Denver |
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| Ceety an Coonty o Denver |
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Eik-name(s): The Mile-Heich Ceety [1] Queen Ceety o the Wast, Queen Ceety o the Plains, [2] Wall Street of the West [3] |
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Location in the Unitit States |
| Coordinates:39°44′21″N104°59′5″W /39.73917°N 104.98472°W /39.73917; -104.98472 |
| Kintra | Unitit States |
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| State | Colorado |
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| Ceety an Coonty | Denver[4] |
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| Foondit | 22 November 1858, as Denver City,K.T.[5] |
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| Incorporatit | 11/7/1861, as Denver City,C.T.[6] |
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| Consolidatit | November 15, 1902, as the City and County of Denver |
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| Named for | James William Denver |
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| Govrenment |
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| • Teep | Consolidatit Ceety an Coonty[4] |
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| • Mayor | Michael Hancock (D)[7] |
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| Area |
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| • Ceety-coonty | 401.3 km2 (154.9 sq mi) |
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| • Laund | 397.2 km2 (153.3 sq mi) |
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| • Water | 4.1 km2 (1.6 sq mi) 1.03% |
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| • Metro | 21,793 km2 (8414.4 sq mi) |
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| Elevation | 1564–1731 m (5130–5680 ft) |
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Population ( USCB estimate for July 1, 2011) [9] |
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| • Ceety-coonty | 619,968 (US:23rd) |
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| • Density | 1561/km2 (4044/sq mi) |
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| • Metro | 2,599,504 (US:21st) |
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| • Demonym | Denverite |
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| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
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| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
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| 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 [10] |
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| Area code(s) | Baith303 an720 |
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| FIPS code | 08-20000 |
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| GNIS featur ID | 0201738 |
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| Heich-gates | 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 |
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| Website | City and County of Denver |
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Most populous Colorado city Second most populous Colorado county |