A town of 103, settled in 1860. Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
The thing Ward does most differently from other towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
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Ordered by what stands out in Ward. Another town gets a different order.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 98% of U.S. communities.
Most working residents leave Ward for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Boulder (30%), Denver (20%) and Thornton (6%). Half commute less than 24 miles.
Ward has chilly, snowy winters and cool summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 73°, a January night drops to 16°, and about 184 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Ward beats the Colorado average on 13 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| What stands out | Ward | CO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 2.7% | 9.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5% | 11.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.4% | 7.8% |
The typical Ward home is worth about $530,000, about the same as a year ago, close to the Colorado typical home.
Where Ward’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 3 places on the National Register.
Town in Colorado, United States
Ward is a home rule municipality in Boulder County, Colorado, United States. The population was 128 at the 2020 census. The town is a former mining settlement founded in 1860 in the wake of the discovery of gold at nearby Gold Hill. Once one of the richest towns in the state during the Colorado Gold Rush, it is located on a mountainside at the top of Left Hand Canyon, near the Peak to Peak Highway (State Highway 72) northwest of Boulder at an elevation of 9,450 feet (2,880 m) above sea level.
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