Denver | |
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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. 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]
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