Sister cities of Broomfield, Colorado

The City and County of Broomfield is a suburb of the Denver metropolitan area in the State of Colorado of the United States. Broomfield has a consolidated city and county government which operates under Article XX, Sections 10-13 of the Constitution of the State of Colorado. The United States Census Bureau records stated that the population was 55,889 on April 1, 2010. Broomfield is the 16th most populous city and the 16th most populous county in Colorado. Broomfield is a part of the Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Denver-Aurora-Boulder Combined Statistical Area.

On September 12, 2013, the county was subject to severe flooding in the area that destroyed dozens of homes, prompted immediate evacuations and closed down major routes such as U.S. Route 287 after a bridge collapsed going into the city.