Northglenn, Colorado

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The 2000 Census showed that Northglenn had a population of 31,575 people^<1>. This represents 0.73% of the total population of Colorado, making it the state's 19th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
16	Broomfield	W	4 mi [6.44 km]	54,858	43.34% increase
17	Wheat Ridge	SW	11 mi [17.7 km]	30,894	6.13% decrease
18	Englewood	S	18 mi [28.97 km]	32,669	2.97% increase
-19-	Northglenn			33,697	6.72% increase
20	Parker	SE	29 mi [46.67 km]	43,767	85.78% increase
21	Lafayette	NW	8 mi [12.87 km]	25,065	8.05% increase
22	Commerce City	E	9 mi [14.48 km]	42,473	102.34% increase

Northglenn had 12,051 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Northglenn has an area^<4> of 7.42 square miles [19.21 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Northglenn had a 2000 population density of 4,256 people per square mile [1,643 people/km²], making it the state's 6th most densely populated area.

Adams County

The city of Northglenn is primarily located in Adams County. A portion of Northglenn extends into Weld County.

The county had a population of 350,945 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 31,575 people, Northglenn contained 9% of the Adams County total.

In addition, where the community of Northglenn has a population density of 4,256 people per square mile [1,643 people/km²], Adams County averages 294.4 people per square mile [113.7 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Adams County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Northglenn and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Northglenn. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they don't create QuickFacts for all communities, they do have one for Northglenn. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Northglenn, it also contains a comparison between Northglenn and the state of Colorado.

Click here for the Northglenn QuickFact (QF-0854330).

The following communities are nearby Northglenn and also have Census QuickFacts:

	Community	Census QuickFact	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Thornton	QF-0877290	E	Less than 2 mi	113,429	37.68% increase
	Broomfield	QF-0809280	W	4 mi [6.44 km]	54,858	43.34% increase
	Westminster	QF-0883835	SW	4 mi [6.44 km]	107,056	6.06% increase
	Arvada	QF-0803455	SW	9 mi [14.48 km]	107,361	5.1% increase
	Denver	QF-0820000	SE	11 mi [17.7 km]	598,707	7.95% increase
	Wheat Ridge	QF-0884440	SW	11 mi [17.7 km]	30,894	6.13% decrease
	Boulder	QF-0807850	NW	16 mi [25.75 km]	94,171	0.53% decrease
	Lakewood	QF-0843000	SW	16 mi [25.75 km]	140,989	2.18% decrease

For more about neighboring communities, please visit our Neighborhood Page for Northglenn.

A Census Quickfact is available for Adams County (QF-08001).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Adams County.

	County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Arapahoe	QF-08005	S	554,282	12.74% increase
	Boulder	QF-08013	NW	293,161	7.92% increase
	Denver	QF-08031	SW	598,707	7.67% increase
	Jefferson	QF-08059	SW	533,339	1.31% increase
	Morgan	QF-08087	NE	27,804	2.06% increase
	Washington	QF-08121	E	4,497	9% decrease
	Weld	QF-08123	N	249,775	36.46% increase

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Northglenn:

Northglenn is located in Census Region #4 (the West Region) and in Division #8 (the Mountain Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Northglenn.

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Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' has proven to be a useful tool by people who planned visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Northglenn. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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