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Welcome to Weld County ...

Time Zone: Weld County lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Greeley is the Seat for Weld County.

Weld County is one of the original counties of Colorado and was founded November 1, 1861.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Weld had a population of 324,492 people. This is an increase of 27.65% since the last Census (which gave a population of 254,207 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Weld represented 5.05% of the total population of Colorado.

Below are some of the communities located in Weld County:

  • Ault
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Ault is located in Weld County (CO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,126 people
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  • Dacono
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Dacono is located in Weld County (CO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,572 people
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  • Eaton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Eaton is located in Weld County (CO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,000 people
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  • Evans
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Evans is located in Weld County (CO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,183 people
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  • Firestone
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Fort Lupton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Frederick
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Garden City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Garden City is located in Weld County (CO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
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    • Gilcrest
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Greeley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Greeley is located in Weld County (CO)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 108,958 people
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    • Grover
      (44 miles [70.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hudson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Hudson is located in Weld County (CO)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,768 people
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    • Johnstown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Keenesburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Kersey
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Kersey is located in Weld County (CO)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,798 people
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    • La Salle
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Lochbuie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Lochbuie is located in Weld County (CO)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,885 people
    • Mead
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Mead is located in Weld County (CO)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,003 people
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    • Milliken
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Nunn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Nunn is located in Weld County (CO)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
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    • Pierce
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Platteville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Raymer
      (49 miles [78.9 km] to the east)
      • Raymer is located in Weld County (CO)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
      • Raymer has also been known as:
      • New Raymer
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    • Severance
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Windsor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Windsor is located in Weld County (CO)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,659 people
      • Former names for Windsor:
      • New Liberty
      • New Windsor
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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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