Central City is a home rule municipality located in Gilpin and Clear Creek counties in Colorado, United States. It serves as the county seat and is the most populous municipality within Gilpin County. As of the 2020 United States census, the city had a population of 779 residents.
Established in 1859 during the Pike's Peak Gold Rush, Central City is a historic mining settlement that was once known as the "Richest Square Mile on Earth." The city and its neighbor, Black Hawk, are collectively designated as the Central City/Black Hawk Historic District. Geographically, it is situated within the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor.