Colorado Springs is the largest town by area in Colorado, as well as the county seat and the most populated municipality in El Paso County, Colorado, United States. It is situated in eastern central Colorado, 60 milessouth of Denver, on the Fountain Creek. In 2018, the city had an total population of 472,688 and a metro population of around 738,939, making it the second-most populous city in Colorado, behind Denver, and the 39th most populous city in the United States. The town occupies 194.9 square miles, making it Colorado's most large municipality. Colorado Springscity is located in the Front Range Urban Corridor, an oblong metropolitan area along the Colorado and Wyoming Rocky Mountain Front, typically following Interstate 25.