Caribou, Colorado

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While our information shows that the community of Caribou is historic,^<1> we want to be sure that it has a presence on our website. As we gather information about Caribou, we'll be sure to add our findings.

The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Denver. It is located about 40 miles [64 km] to the east of where Caribou would have been located and has a population of 554,636 people.^<2>

The next largest community is Lakewood. It is located about 31 miles [49 km] to the southeast of Caribou and has a population of 144,126 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Arvada	SE	27 mi [43.45 km]	107,361	5.1% increase
	Boulder	E	17 mi [27.36 km]	94,171	0.53% decrease
	Broomfield	E	27 mi [43.45 km]	54,858	43.34% increase
	Centennial	SE	46 mi [74 km]	---
	Commerce City	E	42 mi [67.6 km]	42,473	102.34% increase
	Englewood	SE	38 mi [61.2 km]	32,669	2.97% increase
	Fort Collins	NE	47 mi [75.6 km]	136,509	15.05% increase
	Lafayette	E	25 mi [40.23 km]	25,065	8.05% increase
	Littleton	SE	40 mi [64.4 km]	40,777	1.08% increase
	Longmont	NE	28 mi [45.06 km]	85,928	20.87% increase
	Loveland	NE	40 mi [64.4 km]	65,587	29.6% increase
	Northglenn	E	32 mi [51.5 km]	33,697	6.72% increase
	Thornton	E	33 mi [53.1 km]	113,429	37.68% increase
	Westminster	E	28 mi [45.06 km]	107,056	6.06% increase
	Wheat Ridge	SE	29 mi [46.67 km]	30,894	6.13% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Black Hawk	S	13 mi [20.92 km]	105	11.02% decrease
	Caribou City	E	3 mi [4.83 km]	---
	Central City	S	12 mi [19.31 km]	566	9.9% increase
	Coal Creek	SE	11 mi [17.7 km]	---
	Crescent Village	E	12 mi [19.31 km]	---
	Downieville-Lawson-Dumont	S	14 mi [22.53 km]	---
	Eldora	S	2 mi [3.22 km]	---
	Fraser	W	12 mi [19.31 km]	927	1.87% increase
	Gold Hill	NE	10 mi [16.09 km]	---
	Jamestown	NE	13 mi [20.92 km]	213	3.9% increase
	Nederland	E	4 mi [6.44 km]	1,369	1.79% decrease
	Saint Mary's	S	11 mi [17.7 km]	---
	Tabernash	W	14 mi [22.53 km]	---
	Ward	NE	7 mi [11.27 km]	168	0.59% decrease
	Winter Park	SW	12 mi [19.31 km]	857	29.46% increase

Boulder County

Caribou would have been located within present day Boulder County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Boulder: Adams, Gilpin, Grand, Jefferson, Larimer and Weld.

While not sharing a border with Boulder, the counties of Clear Creek and Broomfield are close to Caribou.

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Caribou
	Adams County	SE	Arvada	27 miles [43 km]
	Arapahoe County	SE	Bow Mar	37 miles [59 km]
	Broomfield County	E	Broomfield Heights	26 miles [41 km]
	Clear Creek County	S	Yankee	10 miles [16 km]
	Denver County	SE	Lakeside	30 miles [48 km]
	Gilpin County	SW	East Portal	6 miles [9 km]
	Grand County	W	Hideaway Park	11 miles [17 km]
	Jackson County	NW	Willey Lumber Camp	39 miles [62 km]
	Jefferson County	SE	Twin Spruce	13 miles [20 km]
	Larimer County	NE	Pinewood Springs	23 miles [37 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Colorado<4>

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