City of Denver, Denver County, Colorado, United States

Overview of Denver

• Name:
  Denver
• Official Name:
  City of Denver
• Place Type:
  Incorporated City
• Located In:
  Denver County, Colorado, United States
  
• Description (GNIS):
  Capital of the State of Colorado.
• History (GNIS):
  Named after James W Denver, Governor of the Kansas Territory in 1858. (CO-T4/042993/p8C)
• Surveys:
  Sixth Principal Meridian
  

  Range 65 West
  

  Townships: 2 South, 3 South

  Range 66 West
  

  Townships: 2 South, 3 South

  Range 67 West
  

  Townships: 3 South, 4 South, 5 South

  Range 68 West
  

  Townships: 3 South, 4 South, 5 South

  Range 69 West
  

  Townships: 3 South, 4 South, 5 South
• Capital of:
  Colorado
• County Seat of:
  Denver County
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:39.739153639° 44' 21.0"N

  Longitude:-104.9847034104° 59' 04.9"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • Westside Neighborhood 0.9 mi. W
  • Glendale (Arapahoe County) 3.6 mi. SE
  • Edgewater (Jefferson County) 4.3 mi. W
  • Mountain View (Jefferson County) 4.5 mi. NW
  • Lakeside (Jefferson County) 4.6 mi. NW
  • Wheat Ridge (Jefferson County) 5.3 mi. W
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  • Riverside (Commerce City, Adams County) 4 mi. N
  • Fairmount Mortuary (Fairmount Cemetery) 4.8 mi. SE
  • Emanuel Cemetery at Fairmount (Fairmount Cemetery) 4.9 mi. SE
  • Fairmount 5.2 mi. SE
  • Crown Hill (Jefferson County) 5.6 mi. W
  • Saint Paul's Episcopal Columbarium (Lakewood, Jefferson County) 6.2 mi. W
  • Rose Hill (Commerce City, Adams County) 6.4 mi. NE
  • Atonement Lutheran Church Columbarium (Lakewood, Jefferson County) 6.5 mi. SW
  • Mount Nebo (Aurora, Arapahoe County) 7.1 mi. E
  • Fort Logan National 7.1 mi. SW
  • Fort Logan National (Fort Logan National Cemetery) 7.2 mi. SW
  • Arvada (Arvada, Jefferson County) 7.7 mi. NW
• Population:
  554,636
• Elevation:
  1,609 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  950199642
• Updated Apr 26, 2020