Welcome to Bow Mar ...

The town of Bow Mar is primarily located in Arapahoe County<1>. A portion of Bow Mar extends into Jefferson County.

The location of Bow Mar has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bow Mar, you might get a feel for its founding by knowing that they incorporated in August 1958.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Bow Mar has a population of 957 people<3> (see below for details).

Bow Mar is 5,530 feet [1,686 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Bow Mar is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Bow Mar lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Bow Mar: (303) & (720)<5>

Websites for Bow Mar ...

Official Website: www.bowmar.gov/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bow Mar had an population of 957 people. This is an increase of 10.51% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 12.99% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bow Mar had a population of 866 people. This makes Bow Mar the county's 10th most populous community.

The population of Bow Mar represents 0.02% of the population of Colorado (which has 5,029,196 people), making it the state's 155th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 866 people, the population of Bow Mar increased 2.24% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 847 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Bow Mar.

Communities near Bow Mar ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bow Mar.

• Denver
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
  • Denver is located in Denver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 735,538 people
  • Former names for Denver:
  • Auraina
  • Denver City
  • Montana City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denver <6>
• Aurora
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
  • Aurora is located in Arapahoe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 387,377 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <6>
• Lakewood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
  • Lakewood is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 157,429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakewood <6>
• Arvada
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arvada
  • Arvada is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 121,936 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arvada <6>
• Westminster
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
  • Westminster is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 115,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westminster <6>
• Centennial
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
  • Centennial is located in Arapahoe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centennial <6>
• Parker
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
  • Parker is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,673 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parker <6>
• Wheat Ridge
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Ridge
  • Wheat Ridge is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheat Ridge <6>
• Golden
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
  • Golden is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden <6>
• Greenwood Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
  • Greenwood Village is located in Arapahoe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,907 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood Village <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bow Mar. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bow Mar.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bow Mar. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bow Mar.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bow Mar. See our Newspapers Page for Bow Mar.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bow Mar ...

Looking for more information about Bow Mar? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Bow Mar, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bow Mar.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Bow Mar: www.bowmar.gov/

The official website for Arapahoe County: www.co.arapahoe.co.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/