Denver County is a consolidated city/county. It is famous as being "The Mile High City," and is the place I go to remind myself why I live so far out in the woods. Denver was named for James W. Denver, former Kansas Territorial Governor. Denver City & County contains 153.3 square miles of land and 1.6 square miles of water.
Denver is home to the Denver Broncos (NFL), Colorado Rockies (MLB), Denver Nuggets (NBA) and the Colorado Avalanche (NHL).
17th Street, Downtown
16th Street in 1898
Denver from space, 1999
One of Denver's original high schools, Speer Boulevard, just northwest of downtown
Looking southwest on Speer Boulevard, just before sunrise
Denver, Denver County, CO
Zip Codes: 80201-80212, 80214-80239, 80241, 80243, 80244, 80246, 80248-80252, 80254-80257, 80259-80266, 80270, 80271, 80273-80275, 80279-80281, 80290-80295, 80299
Incorporated: November 7, 1861
Elevation: 5,280'
Education:
High School or Higher: 78.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher: 34.5%
Graduate or Professional Degree: 12.4%
2009 Estimates:
Estimated Median Household Income: $46,400
Estimated Median Home Value: $244,600
Major Industries:
Professional Services, Lodging & Food Services, Construction, Educational Services, Finance & Insurance Services, Health Care, Government, Waste Management Services, Transportation Services, Retail Services, Social Services
Unemployed (March 2011): 9.6%
2011 Cost of Living Index for Denver: 108.2
Median Resident Age: 33.1 Years
