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Denver | |
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 Denver skyline | |
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.svg) Location of Denver in Colorado | |
 Location of Colorado in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 39°44′21″N 104°59′06″W / 39.7392°N 104.9850°W[5] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| City and county | Denver[4] |
| Platted | November 17, 1858[6] |
| Incorporated | November 7, 1861[7] |
| Named for | James W. Denver |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mike Johnston (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 154.7 sq mi (400.7 km2) |
| • Land | 153.1 sq mi (396.5 km2) |
| • Water | 1.7 sq mi (4.3 km2) |
| • Metro | 8,403 sq mi (21,764 km2) |
| Elevation | 5,276 ft (1,608 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 715,522 |
| • Rank | 19th in the United States 1st in Colorado |
| • Density | 4,674/sq mi (1,805/km2) |
| • Urban | 2,686,147 (US: 18th) |
| • Urban density | 4,167.5/sq mi (1,609.1/km2) |
| • Metro | 2,963,821 (US: 19th) |
| • CSA | 3,623,560 (US: 17th) |
| Demonym | Denverite |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Area codes | 303, 720, 983 |
| FIPS code | 08-20000 |
| GNIS feature ID | 201738[10] |
| Website | www |
Capital and most populous city of the State of Colorado | |
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. Denver is nicknamed the "Mile High City" because its official elevation is exactly one mile (5280 feet or 1609.344 meters) above sea level.[a][14] 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.[15][16]
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Community Report, City and County of Denver, Colorado" (PDF). The City and County of Denver. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
- ↑ "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".
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