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Denver

This article is about the city and county in Colorado. For other uses, see Denver (disambiguation).

Denver
State capital and consolidated city-county
Denver skyline
Downtown Denver skyline
Colorado State Capitol
Colorado State Capitol
Denver Art Museum
Denver Art Museum
Denver Union Station
Denver Union Station
Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Coors Field
Coors Field
Denver Millennium Bridge
Denver Millennium Bridge
Flag of Denver
Flag
Official seal of Denver
Seal
Official logo of Denver
Logo
Nicknames: 
The Mile High City[2]
Queen City of the Plains[3]
Wall Street of the West[4]
Map
Map
Map
Denver is located in Colorado
Denver
Denver
Denver is located in the United States
Denver
Denver
Coordinates: 39°44′21″N 104°59′06″W / 39.7392°N 104.9849°W / 39.7392; -104.9849 (City and County of Denver, Colorado)[5]
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
City and countyDenver[1]
PlattedNovember 17, 1858 (1858-11-17), as
Denver City, Kansas Territory[6]
IncorporatedNovember 7, 1861 (1861-11-07), as
Denver City, Colorado Territory[7]
ConsolidatedDecember 1, 1902 (1902-12-01), as the
City and County of Denver[8][9]
Named forJames W. Denver
Government
 • TypeConsolidated city and county[1]
 • BodyDenver City Council
 • MayorMike Johnston (D)[10]
Area
[11][12]
 • Total154.726 sq mi (400.739 km2)
 • Land153.075 sq mi (396.463 km2)
 • Water1.651 sq mi (4.276 km2)
 • Metro
8,403.00 sq mi (21,763.67 km2)
Elevation
[a]
5,280 ft (1,610 m)
Highest elevation
[13]
5,680 ft (1,730 m)
Lowest elevation
[14]
5,130 ft (1,560 m)
Population
 (2020)[11]
 • Total715,522
 • Estimate 
(2022)[15]
Neutral decrease 713,252
 • Rank60th in North America
19th in the United States
1st in Colorado
 • Density4,674/sq mi (1,805/km2)
 • Urban
[16]
2,686,147 (US: 18th)
 • Urban density4,167.5/sq mi (1,609.1/km2)
 • Metro
[17]
2,963,821 (US: 19th)
 • CSA
[18]
3,623,560 (US: 17th)
 • Front Range
5,055,344
DemonymDenverite
GDP
[19][20]
 • Denver (County)$96.7 billion (2022)
 • Denver (MSA)$288.8 billion (2022)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP Codes
80012, 80014, 80022, 80033, 80123, 80201–80212, 80214–80239, 80241, 80243–80244, 80246–80252, 80256–80257, 80259-80261, 80263-80266, 80271, 80273–80274, 80279–80281, 80290–80291, 80293–80295, 80299[21]
Area codes303/720/983
FIPS code08-20000
GNIS feature ID201738[22]
Websitewww.denvergov.org
Capital and most populous city of the State of Colorado

Denver (/ˈdɛnvər/ DEN-vər) is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado.[1] Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census,[23] a 19.22% increase since 2010.[11] It is the 19th-most populous city in the United States and the fifth most populous state capital. It is the principal city of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood metropolitan statistical area, the most populous metropolitan statistical area in Colorado and the first city of the Front Range Urban Corridor.

Denver is in the western United States, in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. Its downtown district is immediately east of the confluence of Cherry Creek and the South Platte River, about 12 miles (19 kilometres) east of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. It is named after James W. Denver, a governor of the Kansas Territory. It is nicknamed the Mile High City because its official elevation is exactly one mile (5280 feet or 1609.344 meters) above sea level.[a][24] The 105th meridian west of Greenwich, the longitudinal reference for the Mountain Time Zone, passes directly through Denver Union Station.

Denver is ranked as a Beta world city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network. The 10-county Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 2,963,821 at the 2020 United States census, making it the 19th most populous U.S. metropolitan statistical area.[11] The 12-county Denver–Aurora, CO Combined Statistical Area had a population of 3,623,560 at the 2020 U.S. census, making it the 17th most populous U.S. primary statistical area.[11] Denver is the most populous city of the 18-county Front Range Urban Corridor, an oblong urban region stretching across two states with a population of 5,055,344 at the 2020 U.S. census.[11] Its metropolitan area is the most populous within a 560-mile (900 km) radius and it is the second-most populous city in the Mountain West after Phoenix, Arizona. In 2016, it was named the best place to live in the United States by U.S. News & World Report.[25]

  1. ^ a b c "Active Colorado Municipalities". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  2. ^ Claims to Fame – Geography Archived December 24, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007
  3. ^ Queen City, Time, January 30, 1928, accessed April 13, 2007.
  4. ^ "The Big Apple: Wall Street of the West (17th Street in Denver)". 2012.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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. ^ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved December 5, 2007.
  8. ^ "The town of Argo was one of the municipalities which by virtue of the amendment became merged in the city and county of Denver. But it did not become so merged, nor did the terms of its officers terminate, until the 1st day of December, 1902--the day the proclamation was issued." Boston & Colorado Smelting Co. v. Elder, 77 P. 258, 259-60 (1904).
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference DenvervAdams was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ Moore, Carly (July 17, 2023). "Mike Johnston sworn in as Denver mayor". Denver Post. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  11. ^ a b c d e f "Decennial Census P.L. 94-171 Redistricting Data". United States Census Bureau, United States Department of Commerce. August 12, 2021. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  12. ^ "Denver, Aurora Metro Area". usa.com. 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  13. ^ "Denver High Point, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
  14. ^ "Elevations and Distances in the United States". United States Geological Survey. April 29, 2005. Archived from the original on October 15, 2011. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
  15. ^ "US Census Bureau QuickFacts: Denver County, Colorado". census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  16. ^ "List of 2020 Census Urban Areas". census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
  17. ^ "2020 Population and Housing State Data". census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  18. ^ "Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2021". United States Census Bureau. February 24, 2022. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  19. ^ "Gross Domestic Product by County and Metropolitan Area, 2022" (PDF). www.bea.gov. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
  20. ^ "Total Gross Domestic Product for Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO (MSA)". fred.stlouisfed.org.
  21. ^ "Look Up a ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  22. ^ "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
  23. ^ "Search Results". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  24. ^ "Community Report, City and County of Denver, Colorado" (PDF). The City and County of Denver. Retrieved February 4, 2016.


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