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Lakewood is a city in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. As of 2005, the city is estimated to have a total population of 140,671. The city is one of the larger suburbs of Denver. It was founded in 1889 by Charles Welch and W.A.H. Loveland, who platted a 13-block area along Colfax Avenue west of downtown Denver. Loveland, the former president of the Colorado Central Railroad, retired to the new community of Lakewood after many years of living in nearby Golden.

As of the census of 2000, there were 144,126 people, 60,531 households, and 36,500 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,338.0/km˛ (3,465.3/mi˛). There were 62,422 housing units at an average density of 579.5/km˛ (1,500.8/mi˛). The racial makeup of the city was 87.15% White, 1.48% African American, 1.11% Native American, 2.72% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 4.88% from other races, and 2.58% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.54% of the population.

There were 60,531 households out of which 27.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.1% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.7% were non-families. 30.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.92.