Bizjournals: Denver area to approach 3 million people by 2025 - Philadelphia Business Journal:

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The projected growth rate of Denvefr and its suburbs ranks 78th among250 U.S. metropolitah areas studied by bizjournals. Bizjournale forecasts that the Denver-Aurora metrl area will grow 26.31 percent from its 2005 estimates populationof 2,358,271 to a 2025 population of 2,978,712, an increas e of 620,441 residents. The report treat s Boulder as a separatemetro area. It rankzs Boulder at 172nd out of250 U.S. with a 7.46 percent projected growtu rateby 2025. The Bouldef area is expected to growfrom 282,11t5 residents in 2005 to 303,173 in bizjournals expects. The bizjournals analysis ranks the Greeley areahighest -- 17th -- among Colorado metro areas with a predicted growth rate of 60.
61 percent by 2025. The report says Greeley will growfrom 226,3545 residents to 363,539. The Fort Collins area ranks 106th out of250 U.S. with a projected growth rate of 19.43 percent, from 275,570o residents in 2005 to 329,120 in 2025. The Coloradop Springs area ranks with a predicted growth rateof 17.13 percent, from 588,71u to 689,584. The bizjournals forecasts are basecd on population data and existing rateeof growth. for the full bizjournals growth reporton U.S. metro-area growth. And for a chart showing Colorado cities' rankings.