Denver ( ), officially City and County Denver , is the densest capital and municipality in the US state of Colorado. Denver is in the South Platte River Valley at the western end of the High Plains east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. The downtown Denver district is located east of the Cherry Creek encounter with the South Platte River, about 12 miles (19 km) east of the hill of the Rocky Mountains. Denver is nicknamed the High City of Mile because its official height is exactly one mile (5280 ft or 1609.3 meters) above sea level, making it the highest city in the United States. The 105th west Meridian of Greenwich, a longitudinal reference to the Mountain Time Zone, passes directly through Denver Union Station.
Denver is ranked as a Beta-world city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network. With an estimated population of 704,621 by 2017, Denver is the 19th most populous US city, and with a 17.41% increase since the 2010 Census of the United States, it has become one of the fastest growing cities in the United States. 10-county Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, Metropolitan Statistical Area CO has a population estimate of 2017 of 2,888,227 and is the 19th most populous metropolitan area of ​​US statistics. 12-city Denver-Aurora, Combined Statistics Area CO has an estimated 2016 population of 3,470,235 and is the 16th most populous US metropolitan area. Denver is the most populous city in the 18-county Front Range Urban Corridor, an urban area that extends in two states with an estimated population of 2016 of 4,833,260. Denver is the most populous city within a 500 mile (800 km) radius and the second most densely populated city on the West Mountain after Phoenix, Arizona. In 2016, Denver was named the best place to live in the United States by US. News & amp; World Report .
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History
In the summer of 1858, during Pike's Peak Gold Rush, a group of gold miners from Lawrence, Kansas founded Montana City as a mining town on the banks of the South Platte River in what was then in the western Kansas Region. This is the first historical settlement in a place that later became the city of Denver. The site quickly faded, however, and in the summer of 1859 it was abandoned for the sake of Auraria (named after the gold town of Auraria, Georgia) and St. Charles City.
On November 22, 1858, General William Larimer and Captain Jonathan Cox, Esquire, both land speculators from the eastern Kansas Territory, placed logs to store claims on cliffs overlooking the confluence of the South Platte River and Cherry Creek, crossing the river from the existing Auraria , and on the site townsite St. The existing Charles. Larimer named the Denver City townsite to lick with Kansas County Governor James W. Denver. Larimer hopes the city's name will help make it the seat of government in Arapaho County but, unbeknownst to it, the governor of Denver has resigned from his post. The location is accessible by the existing route and is opposite the South Platte River from the Cheyenne and Arapaho seasonal camps. The sites of these first cities are now Confluence Park places near downtown Denver. Larimer, along with colleagues at St. Town's Land Company Charles, sells parcels in town to merchants and miners, with a view to creating a great city that will serve new immigrants. Denver City is a border town, with an economy based on serving local miners with gambling, saloons, cattle and merchandise trade. In the early years, land parcels were often traded for traps or gambling by miners in Auraria. In May 1859, Denver City residents contributed 53 lots to Leavenworth & amp; Pike's Peak Express to secure the first ground wagon route in the region. Offering daily services for "passengers, letters, deliveries, and gold," Express reached Denver on a path that cuts the journey time west from twelve days to six. In 1863, Western Union continued Denver's dominance in the region by choosing a city for its regional terminal.
The Colorado area was formed on 28 February 1861, Arapahoe County was formed on November 1, 1861, and the City of Denver was established on November 7, 1861. The city of Denver served as the Arapahoe Regional Chair from 1861 until consolidation in 1902. In 1867, the city of Denver became territorial capitals. With his new interests, Denver City shortened its name to Denver. On August 1, 1876, Colorado was accepted into the Union.
Although in the late 1860s, Denver residents could see with pride their success built a dynamic supply and service center, the decision for the nation's first continental railway route through Cheyenne, rather than Denver, threatened the prosperity of the young city. Around 100 miles is frightening, residents are mobilized to build a railroad track to connect Denver to a transcontinental rail line. Spearheaded by visionary leaders including Territorial Governors John Evans, David Moffat, and Walter Cheesman, fundraising begins. In three days, $ 300,000 has been raised, and citizens are optimistic. Fundraising that stalled before it was raised enough, forcing these visionary leaders to control the debt-ridden trains. Despite the challenges, on June 24, 1870, residents cheered when the Denver Pacific settled relations with an intercontinental train, ushering in a new era of prosperity for Denver.
