Commerce City, Colorado

Commerce City, Colorado
City of Commerce City[1]
Commerce City Civic Center at 60th Avenue and Trenton Street
Commerce City Civic Center at 60th Avenue and Trenton Street
Flag of Commerce City, Colorado
Location of the City of Commerce City in Adams County, Colorado
Location of the City of Commerce City in Adams County, Colorado
Commerce City is located in the United States
Commerce City
Commerce City
Location of the City of Commerce City in the United States.
Coordinates: 39°52′59″N 104°47′44″W / 39.882968°N 104.795452°W / 39.882968; -104.795452[2]
Country United States
State Colorado
CountyAdams County[1]
Incorporated as townDecember 12, 1952, as Town of Commerce Town[3]
Incorporated as city1962 as City of Commerce City
Government
 • TypeHome rule municipality
 • MayorSteve Douglas
Area
 • Total36.399 sq mi (94.273 km2)
 • Land36.002 sq mi (93.246 km2)
 • Water0.397 sq mi (1.027 km2)
Elevation5,164 ft (1,574 m)
Population
 • Total62,418
 • Density1,734/sq mi (670/km2)
 • Metro
2,963,821 (19th)
 • CSA
3,623,560 (17th)
 • Front Range
5,055,344
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP Codes[6]
80022 & 80037 (PO Box)
Area code(s)Both 303 and 720
FIPS code08-16495
GNIS feature ID0184666
HighwaysI-76, I-270, US 6, US 85, SH 2, SH 35, SH 44, SH 224, SH 265
Websitewww.c3gov.com

The City of Commerce City is a home rule municipality located in Adams County, Colorado, United States.[1] The city population was 62,418 at the 2020 United States Census, a 35.95% increase since the 2010 United States Census.[4] Commerce City is the 18th most populous municipality in Colorado. Commerce City is located north of Denver and is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor. Commerce City is a mixed residential and industrial community that is known for an oil refinery with a capacity of 90,000 barrels per day (14,000 m3/d), operated by Suncor.[7][8] Dick's Sporting Goods Park, a soccer stadium in Commerce City, hosts the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer.

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  2. ^ "2014 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Places". United States Census Bureau. July 1, 2014. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
  3. ^ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
  4. ^ a b c "Decennial Census P.L. 94-171 Redistricting Data". United States Census Bureau, United States Department of Commerce. August 12, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  5. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  6. ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on September 3, 2007. Retrieved September 5, 2007.
  7. ^ "Suncor Energy acquires second refinery near Denver, Colorado". June 1, 2005. Archived from the original (News release) on October 16, 2006. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  8. ^ "Suncor Refining and Marketing". suncor.com. Retrieved July 14, 2019.

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