Lakewood, Colorado

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Denver. It is located about 13 miles [20 km] to the east of Lakewood and has a population of 554,636 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Aurora. It is located about 22 miles [35 km] to the east of Lakewood and has a population of 276,393 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Arvada	N	7 mi [11.27 km]	107,361	5.1% increase
	Boulder	N	23 mi [37.01 km]	94,171	0.53% decrease
	Broomfield	N	15 mi [24.14 km]	54,858	43.34% increase
	Centennial	SE	15 mi [24.14 km]	---
	Commerce City	NE	21 mi [33.8 km]	42,473	102.34% increase
	Englewood	SE	7 mi [11.27 km]	32,669	2.97% increase
	Lafayette	N	20 mi [32.19 km]	25,065	8.05% increase
	Littleton	SE	8 mi [12.87 km]	40,777	1.08% increase
	Longmont	N	32 mi [51.5 km]	85,928	20.87% increase
	Loveland	N	49 mi [78.9 km]	65,587	29.6% increase
	Northglenn	NE	16 mi [25.75 km]	33,697	6.72% increase
	Parker	SE	22 mi [35.41 km]	43,767	85.78% increase
	Thornton	NE	17 mi [27.36 km]	113,429	37.68% increase
	Westminster	N	13 mi [20.92 km]	107,056	6.06% increase
	Wheat Ridge	N	5 mi [8.05 km]	30,894	6.13% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Applewood Village	N	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	Applewood	NW	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	Berkley	NE	8 mi [12.87 km]	---
	Bow Mar	SE	6 mi [9.66 km]	811	4.25% decrease
	Columbine Valley	SE	8 mi [12.87 km]	1,320	16.61% increase
	Columbine	S	7 mi [11.27 km]	---
	East Pleasant View	NW	3 mi [4.83 km]	---
	Edgewater	NE	4 mi [6.44 km]	5,136	5.67% decrease
	Golden	NW	5 mi [8.05 km]	17,321	0.94% increase
	Green Mountain Village	W	Less than 2 mi	---
	Lakeside	NE	6 mi [9.66 km]	19	5% decrease
	Morrison	SW	6 mi [9.66 km]	415	3.49% decrease
	Mountain View	NE	6 mi [9.66 km]	520	8.61% decrease
	Sheridan	SE	6 mi [9.66 km]	5,412	3.36% decrease
	West Pleasant View	NW	4 mi [6.44 km]	---

Jefferson County

Lakewood is located in Jefferson County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jefferson: Adams, Boulder, Clear Creek, Denver, Douglas, Gilpin, Park and Teller.

While not sharing a border with Jefferson, the following counties are close to Lakewood: Arapahoe, Broomfield and Weld.

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Lakewood
	Adams County	N	Arvada	7 miles [11 km]
	Arapahoe County	SE	Bow Mar	6 miles [9 km]
	Boulder County	N	Rock Creek	16 miles [25 km]
	Broomfield County	N	Brandywine	16 miles [25 km]
	Clear Creek County	SW	Brook Forest	16 miles [25 km]
	Denver County	SE	Bear Valley	3 miles [4 km]
	Douglas County	SE	Blakeland	10 miles [16 km]
	Elbert County	SE	Parker Highlands	29 miles [46 km]
	Gilpin County	W	Cottonwood	16 miles [25 km]
	Grand County	W	Winter Park	37 miles [59 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Colorado<3>

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