Finally connected to the entire nation by train, Denver prospered as a service and supply center. The young city grew during these years, attracting millionaires with their luxury homes, as well as the poverty and evil of the thriving city. Denver residents are proud when the rich choose Denver and are delighted when Horace Tabor, a Leadville mining quarry, builds an impressive business block at 16th and Larimer and the elegant Tabor Grand Opera House. Luxury hotels, including the much-loved Brown Palace Hotel, soon followed, as well as beautiful homes for millionaires like Croke, Patterson, Campbell Mansion in 11th and Pennsylvania and Moffat Mansion are now being demolished in 8th and Grant. With the intention of turning Denver into one of the world's major cities, leaders drive industry and lure workers to work in these factories. Soon, besides the large elite and middle class, Denver had a growing population of German, Italian and Chinese workers, soon followed by African-American workers and Spanish-based workers. Unsatisfied for this inflow, the Silver Crash of 1893 tore away the political, social, and economic balance, laying the groundwork for ethnic zealotry, such as Red Scare and Ku Klux Klan revival, as well as corruption and crime.
Between 1880 and 1895 the city experienced an enormous increase in corruption, as crime bosses, such as Soapy Smith, worked side by side with elected officials and police to control elections, gambling, and bunco gangs. The city also suffered from depression in 1893 after the fall in silver prices. In 1887, United Way's international charity predecessor was formed in Denver by local religious leaders who raised funds and coordinated various charities to help the poor in Denver. By 1890, Denver had grown into the second largest city west of Omaha, Nebraska. In 1900, whites represented 96.8% of the Denver population.
Between the 1880s and 1930s, Denver's floriculture industry grew and grew. This period is known locally as Carnation Gold Rush.
In 1901, the Colorado General Assembly decided to divide Arapahoe County into three parts: the new Denver City and County, a new Adams County, and the remainder of the Arapahoe Area to be replaced by South Arapahoe Regency. The decision by the Colorado Supreme Court, subsequent legislation, and referendum delayed the formation of the City and County of Denver until November 15, 1902.
At the beginning of the 20th century, Denver, like many other cities, is home to the pioneering Era Brass car company. The Colburn Automobile Company made cars copied from one of his colleagues, Renault.
From 1953 to 1989, the Rocky Flats Plant, a DOE nuclear weapon facility about 15 miles from Denver, produced plutonium fissile plutonium for nuclear warheads. Large fires at the facility in 1957, as well as leaks from nuclear waste stored on site between 1958 and 1968, resulted in contamination in parts of Denver, at various levels, with plutonium-239, a hazardous radioactive substance with part-time 24,200 years. A study by Jefferson County health director, Dr. Carl Johnson, in 1981, linked contamination with increased birth defects and cancer incidence in central Denver and near the Rocky Flats. Subsequent research confirmed many of his findings. Plutonium contamination still exists outside the factory premises in August 2010, and presents the risk to build the expected Jefferson Parkway, which will complement Denver's automotive seat belt.
In 1970, Denver was chosen to host the 1976 Winter Olympics to coincide with the Colorado centennial celebration, but in November 1972, Colorado voters slapped a voting initiative that allocated public funds to pay the high fees of the game, which were later transferred to Innsbruck, Austria. Fame being the only ever downhill city to host the Olympics after being elected has made the next offer difficult. The movement against game hosting is largely based on environmental issues and led by Representative Richard Lamm, who was later elected to three terms (1975-87) as Colorado's Governor. Denver explores potential bids for the 2022 Winter Olympics, but no offers will be made. In 2010, Denver adopted a comprehensive update of its zoning code. New zoning was developed to guide development as envisioned in the adopted plans such as the Denver Blueprint, Transit-Oriented Development Strategic Plan, Denver Greenprint, and Strategic Transport Plan.
Denver has organized the Democratic National Convention twice, in 1908 and again in 2008, taking the opportunity to promote the status of the city at a national, political, and socioeconomic stage. On 10-15 August 1993, Denver hosted the 6th World Youth Day of the Church, attended by some 500,000, making it the largest gathering in Colorado history.
Denver has also been known historically as Queen City of the Plains and Queen City of the West because of its important role in the agricultural industry in the High Plains region of eastern Colorado and along the foot Colorado Mountains. Several US Navy ships have been named USS Denver to honor the city.
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Geography
Denver is at the center of the Front Range Urban Corridor, between the Rocky Mountains to the west and the High Plains to the east. Denver topography consists of plains in the city center with hilly terrain in the north, west and south. According to the US Census Bureau, the city has a total area of ​​155 square miles (401 km 2 ), of which 153 square miles (396 km 2 ) are land and 1.6 square mile (4.1Ã, km 2 ) (1.1%) is water. City and County Denver are surrounded by three other districts: Adams County in the north and east, Arapahoe County to the south and east, and Jefferson County to the west.
Although Denver's nickname is "Mile-High City" because the official height is a mile above sea level, defined by the height of the benchmark on the steps of the State Capitol building, the whole city's altitude ranges from 5,130 to 5,690 feet (1,560 to 1,730m). According to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and the National Elevation Dataset, the height of the city is 5,278 feet (1,609 m), which is reflected on various websites such as the National Weather Service.
