| Denver, Colorado |
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| Consolidated city-county | | City and County of Denver | | | Nickname(s): The Mile High City[1]
Queen City of the Plains[2]
Wall Street of the West[3] | 
Location of Denver in Denver County, Colorado. | Show map of ColoradoShow map of the USShow map of North AmericaShow all | Coordinates:  39°45′43″N 104°52′52″WCoordinates: 39°45′43″N 104°52′52″W[4] | | Country |  United States |
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| State |  Colorado |
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| City and County | Denver[5] |
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| Founded | November 17, 1858, as Denver City, K.T.[6] |
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| Incorporated | November 7, 1861, as Denver City, C.T.[7] |
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| Consolidated | November 15, 1902, as the City and County of Denver |
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| Named for | James W. Denver |
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| Government |
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| • Type | Consolidated City and County[5] |
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| • Body | Denver City Council |
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| • Mayor | Michael Hancock (D)[8] |
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| Area[9] |
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| • Consolidated city-county | 154.97 sq mi (401.36 km2) |
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| • Land | 153.33 sq mi (397.13 km2) |
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| • Water | 1.63 sq mi (4.23 km2) 1.1% |
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| • Metro | 8,414.4 sq mi (21,793 km2) |
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| Elevation[10] | 5,130–5,690 ft (1,564–1,731 m) |
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| Population (2010)[11] |
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| • Consolidated city-county | 600,158 |
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| • Estimate (2017)[12] | 704,621 |
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| • Rank | US: 19th |
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| • Density | 4,519.94/sq mi (1,745.15/km2) |
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| • Urban | 2,374,203 (US: 18th) |
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| • Metro | 2,814,330 (US: 19th) |
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| • CSA | 3,418,876 (US: 16th) |
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| Demonym(s) | Denverite |
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| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
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| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
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| 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[13] |
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| Area code(s) | 303 and 720 |
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| FIPS code | 08-20000 |
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| GNIS feature ID | 0201738 |
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| Highways | I-25, I-70, I-76, I-225, I-270, 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 |
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| Website | denvergov.org |
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| Capital and most populous city of theState of Colorado |
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