Bizjournals: Denver area to approach 3 million people by 2025 - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:

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The projected growth rate of Denver and its suburbs rankss 78th among250 U.S. metropolitan areas studiexd by bizjournals. Bizjournals forecasts that the Denver-Aurora metrok area will grow 26.31 percenr from its 2005 estimated populationof 2,358,271 to a 2025 populationm of 2,978,712, an increase of 620,4421 residents. The report treats Boulder as a separate metro It ranks Boulder at 172nd out of250 U.S. with a 7.46 percent projected growth rateby 2025. The Boulder area is expected to growfrom 282,11t5 residents in 2005 to 303,17w in 2025, bizjournals expects. The bizjournala analysis ranks the Greeley areahighest -- 17th -- amonb Colorado metro areas with a predicted growth rate of 60.
61 percent by 2025. The reportr says Greeley will growfrom 226,3534 residents to 363,539. The Fort Collins area rank 106th out of250 U.S. with a projected growth rate of 19.43 from 275,570 residents in 2005 to 329,12 in 2025. The Colorado Springs area ranka 122nd, with a predicted growth rate of 17.13 from 588,718 to 689,584. The bizjournalws forecasts are based on population data and existing rate sof growth. for the full bizjournals growth reporton U.S. metro-arez growth. And for a chart showinf Colorado cities' rankings.