Nearby Areas
In January 2013, City and County Denver have established 78 official environments that cities and communities use for planning and administration. Although the urban portrayal of environmental limits is somewhat arbitrary, it corresponds roughly to the definitions used by the population. These "environments" should not be equated with cities or suburbs, which may be separate entities within the metro area.
The character of the environment varies from one to another and covers everything from large skyscrapers to homes from the late 19th century to modern, suburban-style developments. Generally, the neighborhood closest to the city center is denser, older and contains more brick building materials. Many neighborhoods away from the city center developed after World War II, and built with more modern materials and styles. Some neighborhoods are even further away from the city center, or packages that have recently been redeveloped anywhere in the city, have excellent suburban characteristics or new urbanist developments that seek to recreate the feel of an older neighborhood. Most neighborhoods contain parks or other features that are the focal point of the environment.
Denver does not have a larger area designation, unlike Chicago City, which has a larger area that houses the neighborhood (IE: Northwest Side). Denver residents use the terms "north", "south", "east", and "west".
Denver also has a number of environments that are not reflected within administrative boundaries. This environment may reflect the way people in an area identify themselves or they may reflect how others, such as real estate developers, have defined the area. Notable non-administrative environments include the historic and trendy LoDo (short for "Lower Downtown"), part of the city's Union Station neighborhood; Uptown, straddling North Capitol Hill and City Park West; Curtis Park, part of the Five Points neighborhood; Alamo Placita, the northern part of the Speer neighborhood; Park Hill, a successful example of racial integration; and the Golden Triangle, at the Civic Center.
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Climate
Denver is located within a semi-arid continental climate zone (climatic classification KÃÆ'¶ppen BSk ). It has four distinct seasons and receives a moderate amount of rainfall throughout the year. Due to its inland location in the High Plains, at the foot of the Rocky Mountains, Denver is subject to sudden weather changes. Contrary to popular belief that Denver receives 300 days of sunshine each year, the city can really expect to receive an average of 115 sunny days, 130 partially cloudy days, and 120 cloudy days each year.
July is the warmest month, with a daily average temperature of 74.2 Â ° F (23.4 Â ° C). Summer ranges from mild to hot with occasional, sometimes severe, afternoon thunderstorms and high temperatures reaching 90 ° F, 32 ° C (32 ° C) at 38 days every year, and sometimes 100 ° F, 38Ã, Â ° C). December, the coldest month of the year, has a daily average temperature of 29.9 Â ° F (-1.2 Â ° C). Winter consists of periods of snow and very low temperatures alternating with milder weather periods due to the Chinook wind heating effect. In winter, daytime highs may exceed 60 ° F (16 ° C) but also often fail to reach 32 ° F (0 ° C) during periods of cold weather and may even fail to rise above 0 Ã, Â ° F (-18Ã, Â ° C) on certain occasions. On the coldest night of the year, the lowest can easily fall to -10 ° F (-23 ° C) or below. Snowfall often occurs throughout late fall, winter and early spring, averaging 53.5 inches (136 cm) for 1981-2010. The average window for measurable snow (> = 0.1 inch or 0.25 cm) is 17 October to 27 April; However, measurable snowfall has fallen in Denver since September 4 and until June 3. Extremes in the temperature range from -29 Â ° F (-34 Â ° C) on January 9, 1875, to 105 Â ° F (41Ã, Â ° C) recently on 25 and 26 June 2012. Due to the height and aridity city ​​high, diurnal temperature variations are very large throughout the year.
Tornado is rare in the west of corridor I-25; However, one notable exception was the F3 tornado that struck 4.4 miles south of the city center on June 15, 1988. On the other hand, the eastern suburbs of Denver and northeast northeast extensions (Denver International Airport) could see several tornadoes, often weak ground tornadoes , every spring and summer - especially during the month of June with the increase of Convergence Denver Convergence Zone (DCVZ). The DCVZ, also known as Denver Cyclone, is a variable vortex of the storm-forming air flow normally found in the north and east of the city center, and that often includes airports. Severe weather from DCVZ can disrupt airport operations. In a study that looked at hail in areas with a population of at least 50,000, Denver was found to be ranked the 10th most vulnerable to hail storms in the continent of the United States. In fact, Denver has received three of the 10 most expensive hurricanes in US history that occurred on July 11, 1990; July 20, 2009; and May 8, 2017 respectively.
Based on the 30-year average obtained from the NOAA National Climatic Data Center for December, January, and February, the Weather Channel puts Denver on the 18th of the 16th coldest US city in 2014.
Demographics
At the 2010 census, City and County Denver populations were 600,158, making it the 24th most populous city in the US. Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, Metropolitan Statistical Area CO has an estimated population of 2013 of 2,697,476 and is ranked 21st as America's 21st most populous metropolitan statistical area, and the larger Denver-Aurora-Boulder Combined Statistics Area has an estimated population of 2013 3,277,309 and ranked as the 16th largest metropolitan area of ​​the United States. Denver is the most populous city within a city-centered radius and 550 miles (890 km) across. Denverites is a term used for Denver residents.
