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Denver
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Denver skyline
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Flag
Seal
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Nicknames:
The Mile High City
[1]
Queen City of the Plains
[2]
Wall Street of the West
[3]
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Location of Denver in Colorado
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Location of Colorado in the United States
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Coordinates:
39°44′21″N
104°59′06″W
/
39.7392°N 104.9850°W
/
39.7392; -104.9850
(
City and County of Denver
)
[5]
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Country
| United States
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State
| Colorado
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City and county
| Denver
[4]
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Platted
| November 17, 1858
; 165 years ago
(
1858-11-17
)
[6]
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Incorporated
| November 7, 1861
; 162 years ago
(
1861-11-07
)
[7]
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Named for
| James W. Denver
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? Mayor
| Mike Johnston
(
D
)
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? Total
| 154.7 sq mi (400.7 km
2
)
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? Land
| 153.1 sq mi (396.5 km
2
)
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? Water
| 1.7 sq mi (4.3 km
2
)
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? Metro
| 8,403 sq mi (21,764 km
2
)
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Elevation
| 5,276 ft (1,608 m)
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? Total
| 715,522
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? Rank
| 19th
in the United States
1st
in Colorado
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? Density
| 4,674/sq mi (1,805/km
2
)
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Urban
| 2,686,147 (US:
18th
)
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? Urban density
| 4,167.5/sq mi (1,609.1/km
2
)
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Metro
| 2,963,821 (US:
19th
)
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CSA
| 3,623,560 (US:
17th
)
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Demonym
| Denverite
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Time zone
| UTC?07:00
(
MST
)
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? Summer (
DST
)
| UTC?06:00
(
MDT
)
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Area codes
| 303, 720, 983
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FIPS code
| 08-20000
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GNIS feature ID
| 201738
[10]
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Website
| www
.denvergov
.org
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Capital and most populous city of the
State of Colorado
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Denver
is the
capital
and largest
city
in the
U.S. state
of
Colorado
and a
county
named
Denver County
. For this reason, Denver is the
county seat
of Denver County. It is at the foot of the
Rocky Mountains
on the South Platte River, and was founded in 1858. A nickname for Denver is
The Mile High City
, because Denver is very high above sea level. It is at least 5,280 feet (or 1,609 meters) above sea level at a point in the city's state
capitol
building. The dome at the top of the capitol building is covered in
gold
.
[14]
[15]
Denver was founded in November 1858 as Denver City during the
Pikes Peak Gold Rush
as a
mining town
in western
Kansas Territory
.
[16]
That summer, a group of gold prospectors from
Lawrence
,
Kansas
, started a settlement on the banks of the
South Platte River
. They called it
Montana City
. This was the first settlement in what was later to become the city of Denver. The settlement faded quickly. By the summer of 1859 it was abandoned in favor of
Auraria
(named after the gold mining town of
Auraria
,
Georgia
), and St. Charles City.
The
Colorado Territory
was created on February 28, 1861,
[17]
Arapahoe County
was formed on November 1, 1861,
[17]
and Denver City was incorporated on November 7, 1861.
[7]
Denver City served as the Arapahoe County Seat from 1861 until
consolidation
in 1902.
[18]
In 1867, Denver City became the
Territorial Capital
. With its new-found importance, Denver City shortened its name to just Denver.
[18]
On August 1, 1876, Colorado was
admitted to the Union
.
Denver is the home of the
Denver Broncos
football
team, the
Denver Nuggets
basketball
team, the
Colorado Rockies
baseball
team, the
Colorado Avalanche
hockey
team, and the
Colorado Rapids
soccer
team.
- The Denver Post
[19]
- The Rocky Mountain News
[20]
- ↑
Claims to Fame ? Geography
Archived
December 24, 2010, at the
Wayback Machine
,
Epodunk
, accessed April 16, 2007
- ↑
Queen City
,
Time
, January 30, 1928, accessed April 13, 2007.
- ↑
"The Big Apple: Wall Street of the West (17th Street in Denver)"
. 2012.
- ↑
"Active Colorado Municipalities"
.
Colorado Department of Local Affairs
. Retrieved
October 15,
2021
.
- ↑
"2014 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Places"
.
United States Census Bureau
. July 1, 2014. Archived from
the original
on February 7, 2015
. Retrieved
January 5,
2015
.
- ↑
"Denver City Town Company Record Book, Mss.01813 (accession 99.225), History Colorado"
(PDF)
. Archived from
the original
(PDF)
on March 18, 2015
. Retrieved
March 8,
2015
.
- ↑
7.0
7.1
"Colorado Municipal Incorporations"
.
State of Colorado
, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004
. Retrieved
December 5,
2007
.
- ↑
8.0
8.1
"Decennial Census P.L. 94-171 Redistricting Data"
.
United States Census Bureau
,
United States Department of Commerce
. August 12, 2021
. Retrieved
September 4,
2021
.
- ↑
"Denver, Aurora Metro Area"
. usa.com. 2014
. Retrieved
March 5,
2023
.
- ↑
10.0
10.1
"Geographic Names Information System"
.
edits.nationalmap.gov
. Retrieved
2023-05-08
.
- ↑
"List of 2020 Census Urban Areas"
.
census.gov
. United States Census Bureau
. Retrieved
January 8,
2023
.
- ↑
"2020 Population and Housing State Data"
.
census.gov
. United States Census Bureau
. Retrieved
January 16,
2023
.
- ↑
"Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2021"
.
United States Census Bureau
. February 24, 2022
. Retrieved
August 13,
2022
.
- ↑
"Colorado State Capitol Building in Denver"
.
milehighcity.com
. Archived from
the original
on June 25, 2010
. Retrieved
June 23,
2010
.
- ↑
"What to do in Denver in 3 days"
.
- ↑
"Denver: The Rocky Mountain metropolis time line"
.
The City and County of Denver
. January 1, 2006. Archived from
the original
on August 13, 2006
. Retrieved
August 30,
2006
.
- ↑
17.0
17.1
"State Government History"
. State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. April 18, 2001
. Retrieved
November 28,
2006
.
- ↑
18.0
18.1
Thomas J. Noel.
"Denver History: The Golden Gamble"
. City and County of Denver. Archived from
the original
on October 16, 2009
. Retrieved
April 3,
2007
.
- ↑
"The Denver Post"
.
The Denver Post
.
- ↑
"Rocky Mountain News"
.
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