Welcome to Blue River ...

The town of Blue River is located in Summit County<1>.

The location of Blue River has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blue River, you might get a feel for its founding by knowing that they incorporated in 1964.

A typical abbreviation for Blue River: Blue Riv.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Blue River has a population of 939 people<3> (see below for details).

Blue River is 9,950 feet [3,033 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Blue River is about 1¾ mile [or ~3 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Blue River lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Blue River is located in the (970) area code.

Websites for Blue River ...

Official Website: www.townofblueriver.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Blue River had an population of 939 people. This is an increase of 10.6% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 37.08% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Blue River had a population of 849 people. This makes Blue River the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Blue River represents 0.02% of the population of Colorado (which has 5,029,196 people), making it the state's 156th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 849 people, the population of Blue River increased 23.94% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 685 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Blue River.

Communities Also Named Blue River ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Blue River - they are located in British Columbia, Indiana, Kentucky, Oregon and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Blue River.

Communities near Blue River ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Blue River.

• Silverthorne
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverthorne
  • Silverthorne is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverthorne <5>
• Frisco
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frisco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
  • Frisco is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frisco <5>
• Leadville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadville
  • Leadville is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leadville <5>
• Dillon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
  • Dillon is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 967 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillon <5>
• Fairplay
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
  • Fairplay is located in Park County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairplay <5>
• Alma
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
  • Alma is located in Park County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <5>
• Red Cliff
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cliff
  • Red Cliff is located in Eagle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Cliff <5>
• Montezuma
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
  • Montezuma is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montezuma <5>
• Mayflower Gulch ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Gulch
  • Mayflower Gulch is located in Summit County
• Copper Mountain
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Mountain
  • Copper Mountain is located in Summit County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Copper Mountain <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Blue River. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blue River.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Blue River. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blue River.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Blue River. See our Newspapers Page for Blue River.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blue River ...

Looking for more information about Blue River? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Blue River, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Blue River.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Blue River: www.townofblueriver.com/

The official website for Summit County: www.co.summit.co.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/