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Lakewood, Colorado
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Coordinates: 39°42′17″N 105°07′02″W / 39.70472°N 105.11722°W / 39.70472; -105.11722CountryUnited StatesStateColoradoCountyJefferson County^[2]CityLakewood^[1]PlattedJuly 1, 1889^[3]IncorporatedJune 24, 1969^[4]Government

 • TypeHome rule municipality^[1] • MayorWendi Strom ^{[citation needed][5]}Area

44.647 sq mi (115.635 km²) • Land43.473 sq mi (112.595 km²) • Water1.174 sq mi (3.040 km²)Elevation

5,656 ft (1,724 m)Population

155,984

156,868 • Rank5th in Colorado
167th in the United States • Density3,588/sq mi (1,385/km²) • Metro

2,963,821 (19th) • CSA

3,623,560 (17th) • Front Range

5,055,344Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)ZIP codes

Area codesBoth 303 and 720FIPS code08-43000GNIS feature ID2411614^[7]Websitewww.lakewood.org

Lakewood is the home rule municipality that is the most populous municipality in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States.^[1] The city population was 155,984 at the 2020 U.S. Census, making Lakewood the fifth most populous city in Colorado and the 167th most populous city in the United States.^[1] Lakewood is a suburb of Denver and is a principal city of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and a major city of the Front Range Urban Corridor.

The city has a notable student population, as it is home to three higher education institutions: Colorado Christian University, Red Rocks Community College and Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design. Lakewood is also home to the Denver Federal Center, which houses the largest concentration of federal agencies outside of Washington, D.C.^[9]

The urban and suburban development of the community known as Lakewood was started in 1889 by Charles Welch and W.A.H. Loveland, who platted a 13-block area along Colfax Avenue west of Denver in eastern Jefferson County. Loveland, the former president of the Colorado Central Railroad, retired to the new community of Lakewood after many years of living in Golden.^{[citation needed]}

Until 1969, Lakewood had no municipal government, relying instead on several water districts, several fire districts, several volunteer-staffed fire districts, and the government of Jefferson County, including the Jefferson County Sheriff. Additionally, some neighborhoods lacked street lights and sidewalks.^{[citation needed]}

The City of Lakewood was incorporated in 1969 as Jefferson City. Soon after, an election was held and the city's name was changed to Lakewood, due to an overwhelming dislike of "Jefferson City" and the belief that it would be confused with existing communities in Colorado and Missouri.^[10] At the time of incorporation, the city population was already over 90,000.^{[citation needed]}

Lakewood never had a traditional downtown area.^[11] West Colfax Avenue served the metropolitan area as U.S. Route 40 and the main route joining Denver with the Rocky Mountains. ^{[citation needed]} As such, Colfax from Harlan west to Kipling and beyond had mostly commercial establishments. In addition to the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) for tuberculosis patients, the small, frame Methodist Church, and telephone exchange, by the 1950s grocery and drug stores, gas stations, restaurants and taverns, several motels, branch banks, a movie theater, a roller rink, a bowling alley, and used car lots emerged there. Several multiple-business "shopping centers" developed followed by much larger centers at JCRS and Westland. The Villa Italia Mall on West Alameda Avenue, 20 blocks south of Colfax, reflected the southward expansion of the Lakewood settlement and housed a larger concentration of retail space. As the mall went into decline, the Lakewood City Council developed a plan to demolish the Villa Italia Mall and replace it with a new development called Belmar.^[12]

In 2011, Lakewood was named an All-America City for the first time.

