Peoria, Colorado

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Denver. It is located about 40 miles [64 km] to the west of Peoria 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 west of Peoria and has a population of 276,393 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Brighton	NW	41 mi [66 km]	31,380	50.11% increase
	Castle Rock	SW	44 mi [70.8 km]	44,369	119.39% increase
	Centennial	W	40 mi [64.4 km]	---
	Cherry Hills Village	W	44 mi [70.8 km]	6,355	6.66% increase
	Commerce City	W	38 mi [61.2 km]	42,473	102.34% increase
	Englewood	W	46 mi [74 km]	32,669	2.97% increase
	Federal Heights	W	49 mi [78.9 km]	11,732	2.76% decrease
	Fort Lupton	NW	45 mi [72.4 km]	7,620	12.27% increase
	Fort Morgan	NE	43 mi [69.2 km]	10,539	4.49% decrease
	Greenwood Village	W	42 mi [67.6 km]	14,230	28.95% increase
	Littleton	W	48 mi [77.2 km]	40,777	1.08% increase
	Northglenn	W	48 mi [77.2 km]	33,697	6.72% increase
	Parker	W	36 mi [57.9 km]	43,767	85.78% increase
	Sheridan	W	48 mi [77.2 km]	5,412	3.36% decrease
	Thornton	W	47 mi [75.6 km]	113,429	37.68% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bennett	W	17 mi [27.36 km]	2,595	28.4% increase
	Byers	W	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Deer Trail	SE	5 mi [8.05 km]	577	3.51% decrease
	Elizabeth	SW	34 mi [54.7 km]	1,436	0.14% increase
	Foxfield	W	36 mi [57.9 km]	925	23.99% increase
	Friendly Village	W	36 mi [57.9 km]	---
	Johnson	NW	33 mi [53.1 km]	---
	Keenesburg	NW	36 mi [57.9 km]	1,177	37.66% increase
	Kiowa	SW	29 mi [46.67 km]	596	2.58% increase
	Limon	SE	36 mi [57.9 km]	1,750	15.5% decrease
	The Pinery	SW	36 mi [57.9 km]	---
	Ponderosa Park	SW	34 mi [54.7 km]	---
	Somerset Village	W	35 mi [56.3 km]	---
	Strasburg	W	11 mi [17.7 km]	---
	Watkins	W	26 mi [41.84 km]	---

Arapahoe County

Peoria is located in Arapahoe County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Arapahoe: Adams, Denver, Douglas, Elbert, Jefferson, Lincoln and Washington. Although it doesn't share a border with Arapahoe, Morgan it is close to Peoria.

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Peoria
	Adams County	NE	Cabin Creek	6 miles [9 km]
	Boulder County	W	Pine Valley	35 miles [56 km]
	Denver County	W	Montbello	39 miles [62 km]
	Douglas County	W	Ponderosa East	31 miles [49 km]
	El Paso County	S	Ramah	38 miles [61 km]
	Elbert County	SE	Agate	17 miles [27 km]
	Lincoln County	SE	Limon	36 miles [57 km]
	Morgan County	N	Hoyt	23 miles [37 km]
	Washington County	E	Last Chance	28 miles [45 km]
	Weld County	NW	Prospect Valley	31 miles [49 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Colorado<3>

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