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City and County of Denver
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Nickname: The Mile-High City, Queen City of the Plains, The 303
Location of Denver in the State of Colorado
Location of Colorado in the United States
Coordinates: 39°44′21″N 104°59′5″W / 39.73917, -104.98472
Country
United States
State
State of Colorado
City and County
Denver[1]
Founded
1858-11-22, as Denver City, K.T.[2]
Incorporated
1861-11-07, as Denver City, C.T.[3]
Consolidated
1902-11-15, as the City and County of Denver
Named for
James William Denver
Government
- Type
Consolidated City and County[1]
- Mayor
John Hickenlooper (D)
Area [2]
- City and 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 (21,793.2 km²)
Elevation [2]
5,280 ft (1,609 m)
Population (2006)[4][5]
- City and County
588,349
- Density
3,797/sq mi (1,466.1/km²)
- Metro
2,464,866
Time zone
MST (UTC-7)
- Summer (DST)
MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP codes
80201-80212, 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[6]
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, SH 2, SH 26, SH 30, SH 35, SH 83, SH 88, SH 95, SH 121, SH 177, SH 265, SH 470, E-470
Website: City and County of Denver
"Denver" redirects here. For other uses, see Denver (disambiguation).
The City and County of Denver (pronounced /ˈdɛnvɚ/) is the capital and the most populous city of Colorado, in the United States. Denver is located in the South Platte River Valley on the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Southern Rocky Mountains. The Denver downtown district is located immediately east of the confluence of Cherry Creek with the South Platte River, approximately 15 miles (24 km) east of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Denver is nicknamed the Mile-High City because its official elevation is exactly one mile (5280 feet or 1609.344 m) above sea level.[2] The 105th meridian west of Greenwich passes through Denver Union Station, making it the reference point for the Mountain Time Zone.
The United States Census Bureau estimates that the population of the City and County of Denver was 588,349 on 2007-07-01, making it the 26th most populous U.S. city.[4] The 5-county Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Statistical Area had an estimated 2007 population of 2,464,866 and ranked as the 21st most populous U.S. metropolitan statistical area,[5] and the 12-county Denver-Aurora-Boulder Combined Statistical Area had an estimated 2007 population of 2,998,878 and ranked as the 17th most populous U.S. metropolitan area.[7] The 18-county Front Range Urban Corridor had a estimated 2007 population of 4,166,855.[4] It is also the second largest city in the Mountain West after Phoenix. The city claims to have the 10th largest central business district in the United States.[citation needed]
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