Arvada, Colorado

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Denver. It is located about 12 miles [19 km] to the east of Arvada and has a population of 554,636 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Aurora. It is located about 23 miles [37 km] to the east of Arvada and has a population of 276,393 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Boulder	NW	16 mi [25.75 km]	94,171	0.53% decrease
	Broomfield	N	7 mi [11.27 km]	54,858	43.34% increase
	Centennial	SE	19 mi [30.58 km]	---
	Englewood	SE	12 mi [19.31 km]	32,669	2.97% increase
	Greeley	NE	45 mi [72.4 km]	91,492	18.93% increase
	Lafayette	N	12 mi [19.31 km]	25,065	8.05% increase
	Lakewood	S	7 mi [11.27 km]	140,989	2.18% decrease
	Littleton	S	15 mi [24.14 km]	40,777	1.08% increase
	Longmont	N	24 mi [38.62 km]	85,928	20.87% increase
	Loveland	N	41 mi [66 km]	65,587	29.6% increase
	Northglenn	NE	9 mi [14.48 km]	33,697	6.72% increase
	Parker	SE	27 mi [43.45 km]	43,767	85.78% increase
	Thornton	NE	11 mi [17.7 km]	113,429	37.68% increase
	Westminster	NE	5 mi [8.05 km]	107,056	6.06% increase
	Wheat Ridge	S	2 mi [3.22 km]	30,894	6.13% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Applewood Village	SW	3 mi [4.83 km]	---
	Applewood	SW	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	Berkley	E	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	East Pleasant View	SW	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Edgewater	SE	4 mi [6.44 km]	5,136	5.67% decrease
	Federal Heights	NE	6 mi [9.66 km]	11,732	2.76% decrease
	Golden	SW	7 mi [11.27 km]	17,321	0.94% increase
	Holiday Hills Village	NE	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Lakeside	SE	3 mi [4.83 km]	19	5% decrease
	Mountain View	SE	3 mi [4.83 km]	520	8.61% decrease
	North Washington	E	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Sherrelwood	E	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Twin Lakes	E	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Wallace Village	N	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	West Pleasant View	SW	6 mi [9.66 km]	---

Adams County

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Adams: Arapahoe, Boulder, Denver, Jefferson, Morgan, Washington and Weld.

While not sharing a border with Adams, the following counties are close to Arvada: Broomfield, Douglas and Gilpin.

Below are counties that are near Arvada (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Arvada:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Arvada
	Arapahoe County	SE	Glendale	11 miles [17 km]
	Boulder County	N	Superior	8 miles [12 km]
	Broomfield County	NE	Brandywine	8 miles [12 km]
	Clear Creek County	SW	Brookvale	20 miles [32 km]
	Denver County	SE	Lakeside	3 miles [4 km]
	Douglas County	S	Blakeland	17 miles [27 km]
	Elbert County	SE	Parker Highlands	33 miles [53 km]
	Gilpin County	W	Cottonwood	17 miles [27 km]
	Grand County	W	Winter Park	35 miles [56 km]
	Jefferson County	E	Alta Vista	0 miles [0 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Colorado<3>

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