On December 27, 2021, a Denver gunman killed three Denver residents and two Lakewood residents before being killed by seriously wounded Lakewood Police Agent Ashley Ferris.^[13]

Lakewood is located at the junction of U.S. Route 6 and Colorado State Highway 121 in central Colorado, the city lies immediately west of Denver and 62 miles (100 km) north-northwest of Colorado Springs.^[14][15]

Lakewood lies in the Colorado Piedmont on the western edge of the Great Plains just east of the Front Range of the southern Rocky Mountains.^[14][16][17] Green Mountain, a 6,854-foot-tall (2,089 m) mesa, is located in the far west-central part of the city.^[14]

The city is located in the watershed of the South Platte River, and several small tributaries of the river flow generally east through it. From north to south, these include Lakewood Gulch, Weir Gulch, Sanderson Gulch, and Bear Creek. Two tributaries of Lakewood Gulch, Dry Gulch, and McIntyre Gulch flow east through the northern part of the city. Turkey Creek, a tributary of Bear Creek, flows northeast through the far southwestern part of the city. In addition, Lena Gulch, a tributary of Clear Creek to the north, flows east then north through the extreme northwestern part of the city.^[14]

Several small lakes and reservoirs are in Lakewood. The Soda Lakes lie in the extreme southwestern part of the city. East of them lies Bear Creek Lake, a reservoir fed by Bear Creek and Turkey Creek. Clustered near each other in central Lakewood are Main Reservoir, East Reservoir, Smith Reservoir, Kendrick Lake, and Cottonwood Lake. Northeast of them lies Kountze Lake. In the northwestern part of the city, Lena Gulch both feeds and drains Maple Grove Reservoir. In the extreme southern part of the city lies Bowles Reservoir No. 1 and, just outside the city limits to the reservoir's northeast, Marston Lake.^[14]

At the 2020 United States Census, the town had a total area of 28,574 acres (115.635 km²), including 751 acres (3.040 km²) of water.^[6]

As a suburb of Denver, Lakewood is part of both the greater Denver metropolitan area and the Front Range Urban Corridor.^[18] It borders other communities on all sides, including Wheat Ridge to the north, Edgewater to the northeast, Denver to the east and southeast, Dakota Ridge to the south, Morrison to the southwest, and Golden, West Pleasant View, East Pleasant View, and Applewood to the northwest.

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Lakewood has a cold semi-arid climate, abbreviated Bsk on climate maps.

As of the 2010 census, 142,980 people, 61,986 households, and 35,882 families were residing in the city. The population density was 3,334.4 inhabitants per square mile (1,287.4/km²). Its 65,758 housing units averaged 1,533.5 per square mile (591.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 82.9% White, 3.1% Asian, 1.6% Black, 1.4% American Indian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 7.7% from other races, and 3.3% from two or more races. Hispanics and Latinos of any race were 22.0% of the population.^[24]

Of the 61,986 households, 26.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.1% were married couples living together, 5.0% had a male householder with no wife present, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.1% were not families. About 33.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27, and the average family size was 2.92.^[24]

The distribution of the population by age was 20.8% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 28.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.2 years. The gender makeup of the city was 48.9% male and 51.1% female.^[24]

The median income for a household in the city was $52,960, and for a family was $66,947. Males had a median income of $46,907 versus $41,476 for females. The city's per capita income was $30,027. About 9.1% of families and 11.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.3% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.^[24]

Lakewood's economy is diverse, while the largest employers are the government. Companies based in Lakewood include Einstein Bros. Bagels, FirstBank, and The Integer Group.

As of 2013, 67.3% of the population over the age of 16 was in the labor force. 0.1% were in the armed forces, and 67.3% were in the civilian labor force with 61.1% employed and 6.2% unemployed. The occupational composition of the employed civilian labor force was 38.6% in management, business, science, and arts; 25.9% in sales and office occupations; 16.9% in service occupations; 9.9% in production, transportation, and material moving; and 8.7% in natural resources, construction, and maintenance. The three industries employing the largest percentages of the working civilian labor force were educational services, health care, and social assistance (18.4%); professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services (13.8%); and retail trade (11.9%).^[24]

The cost of living index in Lakewood, compared to a U.S. average of 100, is 107.4.^[25] As of 2013, the median home value in the city was $238,500, the median selected monthly owner cost was $1,546 for housing units with a mortgage and $442 for those without, and the median gross rent was $940.^[24]

According to the city's 2023 annual report, the top employers in the city are:^[26]