According to the 2010 census, Denver City and County contain 600,158 people and 285,797 households. Population density was 3,698 inhabitants per square mile (1.428/km²) including airports. There are 285,797 housing units with an average density of 1,751 per square mile (676/km²). However, the average density in most Denver environments tends to be higher. Without the zip code 80249 (47.3 sqÃ, mi, 8,407 inhabitants) near the airport, the average density increases to about 5,470 per square mile.
According to the 2010 US Census, Denver's race composition is as follows:
- White: 68.9% (Non-Hispanic White: 52.2%)
- Hispanic or Latino (any race): 31.8%; Mexican Americans make up 24.9% of the city's population.
- Black or African American: 10.2%
- Asia: 3.4% (0.8% Vietnam, 0.6% China, 0.5% India, 0.3% Korea, 0.3% Japan, 0.3% Philippines, 0.2% Burma, 0.1% Cambodia)
- Native Americans: 1.4%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%
- Some other races: 9.2%
- Two or more races: 4.1%
About 70.3% of the population (over five years old) only speaks English at home. An additional 23.5% of the population speak Spanish at home. In terms of ancestors, 31.2% were Mexican, 14.6% of the population was of German descent, 9.7% were of Irish descent, 8.9% were of English descent, and 4.0% were of Italian descent.
There were 250,906 households, of which 23.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.7% were married couples living together, 10.8% had non-husbands female households, and 50.1% were not family. 39.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone 65 or older. The average household size was 2.27, and the average family size was 3.14.
The age distribution is 22.0% below the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 36.1% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% of those aged 65 or older. The mean age is 33 years. Overall there are 102.1 men for every 100 women, but by 2015 for the age category never married 25 to 34, there are 121.4 men for every 100 women. Due to the slant sex ratio where single men outweighed single women, some protocolologists have dubbed the town as Menver .
The average household income is $ 45,438, and the average family income is $ 48,195. Men have an average income of $ 36,232 versus $ 33,768 for women. The per capita income for the city is $ 24,101. 19.1% of the population and 14.6% of families are below the poverty line. Of the total population, 25.3% of those under the age of 18 and 13.7% of those aged 65 and older live below the poverty line.
Language
In 2010, 72.28% (386,815) of Denver residents aged five years and older spoke only English at home, while 21.42% (114,635) spoke Spanish, 0.85% (4,550) Vietnamese, 0.57 % (3,073) Afrikaans, 0.53% (2,845) Russian, 0.50% (2,681) Chinese, 0.47% (2,527) French, and 0.46% (2,465) German. In total, 27.72% (148,335) Denver residents aged five years and older spoke in languages ​​other than English.
Longevity
According to a report in the Journal of the American Medical Association, Denver residents have a life expectancy of 2014 80.02 years.
Economy
The Denver MSA had a gross metropolitan product of $ 157.6 billion in 2010, making it the 18th largest metro economy in the United States. Denver's economy is partly based on its geographical position and its relationship with some of the country's major transportation systems. Since Denver is the largest city within 500 miles (800 km), it has become a natural location for the storage and distribution of goods and services to the mountain states, the southwestern states, as well as all western states. Another benefit to the distribution is that Denver is almost equidistant from major cities in the Midwest, such as Chicago and St.. Louis and several major cities on the West Coast, such as Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Over the years, the city has become home to other large corporations in the central United States, making Denver a major trading point for the country. Some famous companies originated or moved to Denver. William Ainsworth opened the Denver Instrument Company in 1895 to create an analytical balance sheet for the gold tester. The factory is now in Arvada. AIMCO (NYSE: AIV) - the largest owner and operator of an apartment community in the United States, with approximately 870 communities consisting of nearly 136,000 units in 44 states - headquartered in Denver, employing about 3,500 people. Also Samsonite Corp., the largest baggage manufacturer in the world, started in Denver in 1910 as Shwayder Trunk Manufacturing Company, but Samsonite shut down its NE Denver plant in 2001, and moved its headquarters to Massachusetts after a change of ownership in 2006. The Mountain States Telephone & amp; The Telegraph Company, founded in Denver in 1911, is now part of the telecom giant of CenturyLink.
