Denver

Denver
State capital and consolidated city-county
Denver skyline
Flag Seal
Nicknames:  The Mile High City[1] Queen City of the Plains[2] Wall Street of the West[3]
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 / 39.7392; -104.9850 (City and County of Denver)[5]
Country	United States
State	Colorado
City and county	Denver[4]
Platted	November 17, 1858; 165 years ago (1858-11-17)[6]
Incorporated	November 7, 1861; 162 years ago (1861-11-07)[7]
Named for	James W. Denver
Government
• Mayor	Mike Johnston (D)
Area [8][9]
• 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 [10]	5,276 ft (1,608 m)
Population  (2020)[8]
• Total	715,522
• Rank	19th in the United States 1st in Colorado
• Density	4,674/sq mi (1,805/km2)
• Urban [11]	2,686,147 (US: 18th)
• Urban density	4,167.5/sq mi (1,609.1/km2)
• Metro [12]	2,963,821 (US: 19th)
• CSA [13]	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.denvergov.org
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]

1. ↑ Claims to Fame – Geography Archived December 24, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007
2. ↑ Queen City, Time, January 30, 1928, accessed April 13, 2007.
3. ↑ "The Big Apple: Wall Street of the West (17th Street in Denver)". 2012.
4. ↑ "Active Colorado Municipalities". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
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. ↑ ^{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.
9. ↑ "Denver, Aurora Metro Area". usa.com. 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
11. ↑ "List of 2020 Census Urban Areas". census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
12. ↑ "2020 Population and Housing State Data". census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
13. ↑ "Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2021". United States Census Bureau. February 24, 2022. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
14. ↑ "Colorado State Capitol Building in Denver". milehighcity.com. Archived from the original on June 25, 2010. Retrieved June 23, 2010.
15. ↑ "What to do in Denver in 3 days".