Superior, Colorado

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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, Colorado 80027 Incorporated: June 10, 1904 Elevation: 5,495' Latitude: 39.9347°N Longitude: 105.1628°W Resident Racial Breakdown: White Non-Hispanic: 84.3% Hispanic: 4.9% African-American: 1.3% Native American: 0.7% Other: 1.9% Two or More Races: 2.1% Chinese: 2.6% Asian Indian: 1.4% Korean: 1.1% Vietnamese: 0.9% Other Asian: 0.9% Education: High School or Higher: 99.2% Bachelor's Degree or Higher: 69.2% Graduate or Professional Degree: 25.2%	2007 Estimates: Population: 10,483 Males: 5,395 Females: 5,088 Median Resident Age: 30.7 Years Estimated Median Household Income: $92,946 Estimated Median Home Value: $417,847 Population Density: 2,651 People per Square Mile 2008 Cost of Living Index for Superior: 107.3 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: 2.9%

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