MediaNews Group bought Denver Post in 1987; this company is based in Denver. The Gates Corporation, the world's largest manufacturer of automotive belts and hoses, was established in S. Denver in 1919. Russell Stover Candies Inc. made his first chocolate candy in Denver in 1923, but moved to Kansas City in 1969. The Wright & amp; McGill Company has been making Eagle Claw fishing equipment in NE Denver since 1925. The original Frontier Airlines began operating at the old Stapleton International Airport in Denver in 1950; Frontier reincarnated in DIA in 1994. Scott's Liquid Gold, Inc., has been making furniture polishes in Denver since 1954. The Village Inn restaurant started as a single pancake house in Denver in 1958. Big O Tyres, LLC, of ​​Centennial opened its first franchise in 1962 in Denver. The company Shane sold his first diamond jewelry in 1971 in Denver. Johns Manville Corp., a manufacturer of insulation and roofing products, moved its headquarters to Denver from New York in 1972. CH2M HILL Inc., an engineering and construction company, moved from Oregon to Denver Technological Center in 1980. The Ball Corporation sells its glass business in Indiana in the 1990s and moved to suburban Broomfield; The ball has several operations in larger Denver.
Molson Coors Brewing Company established its US headquarters in Denver in 2005. Its subsidiary and regional wholesale distributor, Coors Distributing Company, is in NW Denver. The Newmont Mining Corporation, the second largest gold producer in North America and one of the largest in the world, is based in Denver. MapQuest, an online site for maps, driving directions, and business listings, is headquartered in Denver's LoDo district.
Major employers in the Denver area who have headquarters elsewhere include Lockheed Martin Corp., United Airlines, Kroger Co. and Xcel Energy, Inc.
Geography also allows Denver to have a considerable government presence, with many federal agencies based or having offices in the Denver area. Along with federal agencies came many companies based on US defense and aerospace projects, and more work was brought into the city based on which became the state capital of Colorado. The Denver area is home to the former Rocky Flats nuclear weapons factory, the Denver Federal Center, the Federal Building of Byron G. Rogers and the United States Courthouse, the Denver Mint and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
In 2005, $ 310.7 million expansion for the Colorado Convention Center has been completed, doubling its size. The hope is that central expansion will lift the city to one of the top 10 cities in the country to convene.
Denver's position near the mineral-rich Rocky Mountains encourages mining and energy companies to emerge in the area. In the early days of the city, the explosion of gold and silver and sculpture played a huge role in the economic success of the city. In the 1970s and early 1980s, the energy crisis in America and resulting high oil prices created a burst of energy in Denver captured on the soap opera Dynasty. Denver was built sufficiently during this time with the construction of many new downtown skyscrapers. When oil prices fell from $ 34 per barrel in 1981 to $ 9 per barrel in 1986, the Denver economy also declined, leaving nearly 15,000 unemployed oil industry workers in the area (including former mayor and current governor John Hickenlooper, former geologist ), and the highest vacancy rate of state offices (30%). The industry has recovered and the region has 700 oil engineers employed. Progress in hydraulic fracturing has made the DJ Basin Colorado into an accessible and profitable oil play. Energy and mining are still important in Denver's current economy, with companies like EnCana, Halliburton, Smith International, Rio Tinto Group, Newmont Mining, Noble Energy, and Anadarko being headquartered or having significant operations.
Denver's west-central geographical location in Mountain Time Zone (UTC-7) also benefits the telecommunications industry by enabling communications with both North American, South American, European and Asian beaches on the same business day. The Denver location at meridian 105 at an altitude of over a mile (1.6 km) also allows it to be the largest city in the US to offer real-time "one-mental" satellite uplink to six continents on the same business day. Qwest Communications, Dish Network Corporation, Starz-Encore, DIRECTV, and Comcast are some of the many telecommunications companies operating in the Denver area. These companies and other high-tech companies experienced a boom in Denver in the mid to late 1990s. After an increase in unemployment in the Great Recession, Denver's unemployment rate recovered and had one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country at 2.6% in November 2016. In December 2016, the unemployment rate for the Denver-Aurora-Broomfield MSA was 2.6% The Downtown area has saw an increase in real estate investment with the construction of several new skyscrapers beginning in 2010 and major developments around the Denver Union Station.
Denver also enjoys success as a pioneer in the fast-casual restaurant industry, with many popular and established Denver-based national chain restaurants. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Quiznos, and Smashburger was established and headquartered in Denver. Qdoba Mexican Grill, Mie & amp; Company, and Good Times Burgers & amp; The Frozen Custard comes from Denver, but has moved their headquarters to the suburbs of Wheat Ridge, Broomfield, and Golden, respectively.
By 2015, Denver ranked No. 1. 1 on Forbes list of the Best Places for Business and Careers.
Contemporary culture and life
Apollo Hall opened shortly after the founding of the city in 1859 and held numerous dramas for the vibrant settlers. In the 1880s Horace Tabor built Denver's first opera house. After the beginning of the 20th century, city leaders embarked on a city beauty program that created many city parks, parkways, museums and the Municipal Auditorium, which was home to the Democratic National Convention of 1908 and is now known as the Ellie Caulkins Opera House. Denver and surrounding metropolitan areas continue to support the culture. In 1988, voters in the Denver Metropolitan Area approved the Scientific and Cultural Facility Tax (commonly known as SCFD), a 0.1% sales tax (1 cent per $ 10) that donated money to various cultural and cultural facilities and organizations throughout the Metro area. The taxes were updated by voters in 1994 and 2004 and enabled the SCFD to operate until 2018.
