Lafayette, Colorado

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Denver. It is located about 19 miles [30 km] to the southeast of Lafayette and has a population of 554,636 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Aurora. It is located about 30 miles [48 km] to the southeast of Lafayette and has a population of 276,393 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Arvada	S	12 mi [19.31 km]	107,361	5.1% increase
	Boulder	W	8 mi [12.87 km]	94,171	0.53% decrease
	Broomfield	S	5 mi [8.05 km]	54,858	43.34% increase
	Centennial	SE	30 mi [48.28 km]	---
	Englewood	S	24 mi [38.62 km]	32,669	2.97% increase
	Fort Collins	N	38 mi [61.2 km]	136,509	15.05% increase
	Greeley	NE	33 mi [53.1 km]	91,492	18.93% increase
	Lakewood	S	20 mi [32.19 km]	140,989	2.18% decrease
	Littleton	S	28 mi [45.06 km]	40,777	1.08% increase
	Longmont	N	12 mi [19.31 km]	85,928	20.87% increase
	Loveland	N	29 mi [46.67 km]	65,587	29.6% increase
	Northglenn	SE	8 mi [12.87 km]	33,697	6.72% increase
	Thornton	SE	9 mi [14.48 km]	113,429	37.68% increase
	Westminster	S	7 mi [11.27 km]	107,056	6.06% increase
	Wheat Ridge	S	15 mi [24.14 km]	30,894	6.13% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Berkley	S	13 mi [20.92 km]	---
	Dacono	NE	9 mi [14.48 km]	4,052	34.39% increase
	Eldorado Springs	SW	10 mi [16.09 km]	---
	Erie	NE	4 mi [6.44 km]	16,432	161.2% increase
	Federal Heights	SE	9 mi [14.48 km]	11,732	2.76% decrease
	Frederick	NE	10 mi [16.09 km]	8,127	229.43% increase
	Gunbarrel	NW	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Holiday Hills Village	SE	10 mi [16.09 km]	---
	Louisville	SW	2 mi [3.22 km]	19,133	1.04% increase
	Niwot	NW	8 mi [12.87 km]	---
	Sherrelwood	SE	11 mi [17.7 km]	---
	Superior	SW	5 mi [8.05 km]	10,549	17.07% increase
	Todd Creek	E	12 mi [19.31 km]	---
	Twin Lakes	SE	12 mi [19.31 km]	---
	Wallace Village	S	7 mi [11.27 km]	---

Boulder County

Lafayette is located in 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 following counties are close to Lafayette: Broomfield, Denver and Arapahoe.

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Lafayette
	Adams County	SE	Mountain View Estates	4 miles [6 km]
	Arapahoe County	SE	Aurora Heights	21 miles [33 km]
	Broomfield County	SE	Country Estates	3 miles [4 km]
	Clear Creek County	SW	Gilson Gulch	26 miles [41 km]
	Denver County	S	Lakeside	15 miles [24 km]
	Douglas County	S	Blakeland	30 miles [48 km]
	Gilpin County	W	Lincoln Hills	19 miles [30 km]
	Grand County	W	Hideaway Park	36 miles [57 km]
	Jefferson County	S	Sheridan Green	6 miles [9 km]
	Larimer County	N	Berthoud	21 miles [33 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Colorado<3>

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