The data put Bozeman’s population at 53,293, an increase of more than 16,000 people since the 2010 Census, when the city’s population was 37,280. The numbers mark Bozeman as one of the country’s fastest growing micropolitan areas and make it one of the six micro areas which saw a population growth of at least 15,000 people between 2010 and 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.