Lakewood maintains a council-manager form of government. Citizens elect a city council consisting of the mayor, who is elected at-large, and 10 city council members, 2 from each of the city's five geographical wards. The mayor and the council members assert the policies for the operation of the city government. The current City Manager, Kathleen Hodgson, is the longest-tenured City Manager in the State of Colorado.^{[citation needed]}

The current mayor is Wendi Strom. The council members representing Ward 1 are Jeslin Shahrezaei and Glenda Sinks; Sophia Mayott-Guerrero and Isabel Cruz represent Ward 2; Roger Low and Rebekah Stewart represent Ward 3; Rich Olver and David Rein represent Ward 4; and Ward 5 is represented by Jacob LaBure and Paula Nystrom.

The City of Lakewood falls into Colorado House District 26, parts of House District 24, and House District 23. Lakewood is represented in the state house by Reps. Chris Kennedy, Kerry Tipper, and Monica Duran.^[27]

• James Richey, 1969-1977 ^[28][1]
• Charles E. Whitlock, 1977-1979 ^[29]
• Bill Reitler, 1979-1983 ^[30]
• Linda Shaw, c.1988 [2]
• Linda Morton, 1991-1999 ^[31][3]
• Steve Burkholder, 1999-c.2000, c.2003 ^[32][4]
• Bob Murphy, c.2011-2015 ^[33]
• Adam Paul, c.2015-2023 ^[34]
• Wendi Strom, c.2023–present ^[35]

Lakewood is within Jefferson County School District R-1.^[36]

Lakewood also houses Lakewood High School, Green Mountain High School, Bear Creek High School, Brady Exploration High School, Alameda International High School, and International Baccalaureate schools in Jefferson County, as well as the private Colorado Academy.

Lakewood is home to several colleges and universities, including Colorado Christian University, Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, Red Rocks Community College, and the Colorado School of Trades.

The town is served by the Jefferson County Public Library.

Nine highways run through the city of Lakewood:

• Interstate 70 runs east–west from Utah to Maryland. It enters the city from Applewood to the east and exits into West Pleasant View to the west.
• US 6 (6th Avenue Freeway) runs east-west within the city. It enters from Denver to the east before going west into West Pleasant View.
• US 40 (West Colfax Avenue) enters Lakewood from Denver to the east before continuing west into West Pleasant View.
• US 285 connects to Lakewood from Denver to the west before entering Dakota Ridge. It runs along much of the southern edge of the city.
• State Highway 8 (Morrison Road) begins in the city of Lakewood at an intersection with South Wadsworth Boulevard before continuing west into Morrison.
• State Highway 95 (South Sheridan Boulevard) defines much of Lakewood's eastern border with Denver.
• State Highway 121 (South Wadsworth Boulevard) enters the city from Wheat Ridge to the north and continues into Denver to the south.
• State Highway 391 (South Kipling Street) begins in Lakewood at an intersection with US 285 before continuing into Wheat Ridge.
• State Highway 470 runs along the western edge of the city.

Bus and light rail service within the city, and to other areas in the metropolitan area, is provided by the Regional Transportation District. Light rail service to Lakewood began on April 26, 2013, with the opening of the W Line. Seven light rail stations are located within the city, all of which are located along the W Line.

Intercity transportation is provided by Bustang. Federal Center station in Lakewood is along Bustang's West Line, which connects Denver to Grand Junction.^[37]

Landmarks and historical points of interest include:^{[citation needed]}

• Belmar is the town center with a mix of retail, residential, cultural, and public space.
  • The Laboratory of Art and Ideas at Belmar was located in Belmar until May 2009, and that location is now occupied by:
  • the Colorado Campus of the Ohio Center for Broadcasting, a private trade school for the radio and television industry.
  • Belmar has a designated Arts District that houses several artist studios and several gallery spaces, and
  • "Working with Artists", a nonprofit fine-art photography school.
• Lakewood Cultural Center features a theater, gallery space, and art classrooms.
• Heritage Lakewood Belmar Park is a 20th-century museum and festival grounds, with several historic buildings, and is located near Kountze Lake; the site formerly housed the Belmar family mansion.
• At William Fredrick Hayden Park in the foothills of Green Mountain, the Colorado National Guard previously used the north side for artillery practice. Since 2012 the Department of Defense Military Munitions Response Program has financed investigations to identify unexploded ordnance there.^[38]
• The 40 West Arts District includes a bike and "walking art experience" along the light rail line.^[39]

