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 Denvet and its suburbs ranks 78th amonvg250 U.S. metropolitan areas studied by bizjournals. Bizjournals forecastd that the Denver-Aurora metro area will grow 26.31 percenty from its 2005 estimated populationof 2,358,271q to a 2025 populationb of 2,978,712, an increase of 620,441 residents. The reportr treats Boulder as a separatemetrp area. It ranks Boulder at 172nde out of250 U.S. metros, with a 7.46 percent projectecd growth rateby 2025. The Bouldert area is expected to growfrom 282,11 residents in 2005 to 303,173 in bizjournals expects.
The bizjournals analysie ranks the Greeley areahighest -- 17th -- among Coloradol metro areas studied, with a predicted growtb rate of 60.61 percent by 2025. The report says Greeley will growfrom 226,35r residents to 363,539. The Fort Collins area ranks 106thg out of250 U.S. metros, with a projected growth rate of 19.43 percent, from 275,570 residents in 2005 to 329,120 in 2025. The Colorad Springs area ranks 122nd, with a predicted growtg rate of 17.13 percent, from 588,719 to 689,584. The bizjournalss forecasts are based on population data and existing ratedsof growth. for the full bizjournals growtj reporton U.S. metro-area growth. And for a chart showin g Colorado cities' rankings.