Erie, Colorado
Erie, Colorado | |
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| Town of Erie | |
| Motto(s): Your Future is Here expERIEnce | |
Erie Location of the Town of Erie, Colorado. Erie Erie (Colorado) | |
| Coordinates: 40°03′01″N 105°03′00″W / 40.0503°N 105.0500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| Counties | Weld Boulder County |
| Settled | 1867 |
| Incorporated | November 16, 1874 |
| Government | |
| • Type | statutory town |
| Area | |
• Total | 19.838 sq mi (51.379 km2) |
| • Land | 19.737 sq mi (51.118 km2) |
| • Water | 0.101 sq mi (0.261 km2) |
| Elevation | 5,026 ft (1,532 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 30,038 |
| • Density | 1,521.9/sq mi (587.62/km2) |
| • CSA | 3,623,560 (17th) |
| • Front Range | 5,055,344 |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| ZIP codes | 80514 & 80516 |
| Area codes | 303/720/983 |
| GNIS place ID | 178731 |
| GNIS town ID | 2412599 |
| FIPS code | 08-24950 |
| Major highways | |
| Website | www |
The Town of Erie is a statutory town located in Weld and Boulder counties, Colorado, United States. The town population was 30,038 at the 2020 United States census, a +65.64% increase since the 2010 United States census. 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-Greeley, CO Combined Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor. Erie is the most populous statutory town in Colorado.
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. Erie is approximately 35 minutes from Denver International Airport, 25 minutes from Denver and 20 minutes from Boulder.