Lakewood has four sister cities, as designated by Sister Cities International:

• Chester, Cheshire, United Kingdom
• Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom, also a Friendship City
• Stade, Lower Saxony, Germany^[40]
• Sutherland Shire, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia^[41]

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Broomfield

Broomfield (Colorado)

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Broomfield
Consolidated city and county[1]
City and County of Broomfield
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Coordinates: 39°55′14″N 105°05′12″W / 39.9205°N 105.0867°W / 39.9205; -105.0867 (Broomfield, Colorado)^[3]CountryUnited StatesStateColoradoCity and CountyBroomfield^[2]IncorporatedJune 6, 1961^[1]ConsolidatedNovember 15, 2001Named afterThe broomcorn once grown in the areaGovernment

 • TypeConsolidated city and county^[1] • MayorGuyleen Castriotta^[4]Area

33.548 sq mi (86.890 km²) • Land32.968 sq mi (85.387 km²) • Water0.580 sq mi (1.503 km²)Elevation

5,348 ft (1,630 m)Population

74,112

78,323  • Density2,248.0/sq mi (867.95/km²) • Metro

2,963,821 (19th) • CSA

3,623,560 (17th) • Front Range

5,055,344Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)ZIP code^[7]

Area codes303/720/983GNIS pop ID204704GNIS city ID2409919GNIS county ID1945881FIPS city code08-09280FIPS county code08-99014WebsiteCity and County of Broomfield

Broomfield is a consolidated city and county located in the U.S. state of Colorado.^[1] It has a consolidated government which operates under Article XX, Sections 10–13 of the Constitution of the State of Colorado. Broomfield's population was 74,112 at the 2020 United States census,^[6] making it the 15th most populous municipality and the 12th most populous county in Colorado. Broomfield is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range urban corridor.

The Broomfield post office opened on September 26, 1884.^[8] Historians speculate that the town was named for the sorghum grown in the area, also known as broomcorn, which had stalks that were sold to make brooms and whisk brooms.^[9]

Several railroads figure in the development of this area. The Colorado Central Railroad built a narrow-gauge line from Golden in 1873; the Denver, Utah and Pacific Railroad arrived in 1881; and the Denver, Marshall and Boulder Railway built a line through what is now Broomfield in 1886. The Denver, Utah and Pacific was widened to standard gauge in 1889. One of the early names for the area was Zang's Spur, after the railroad spur serving Adolph Zang's grain fields.^[10]

The Denver–Boulder Turnpike was constructed through the Broomfield area to speed automobile travel between the state capital of Denver and the university city of Boulder. Construction of the toll road began in 1950 and the turnpike was opened to traffic on January 19, 1952, with the sole toll plaza at Broomfield with access to U.S. Route 287 through the town.^[11] The toll to travel from Federal Boulevard in Adams County to Broomfield was 10 cents and the toll from Broomfield to Boulder was 15 cents, or 25 cents for the whole route.^[11]

The City of Broomfield was incorporated on June 6, 1961, in the southeastern corner of Boulder County.^[1] The Denver–Boulder Turnpike was a common commuting route and Broomfield became a popular residential area. On September 14, 1967, having paid off its construction and operating expenses, the turnpike was made free and became the official route of U.S. Route 36 between Denver, Boulder, and the Rocky Mountain National Park. The turnpike became the first public toll road in the United States to become free.^[11]

In the 1990s, after three decades of aggressive annexation, the City of Broomfield had expanded into Adams, Jefferson, and Weld counties in addition to Boulder.^[12] City leaders felt increasing chagrin with the need to deal with four different county governments, four separate county sales tax bases, and four separate court districts. They began pushing to make Broomfield a consolidated city-county similar to Denver, reasoning that they could provide services more responsively if Broomfield had its own county government.

