Economy & Economic Development  May 23, 2019

Publisher’s notebook: Boulder loses, Weld surges in population

Has Boulder hit a tipping point in its population level?

The latest population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau brought into sharp relief trends (and perhaps the beginning of trends) regarding growth patterns in the Boulder Valley and Northern Colorado.

Northern Colorado, particularly Weld County, continues to lure thousands of new residents. Of the Top 10 fastest-growing communities in Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer and Weld counties, all are in Larimer and Weld, with No. 9 — Erie — straddling Boulder and Weld counties.

The numbers are striking. The fastest-growing community, Timnath — located just east of…

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Christopher Wood
Christopher Wood is editor and publisher of BizWest, a regional business journal covering Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer and Weld counties. Wood co-founded the Northern Colorado Business Report in 1995 and served as publisher of the Boulder County Business Report until the two publications were merged to form BizWest in 2014. From 1990 to 1995, Wood served as reporter and managing editor of the Denver Business Journal. He is a Marine Corps veteran and a graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder. He has won numerous awards from the Colorado Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists and the Alliance of Area Business Publishers.
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