Coal was discovered on the Hake family farm in 1864, and recollections of members of pioneer families in Superior, including the Hakes and Autreys, are preserved as part of the Maria Rogers Oral History Program at the Carnegie Library for Local History in Boulder, Colorado.

Subsequently, many people moved out of the area and the Town evolved into a quiet ranching and farming community.

More recently, infill and the Downtown Superior mixed-use development have added additional businesses and residences.

[10][11][12][13][14] The fire started in Boulder County land to the west and was driven by 60–100 mph (97–161 km/h) wind gusts across extremely dry grasses and fuels before reaching the town.

[16] According to the official investigation performed by the Boulder County Sheriff, the fire started from two separate sources of ignition.

[17] The first was a trash fire set six days earlier on land near the intersection of Marshall Road and State Highway 93 owned by Twelve Tribes.

The second source was power lines on the western side of the Marshall Mesa trailhead owned by Excel.

A line became unmoored from its supports and subsequent arcing caused sparks that ignited dry fuels on the ground.

Vigorous recovery and rebuilding efforts are ongoing in 2024, supported in part by a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) disaster declaration and numerous local government and nonprofit organizations.

As a result of a perceived national pilot shortage, numerous flight schools have established their base of operations at the airport.

According to the United States Department of Agriculture, the Plant Hardiness zone is 6a, with an average annual extreme minimum temperature of −10 to −5 °F (−23 to −21 °C).

[31] Superior has 788.2 acres (319.0 ha) of parks and open space, which is about 31% of its total land area.

Housing characteristics estimates from the 2020 Census indicated the population density was 3,332 inhabitants per square mile (1,286/km2).

The median income for a household in 2022 (in 2022 inflation-adjusted dollars), according to 2022 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, was $149,464 +/- $16,790, compared to $89,302 for Colorado.