The city sought an amendment to the state constitution to create a new county. The amendment was passed in 1998, after which a three-year transition period followed.

On November 15, 2001, Broomfield County became the 64th and least extensive county of Colorado. It is the newest county in Colorado (and in the entire United States, if county equivalents are not included).^[13]

Broomfield is located midway between Denver and Boulder along U.S. Routes 36 and 287 at coordinates

39°55′14″N 105°05′12″W / 39.9205°N 105.0867°W / 39.9205; -105.0867 (Broomfield, Colorado) at an elevation of 5,348 feet (1,630 m).^[3]

At the 2020 United States census, Broomfield had a total area of 21,471 acres (86.890 km²), including 371 acres (1.503 km²) of water.^[5] It is the smallest county by area in Colorado, and the 5th smallest in the United States.

Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport is located in Broomfield.

• I-25 / US 87
• US 36
• US 85
• US 287
• SH 7
• SH 121
• SH 128

• Weld County — northeast
• Adams County — southeast
• Jefferson County — southwest
• Boulder County — northwest

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Broomfield has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk). According to the United States Department of Agriculture, it is in plant hardiness zone 6a with an average annual extreme minimum temperature of −9.4 °F (−23.0 °C).^[14]

According to the A. W. Kuchler U.S. potential natural vegetation types, Broomfield would have a Bouteloua/buffalograss (65, commonly known as grama grass) vegetation type and a shortgrass prairie (17) vegetation form.^[16]

Broomfield is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The 2020 census estimated there were 74,112 people living in Broomfield.^[6] The population density was 2,248 people per square mile (868 people/km²), making it the second most densely populated county in Colorado behind Denver.^[18] The racial and ethnic makeup of the city was 76.0% White, 6.9% Asian, 1.3% African American, 0.6% Native American, 0.1% Pacific Islander, and 10.9% from two or more races;^[6] additionally, 13.4% were Hispanic or Latino^[19] and, by 2023, 8.8% were foreign-born.^[20]

In 2023, there were 33,563 households, of which 48.0% were married couples living together, 11.4% were cohabiting couple households, 18.7% had a male householder with no spouse/partner present, and 21.9% had a female householder with no spouse/partner present. 22.5% of households had one or more people under 18 years, and 25.6% of households had one or more people 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.28 people, and the average family size was 2.90 people.^[20]

In 2023, age distribution figures showed 20.2% of residents under the age of 18 and 16.5% age 65 years or older.^[21] The median age was 37.9 years and females made up 49.1% of the population.^[21]

In 2023, the median household income in Broomfield was $112,139 and the median family income was $130,920.^[22] The per capita income for the city was $59,679,^[23] with 5.3% of the population living below the poverty line^[24] and 2.7% without health care coverage.^[25] By 2018–2022 estimates, Broomfield had the 3rd highest median household income among Colorado counties and the 40th highest in the United States;^[26] for families, the median income was the 2nd highest among Colorado counties and the 18th highest in the United States.^[27]

In 2023, the educational attainment of residents over age 25 included 97.0% being high school graduates (or higher), 58.8% holding a bachelor's degree (or higher), and 25.6% holding a graduate or professional degree.^[28]

When the county was formed in 2001, it was a swing county, and it has voted for the winner of Colorado's electoral votes since then. In the 2012 election, incumbent president and Democrat Barack Obama defeated Republican Mitt Romney by roughly five percentage points. In recent years, the county has trended towards the Democratic Party, in line with the rest of the Denver area. In 2016, it voted decisively for Hillary Clinton. Joe Biden won the county by a larger margin in 2020, and Kamala Harris won the county by an even larger margin in 2024.

As of August 1, 2025, among 56,705 active registered voters in Broomfield, 15,317 were Democrats, 10,412 were Republicans, and 29,857 were not affiliated with any party.^[29]

Broomfield voters approved ranked-choice voting for municipal elections in 2021. Due to a lack of candidates and delays in the Colorado Secretary of State auditing procedures, implementation of ranked-choice voting has been delayed until 2027.^[30]

In the 1990s, Broomfield and other area suburbs experienced tremendous economic growth, much of it focused in technology.

