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Lakewood, CO 80226Lakewood Map
Lakewood is a Home Rule Municipality that is the most populous city in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. Lakewood is the fifth most populous city in the State of Colorado and the 172nd most populous city in the United States. The United States Census Bureau estimates that in April 1, 2010 census the population of the City of Lakewood was 142,980 . Lakewood is west of Denver and is part of the Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Before incorporation in 1969, Lakewood was a community with policing provided by the Jefferson County Sheriff, a volunteer fire service, and with few street lights and sidewalks. The City of Lakewood was incorporated in 1969. At the time of incorporation the city population was already over 90,000.
The urban/suburban development of the community known as Lakewood was begun 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 nearby Golden.
Nearby cities include Indian Hills, Westminster, Federal Heights, Commerce City, Kittredge.
Map of Lakewood, CO

Places in Lakewood
Dine and drink
Eat and drink your way through town.

Noodles & Company
99$$

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant
172$$

Chipotle Mexican Grill
110$

First Watch
262$$
Can't-miss activities
Culture, natural beauty, and plain old fun.

Great Divide Brewery & Roadhouse
41
Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids
94$

Twigs and Twine
7$$

Belmar Frame & Art
10$$
Places to stay
Hang your (vacation) hat in a place that’s just your style.

Hyatt House Denver/Lakewood at Belmar
82$$

Motel 6
68$$

Westwood Inn
92$

Southern Hospitality House
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