,056	6.06% increase
9	Boulder	NW	16 mi [25.75 km]	94,171	0.53% decrease

Arvada had 39,733 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Arvada has an area^<4> of 32.66 square miles [84.6 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Arvada had a 2000 population density of 3,128 people per square mile [1,207 people/km²], making it the state's 17th most densely populated area.

Adams County

The city of Arvada is primarily located in Adams County. A portion of Arvada extends into Jefferson County.

The county had a population of 350,945 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 102,153 people, Arvada contained 29.11% of the Adams County total.

In addition, where the community of Arvada has a population density of 3,128 people per square mile [1,207 people/km²], Adams County averages 294.4 people per square mile [113.7 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Adams County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Arvada and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Arvada. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they don't create QuickFacts for all communities, they do have one for Arvada. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Arvada, it also contains a comparison between Arvada and the state of Colorado.

Click here for the Arvada QuickFact (QF-0803455).

The following communities are nearby Arvada and also have Census QuickFacts:

	Community	Census QuickFact	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Wheat Ridge	QF-0884440	S	2 mi [3.22 km]	30,894	6.13% decrease
	Westminster	QF-0883835	NE	5 mi [8.05 km]	107,056	6.06% increase
	Broomfield	QF-0809280	N	7 mi [11.27 km]	54,858	43.34% increase
	Lakewood	QF-0843000	S	7 mi [11.27 km]	140,989	2.18% decrease
	Northglenn	QF-0854330	NE	9 mi [14.48 km]	33,697	6.72% increase
	Thornton	QF-0877290	NE	11 mi [17.7 km]	113,429	37.68% increase
	Denver	QF-0820000	E	12 mi [19.31 km]	598,707	7.95% increase
	Englewood	QF-0824785	SE	12 mi [19.31 km]	32,669	2.97% increase

For more about neighboring communities, please visit our Neighborhood Page for Arvada.

A Census Quickfact is available for Adams County (QF-08001).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Adams County.

	County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Arapahoe	QF-08005	S	554,282	12.74% increase
	Boulder	QF-08013	NW	293,161	7.92% increase
	Denver	QF-08031	SW	598,707	7.67% increase
	Jefferson	QF-08059	SW	533,339	1.31% increase
	Morgan	QF-08087	NE	27,804	2.06% increase
	Washington	QF-08121	E	4,497	9% decrease
	Weld	QF-08123	N	249,775	36.46% increase

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Arvada:

Arvada is located in Census Region #4 (the West Region) and in Division #8 (the Mountain Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Arvada.

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Search for Local Businesses

People have found Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Arvada. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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