Denver has many nationally recognized museums, including a new wing for the Denver Art Museum by world-renowned architect Daniel Libeskind, the nation's second-largest performing Arts Center after Lincoln Center in New York City and a bustling environment like LoDo, filled with art galleries , restaurants, bars and clubs. That's part of the reason why Denver, in 2006, is recognized for the third year in a row as the best city for singles. The Denver neighborhood also continues to flow from diverse people and businesses while the city's cultural institutions grow and prosper. The city acquired real estate abstract artist Clyfford in 2004 and built a museum to showcase his works near the Denver Art Museum. The Denver Museum of Nature and Science keeps aquamarine specimens worth more than $ 1 million, as well as state mineral specimens, rhodochrosite. Every September, the Denver Mart, at 451 E. 58th Avenue, hosts gems and minerals. The state history museum, History Colorado Center, opened in April 2012. It features interactive exhibits, artifacts and programs about Colorado history. Named in 2013 by True West Magazine as one of the top ten "must see" history museums in the country. The Byers-Evans House Museum The history of Colorado and Molly Brown House is nearby.
Denver has many art districts around town, including the Denver Art District in Santa Fe and River North Art District (RiNo).
Although Denver may not be so acknowledged for the excellence of historical music as some other American cities, it has an active pop, jazz, jam, folk, and classical music, which has fostered several artists and genres for regional, national, and even international attention.. Of particular note is the importance of Denver in the folk scene of the 1960s and 1970s. Popular folk artists such as Bob Dylan, Judy Collins and John Denver lived in Denver at various points during this time and performed at local clubs. Three very popular members of the Earth, Wind, and Fire group also came from Denver. Newer Denver-based artists include Nathaniel Rateliff & amp; Night Sweats, Lumineers, Air Dubai, The Fray, Flobots, Cephalic Carnage, Ax Boyz, Deuce Mob, and Five Iron Frenzy.
Due to its proximity to the mountains and generally sunny weather, Denver has earned a reputation as a very active and outward-oriented city. Many Denver residents spend weekends on the mountain; skiing in the winter and hiking, hiking, kayaking, and camping in the summer.
Denver and surrounding cities are home to a large number of local and national factories. Many restaurants in the region have an on-site factory, and some great beers offer tours, including Coors and New Belgium Brewing Company. The city also welcomes visitors from around the world when hosting the United States Beer Festival every autumn.
Denver was once the main trading center for beef and livestock when breeders would drive (or then transport) cattle to the Denver Union Stockyards for sale. As a celebration of that history, for over a century Denver has organized the annual National Western Stock Show, attracting as many as 10,000 animals and 700,000 participants. The show is held every January at the National Western Complex in the northeast of downtown.
Denver has one of Mexico's largest populations in Mexico and hosts four major Mexican American celebrations: Cinco de Mayo (with over 500,000 participants), in May, El Grito de la Independencia, in September, the annual Lowrider performances, and Dia De Exhibition/Los Muertos art show in the North Denver Highlands neighborhood, and Lincoln Park neighborhood in the original West Denver section.
Denver is also renowned for its dedication to New Mexico and Chilean cuisine. It's best known for its green and red chili sauce, Colorado burrito, Southwest (Denver) omelet, breakfast burrito, chilli rellenos and tamales. Denver is also famous for other food types such as Rocky Mountain oysters, rainbow trout, and Denver sandwiches.
Dragon Boat Festival in July, Moon Festival in September and Lunar New Year is an annual event in Denver for Chinese and Asian residents. Chinese hot pot (huo guo) and Korean BBQ restaurant have grown in popularity. The Denver area has 2 Chinese-language newspapers, Chinese American Post and Colorado Chinese News.
Denver is home to The Bill Engvall Show, and the 18th season of MTV's The Real World . It was also the setting for the prime time drama Dynasty from 1981 to 1989 (although the show was mostly filmed in Los Angeles). From 1998 to 2002, the Alameda East Veterinary Hospital in the city is home to the Animal Planet Emergency Vets series, which separates the three special Documentary and the current Animal Planet series of E-Vet Interns >. The city is also a setting for the Disney Channel sitcom Good Luck Charlie .
Sports
Denver is home to various sports teams and is one of the US cities with teams from four major sports (the Denver metro area is the smallest metropolitan area to have teams in all four major sports). The Denver Broncos of the National Football League have attracted over 70,000 spectators since their inception in the early 1960s, and continue to attract fans today to their home Sports Authority Course currently on Mile High. The Broncos have sold out every home game (except for substitute-strike games) since 1970. The Broncos have advanced to eight Super Bowls and won back-to-back titles in 1997 and 1998, and won again in 2015.
