Erie, Colorado

Erie, Colorado
Home Rule Town[1]
Town of Erie[1]
Motto(s): 
Your Future is Here
expERIEnce
Location of the Town of Erie in Boulder and Weld counties, Colorado.
Location of the Town of Erie in Boulder and Weld counties, Colorado.
Erie is located in the United States
Erie
Erie
Location of the Town of Erie in the United States.
Coordinates: 40°03′00″N 105°01′20″W / 40.05000°N 105.02222°W / 40.05000; -105.02222[2]
Country United States
State Colorado
CountyWeld County[1]
Boulder County
Settled1867
IncorporatedNovember 16, 1874[3]
Government
 • TypeHome Rule Town[1]
Area
[4]
 • Total
51.379 km2 (19.838 sq mi)
 • Land51.118 km2 (19.737 sq mi)
 • Water0.261 km2 (0.101 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
1,546 m (5,072 ft)
Population
 (2020)[4]
 • Total
30,038
 • Density580/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
 • CSA
3,623,560 (17th)
 • Front Range
5,055,344
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP codes[5]
80514 & 80516
Area code(s)Both 303 and 720
FIPS code08-24950
GNIS feature ID2412599[2]
Websitewww.erieco.gov
Most populous Colorado Statutory Town

The Town of Erie is a Home Rule Town located in Weld and Boulder counties, Colorado, United States.[1] The town population was 30,038 at the 2020 United States Census, a +65.64% increase since the 2010 United States Census.[4] At the 2020 census, 17,387 (58%) Erie residents lived in Weld County and 12,651 (42%) lived in Boulder County. Erie is a part of the Denver-Aurora, CO Combined Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor.

Erie is located just west of Interstate 25, with easy access to Interstate 70, Denver International Airport and Colorado's entire Front Range. Erie's Planning Area spans 48 square miles (120 km2), extending from the north side of State Highway 52 south to State Highway 7, and between US 287 on the west and Interstate 25 to the east.[6] Erie is approximately 35 minutes from Denver International Airport, 25 minutes from Denver and 20 minutes from Boulder.

The town was named after Erie, Pennsylvania, the former home of early settler Richard Van Valkenburg.[7]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Active Colorado Municipalities". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Erie, Colorado
  3. ^ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
  4. ^ a b c "Decennial Census P.L. 94-171 Redistricting Data". United States Census Bureau, United States Department of Commerce. August 12, 2021. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  5. ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on March 5, 2012. Retrieved September 11, 2007.
  6. ^ "Town of Erie, Colorado: 2005 Comprehensive Plan; Land Use Plan Map". Town of Erie. Retrieved September 26, 2013.
  7. ^ Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 20.