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Colorado’s new 8th Congressional District is young — and growing

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A housing development in Weld County that sits close to I-25. Dec. 11, 2021.
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A housing development in Weld County that sits close to I-25. Dec. 11, 2021.

CD-8 is made up of parts of Adams, Weld and Larimer counties, which is on average, younger than the rest of the state. It's also growing fast: State Demographer Elizabeth Garner explains that this growth is due to a number of factors: economy, space and resources.