Rockies Colorado was created as an expansion franchise in 1993 and Coors Field opened in 1995. The Rockies advanced to the playoffs that year, but were eliminated in the first round. In 2007, they advanced to the playoffs as wild card participants, won the NL Championship Series, and took the World Series to Denver for the first time but were swept in four games by the Boston Red Sox.
Denver has been home to two National Hockey League teams. The Colorado Rockies played from 1976 to 1982, but became a New Jersey Devil. The Colorado Avalanche joined in 1995, after moving from Quebec City. While in Denver, they have won two Stanley Cups in 1996 and in 2001. The Denver Nuggets joined the American Basketball Association in 1967 and the National Basketball Association in 1976. Landslide and Nuggets have been playing at the Pepsi Center since 1999. The Major League Soccer The Colorado Rapids team played at Dick's Sporting Goods Park, an 18,000-seater football special stadium opened for the 2007 MLS season on the outskirts of Denver, Commerce City. Rapids won the MLS Cup in 2010.
Denver has several additional professional teams. In 2006, Denver formed the Major League Lacrosse team, Denver Outlaws. They play at the Sports Authority Field on Mile High. In 2006, Denver Outlaws won the Western Conference Championships, and then continued into MLL Champions 2014, eight years later. The Colorado Mammoth from the National Lacrosse League plays at Pepsi Center.
Denver made a winning bid to host the 1976 Winter Olympics but then retired, giving it a dubious distinction as the only city to step down after winning an offer to host the Olympics. Denver and Colorado Springs hosted the 1962 World Ice Hockey Championship.
Parks and recreation
In 2006, Denver has over 200 parks, from small mini parks across the city to a gigantic 314-acre park (1.27 km 2 ). Denver also has 29 recreation centers that provide venues and programs for recreation and relaxation of the population.
Many of Denver's gardens were acquired from state lands in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This coincided with the movement of the Beautiful City, and the mayor of Denver Robert Speer (1904-12 and 1916-18) set out to expand and beautify the city's gardens. Reinhard Schuetze was the city's first landscape architect, and he brought his German-educated landscape genius to Washington Park, Cheesman Park and City Park amongst others. Speer uses Schuetze as well as other landscape architects like Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. and Saco Rienk DeBoer to design not only parks like Civic Center Park, but many city parks and tree grasses. All these green plants are fed with the waters of the South Platte River that are diverted through the moat of the city.
In addition to the parks in Denver, the city acquired land for mountain gardens beginning in the 1911s. Over the years, Denver has acquired, built and maintained approximately 14,000 acres (57Ã, km 2 ) of mountain gardens, including Red Rocks Park, known for its scenery and music history revolving around The unique Red Rock Amenity. Denver also has mountains where the ski area of ​​Winter Park Resort operates in Grand County, 67 miles (110 km) west of Denver. The city parks are important places for the people of Denver and the visitors, inciting controversy with every change. Denver continues to develop its park system with the development of many new parks along the Platte River through the city, and with Central Park and the Bluff Lake Nature Center in the redevelopment of the Stapleton neighborhood. These parks are an important gathering place for residents and allow what was once a dry plain to become fertile, active, and green. Denver is also home to a large network of public gardens, most of which are run by Denver Urban Gardens, a nonprofit organization.
Since 1974, Denver and surrounding jurisdictions have rehabilitated the South Platte River and its tributaries for recreation by pedestrians and cyclists. The main stem of the South Platte River Greenway runs along South Platte from the Chatfield Reservoir 35 miles (56 km) to Adams County in the north. The Greenway Project is recognized as one of the best urban reclamation projects in the US, winning, for example, the Rudy Bruner Silver Medal Award for Urban Excellence in 2001.
In the ParkScore 2013 rating, The Trust for Public Land, a national soil conservation organization, reports Denver has the 17th best park system among the 50 most populous US cities.
Government
Denver is a city-county combined with elected mayors in nonpartisan voting, city councils consisting of 13 people and auditors. The Denver City Council is elected from 11 districts with two major council members and is responsible for submitting and amending all laws, resolutions and ordinances, usually after a public hearing, and may also request a false investigation of Denver department officials. All elected officials have a term of four years, with a maximum of three terms. The current mayor is Michael Hancock.
Denver has a mighty mayor/weak city council government. The mayor may approve or veto the ordinances or resolutions approved by the council, ensure all contracts with the city are kept and performed, sign all bonds and contracts, are responsible for the city budget, and may appoint persons to different municipal departments, organizations and commissions. However, the council may override the mayor's veto by nine out of thirteen member votes, and the city budget must be approved and can be changed by a simple majority vote of the council. The auditor checks all expenses and may refuse to allow specific, usually for financial reasons.
