Denver

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Redirected from Denver, Colorado) Jump to: navigation, search Denver —  City-county  — City and County of Denver Denver Skyline from City Park, Denver Flag Seal Nickname(s): The Mile-High City Queen City of the West, Queen City of the Plains, Wall Street of the West Location of Denver in the State of Colorado Denver Location in the United States Coordinates: 39°44′21″N 104°59′5″W / 39.73917°N 104.98472°W / 39.73917; -104.98472Coordinates: 39°44′21″N 104°59′5″W / 39.73917°N 104.98472°W / 39.73917; -104.98472 Country United States State Colorado City and County Denver Founded November 22, 1858, as Denver City, K.T. Incorporated 11/7/1861, as Denver City, C.T. Consolidated November 15, 1902, as the City and County of Denver Named for James William Denver Government  • Type Consolidated City and County  • Body Denver City Council  • Mayor Michael Hancock (D) Area  • City-county 154.9 sq mi (401.3 km2)  • Land 153.3 sq mi (397.2 km2)  • Water 1.6 sq mi (4.1 km2)  1.03%  • Metro 8,414.4 sq mi (21,793 km2) Elevation 5,130–5,690 ft (1,564–1,731 m) Population (USCB estimate for July 1, 2012)  • City-county 634,265 (US: 23rd)  • Density 4,044/sq mi (1,561/km2)  • Metro 2,599,504 (US: 21st)  • Demonym Denverite Time zone MST (UTC−7)  • Summer (DST) MDT (UTC−6) ZIP codes 80201–80212, 80202, 80214–80239, 80241, 80243–80244, 80246–80252, 80256–80266, 80271, 80273–80274, 80279–80281, 80290–80291, 80293–80295, 80299, 80012, 80014, 80022, 80033, 80123, 80127 Area code(s) Both 303 and 720 FIPS code 08-20000 GNIS feature ID 0201738 Highways I-25, I-70, I-76, I-225, I-270, US 6, US 40, US 85, US 285, US 287, CO 2, CO 26, CO 30, CO 35, CO 83, CO 88, CO 95, CO 121, CO 177, CO 265, CO 470, E-470 Website City and County of Denver Most populous Colorado city Second most populous Colorado county

The City and County of Denver (/ˈdɛnvər/; Arapaho: Niinéniiniicíihéhe') is the largest city and the capital of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is also the second most populous county in Colorado after El Paso County. Denver is a consolidated city and county located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. The Denver downtown district is located immediately east of the confluence of Cherry Creek with the South Platte River, approximately 12 miles (19 km) east of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Denver is nicknamed the Mile-High City because its official elevation is exactly one mile or 5,280 feet (1,609.344 m) above sea level, making it one of the highest major cities in the United States. The 105th meridian west of Greenwich passes through Union Station and is the temporal reference for the Mountain Time Zone.

The 2011 estimated population of Denver was 619,968 which ranks it as the 23rd most populous U.S. city. The 10-county Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area had an estimated 2011 population of 2,599,504 and ranked as the 21st most populous U.S. metropolitan statistical area. The 12-county Denver-Aurora-Boulder Combined Statistical Area had an estimated 2011 population of 3,157,520, which ranks as the 16th most populous U.S. metropolitan area. Denver is the center and the most populous city of the Front Range Urban Corridor, an oblong urban region stretching across 18 counties in two states with an estimated 2011 population of 4,423,936. Denver is the most populous city within a 500-mile (800 km) radius and the third most populous city in the Mountain West and the Southwestern United States after Phoenix, Arizona and El Paso, Texas.