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Denver is the principal city of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood metropolitan statistical area, the most populous metropolitan area in Colorado as well as the economic and cultural center of the broader Front Range Urban Corridor, home to more than 5 million people.
Denver, city and county, capital of Colorado, U.S., at the western edge of the Great Plains, just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. The city and county were consolidated as a single administrative unit in 1902. Denver lies at the junction of Cherry Creek and the South Platte River.
Panorama of Denver, Colorado, 1898. The History of Denver details the history of the City and County of Denver, Colorado, the United States from its founding in 1858 to modern-day. Ever since the gold rush, Denver has been Colorado’s gateway and major metropolis.
December 17: Denver Horse Railroad the first rail transit service begins operating, changing its name in the next year to the Denver City Railway Co. [31] 1873 – Palace Theater, a gambling and entertainment establishment, opened by Ed Chase.
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.
Denver averages 270 clear and partly cloudy days per year or 3200 hours of sunshine making it one of the sunniest major cities. [4] Denver receives more precipitation than most locations with semi-arid climates, but still features a semi-arid climate due to its high evapotranspiration.
Denver is the capital of the western U.S. state of Colorado and the dominant city of the Rocky Mountain Region.
Denver, City (pop., 2020: 715,522), capital of Colorado, U.S. On the South Platte River just east of the Rocky Mountains , its elevation of 5,280 ft (1,609 m) gives it the nickname “Mile High City.”
Denver is the urban jewel of eastern Colorado, combining sleek urban sophistication with the great outdoors in a breathtaking setting surrounded by the peaks of the Rocky Mountains. The state capital, Denver, is also the largest city in Colorado and, in fact, within about a 560-mile radius.
More a conglomeration of suburbs than a single city, the Denver metropolitan area consists of Denver, Arapahoe, Jefferson, Boulder and Adams Counties and has a population of about 3.4 million. This area forms the cultural, economic, political, and social center of Colorado.