Superior, Colorado
Superior was founded in 1896 near the site of a major coal mine from which "superior quality" coal was extracted. Mining was the big business in town until the last mine closed in the aftermath of World War II. After that, the population of Superior dwindled away as it evolved into a farming and ranching community, until residential developers arrived in the 1980's looking for vacant land in that zone between Boulder and Denver just off U.S. Highway 36 (the Boulder-Denver Turnpike).
The Rock Creek Development began in 1987 and is still not completely built out, although it has raised Superior's population from around 250 to above 10,000 in those intervening years.
Fast Facts about Superior, Colorado
Superior, Boulder County, CO 80027
Latitude: 39.9347°N
Longitude: 105.1628°W
Incorporated: June 10, 1904
Elevation: 5,495'
Education:
High School or Higher: 99.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher: 69.2%
Graduate or Professional Degree: 25.2%
2011 Cost of Living Index for Superior: 112.5
Latitude: 39.9347°N
Longitude: 105.1628°W
Incorporated: June 10, 1904
Elevation: 5,495'
Education:
High School or Higher: 99.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher: 69.2%
Graduate or Professional Degree: 25.2%
2011 Cost of Living Index for Superior: 112.5
2009 Estimates:
Median Resident Age: 30.7 Years
Estimated Median Household Income: $93,202
Estimated Median Home Value: $415,406
Major Industries:
Professional Services, Computers & Electronic Products, Educational Services, Construction, Health Care, Information Services, Telecommunications, Lodging & Food Services, Finance & Insurance Services, Retail Services, Social Services
Unemployed (March 2011): 9.9%
Median Resident Age: 30.7 Years
Estimated Median Household Income: $93,202
Estimated Median Home Value: $415,406
Major Industries:
Professional Services, Computers & Electronic Products, Educational Services, Construction, Health Care, Information Services, Telecommunications, Lodging & Food Services, Finance & Insurance Services, Retail Services, Social Services
Unemployed (March 2011): 9.9%
Population Demographics: 2010
| Total Population | 12,483 |
| Males | 6,333 |
| Females | 6,150 |
| Population by Age | |
| Under 18 | 3,936 |
| 18 & over | 8,547 |
| 20-24 | 740 |
| 25-34 | 1,798 |
| 35-49 | 3,612 |
| 50-64 | 1,769 |
| 65 & over | 387 |
| Population by Ethnicity | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 827 |
| Non Hispanic or Latino | 11,656 |
| Population by Race | |
| White | 10,032 |
| African-American | 111 |
| Asian | 1,726 |
| Native American | 24 |
| Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 |
| Other | 125 |
| Two or more | 460 |
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