The FlatIron Crossing mall is a large shopping and entertainment center, anchored by Dick's Sporting Goods, Macy's, and Forever 21.

Crocs, Vail Resorts, MWH Global, Flatiron Construction, Webroot, Noodles & Company, and Mrs. Fields are headquartered in Broomfield.

According to Broomfield's 2023 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,^[31] the top employers in the city are:

The Broomfield Enterprise is the local newspaper. KBDI-TV, the secondary PBS member station for the Denver area, is licensed to Broomfield.

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Broomfield's recreational opportunities include the Paul Derda Recreation Center and pool, athletic fields, courts and rinks and open space and trails.^[32][33]

Broomfield has an extensive trail system that connects the various lakes and parks. A scenic trail connects the Stearns Lake and the Josh's Pond memorial on the west side of town. Broomfield also has a 9/11 memorial containing a piece of a steel beam from one of the towers.

Broomfield also has a skate park with many different features such as bowls, a large half-pipe and several "street" obstacles.

The Broomfield Community Center (renovated in 2020) offers a wide variety of fitness classes, senior activities, and hosts swim meets and kids' camps for the whole city and county.

A few of the favorite outdoor activities of Broomfield residents are tennis and golf. There are a large number of golf courses and tennis courts open to the public. Broomfield Community Center also hosts other Denver metro cities in their center, mainly for pickleball games and tournaments.

Broomfield's leadership includes the Mayor, the Mayor Pro Tem, the City and County Manager, Attorney, and City Council members.^[4]

Broomfield operates as a consolidated city-county. The city council acts simultaneously as the board of county commissioners, and the police chief is simultaneously the county sheriff. The Broomfield Police Department performs all of the duties that would normally be performed by a county sheriff's office, including operating the county jail (detention center), providing security and bailiff services for the Broomfield Municipal, County, and District Courts and the Combined Courts Building, and providing civil process in the county. The police chief can be hired or fired at will by the city council, which makes Broomfield's sheriff, along with Denver's, the only non-elected sheriffs in the state.

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Since Broomfield used to be divided among four counties, students living in the city were served by the separate school districts for their county.^{[citation needed]} While the city is now united within one county, it is still separated among 6 school districts:^[34]

• Boulder Valley School District
• 27J Schools
• Weld County School District RE-8
• Jefferson County Public Schools
• St. Vrain Valley School District
• Adams 12 Five Star Schools

Of Colorado's 10 largest school districts, 4 (Jefferson County, Adams 12 Five Star, St. Vrain Valley, and Boulder Valley)^[35] have sections in Broomfield.

Broomfield features two large public high schools (Broomfield High School and Legacy High School), two public middle schools, and eight public elementary schools. There are four private schools: Brightmont Academy, a 1-to-1 school for all grade levels; Broomfield Academy, with an academic preschool, an elementary school, and a middle school; Holy Family, a Catholic high school; and Nativity of Our Lord Parish, a Catholic elementary school. Broomfield also contains two K–12 charter schools — Prospect Ridge Academy and Front Range Academy, which has two Broomfield campuses.

Notable individuals who were born in or have lived in Broomfield (or both) include:

• Mark Boslough, physicist^[36]
• Drew Brown, musician, guitarist for OneRepublic and Debate Team^[37]
• David Hale Hand, son of Disney and Gaumont-British animator David Hand^[38]
• Dianne Primavera, 50th Lieutenant Governor of Colorado and former member of the Colorado House of Representatives^[39]
• Anna Prins, basketball center^[40]
• Vince Russo, pro wrestling personality and podcaster^[41]
• Steve Schmuhl, swimmer^[42]
• Mike Wilpolt, football wide receiver, defensive back, coach^[43]
• Cat Zingano, bantamweight MMA fighter^[44]

Broomfield has a sister city, as designated by Sister Cities International:

• Ueda, Nagano Prefecture, Japan^[45][46]

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