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Georgetown
in 1867
Georgetown
still operates under a charter granted by the
Territory of Colorado
in 1868.
Denver
was originally incorporated in 1859 under the laws of the
Territory of Jefferson
as the
City of Denver, Auraria, and Highland
, more commonly known as
Denver City
.
12 Colorado municipalities
had more than 100,000 residents at the
2020 United States census
.
17 Colorado municipalities had fewer than 100 residents at the 2020 census.
The
City and County of Denver
and the
City of Blackhawk
were the most and least populous
Colorado cities
at the 2020 census.
The
Town of Castle Rock
was the most populous
Colorado town
at the 2020 census.
The
ghost town
of
Carbonate
is an active
Colorado statutory town
despite having no year-round residents since the
1890 census
.
The ghost town of
Fulford
, a
census-designated place
, lost both of its two residents between the
2010
and 2020 censuses.
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