The Denver Department of Security oversees three branches: the Denver Police Department, the Denver Fire Department, and the Denver Sheriff's Department. Denver County Courts are County County Courts and Colorado City Courts that are integrated and managed by Denver instead of the state.
Politics
Although Denver's election is not partisan, Democrats have long dominated city politics; most city officials are known as Democrats. The mayor's office has been occupied by Democrats since the 1963 city election. All city seats in the state legislature are held by Democrats.
In the federal election, Denver also tends to vote for Democratic candidates, voted for Democratic presidential candidates in every election since 1960, excluding 1972 and 1980. At the federal level, Denver is at the heart of the first congress district in Colorado, which includes all Denver and parts - part of Arapahoe County. This is represented by Democrat Diana DeGette.
Benjamin F. Stapleton was the mayor of Denver, Colorado, for the first two periods, the first from 1923 to 1931 and the second from 1935 to 1947. Stapleton was responsible for many civilian improvements, especially during his second stint as mayor when he had access to funds and manpower work from New Deal. During this time, the park system is greatly expanded and the Civic Center is completed. His signature project was the construction of the Denver Municipal Airport, which began in 1929 amid harsh criticism. He later renamed the Stapleton International Airport in his honor. Today, the airport has been replaced by a neighborhood also named Stapleton. Stapleton Street continues to bear his name.
During the 1960s and 1970s, Denver was one of the epicenter of the Chicano Movement. Boxer turned into activist Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales formed an organization called Crusade for Justice, which fought police brutality, fought for bilingual education, and, most famously, hosted the First Chicano Youth Release Conference in March 1969.
In recent years, Denver has taken an attitude to help people who become homeless, especially under the administration of mayor John Hickenlooper and Wellington Webb. At the 19 homeless rate per 10,000 population in 2011 compared with 50 or more per 10,000 inhabitants for the four metro areas with the highest homelessness rate, the homeless population of Denver and homelessness rates are both much lower than in many other major cities. However, residents of city streets suffer from winter in Denver - which, although light and dry most of the time, can have periods of cold temperatures and very short snow.
In 2005, Denver became the first major city in the US to choose to make private ownership less than an ounce of legal marijuana for adults aged 21 years and over. The city voted 53.5 percent in favor of the legalization of marijuana, which, as mayor John Hickenlooper said, had no effect, since the city could not seize state law, which at the time treated marijuana ownership in much the same way as speeding tickets, with a fine of up to $ 100 and no jail time. Denver passed the initiative in the fourth quarter of 2007 requiring the mayor to appoint an 11-member review panel to monitor city compliance with the 2005 regulations. In 2012, the 64th Colorado Amendment was signed into law by Governor John Hickenlooper and in early 2014 Colorado became the first country to allow the sale of cannabis for recreational use.
The former mayor of Denver, John Hickenlooper, is a member of the Butors Against Illegal Guns Coalition, an organization formed in 2006 and co-chaired by New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg and Boston mayor Thomas Menino.
Denver hosted the 2008 Democratic National Convention, which was the centenary of the first convention of 1908 in the city. It also hosted the G7 Summit (now G8) between 20 and 22 June 1997 and the 2000 Green Party National Convention. In 1972, 1981 and 2008, Denver also hosted the Libertarian Party of the United States National Convention. The 1972 Convention is renowned for nominating Tonie Nathan as the first Vice President, first woman, and Jewish candidate to receive the election vote in the US presidential election.
On October 31, 2011 was announced The University of Denver in Denver will host three of the three 2012 presidential debates to be held on October 3, 2012.
Tax
Municipalities and County Denver collect Occupational Taxes (OMOs or head taxes) on employers and employees.
- If an employee works in the city limits and is paid more than $ 500 for the job within a month, both employees and employers are responsible for the pest regardless of where the main business office is located or is headquartered.
- The employer is responsible for $ 4 per employee per month and the employee is responsible for $ 5.75 per month.
- It is the employer's responsibility to withhold, submit, and file a pest return. If the employer does not comply, the employer may be held liable for both parts of the pest and penalties and interest.
Education
Denver Public Schools (DPS) is a public school system in Denver. It educates about 92,000 students in 92 elementary schools, 18 K-8 schools, 34 secondary schools, 44 secondary schools, and 19 charter schools. The first school of what is now DPS is a wooden hut opened in 1859 at the corner of 12th Street between Market and Larimer Streets. District borders are coex- ated with city limits. The Cherry Creek School District serves several areas with a Denver postal address located just outside the city limits.
Many colleges and universities in Denver are diverse ages and courses. Three main public schools form the Auraria Campus, Colorado University of Denver, Denver Metropolitan State University, and the Community College of Denver. The University of Denver is the first private higher education institution in the city and was founded in 1864. Other leading institutions of higher learning in Denver include Johnson & amp; University of Wales, Catholic Regis University (Jesuit) and the city has Roman Catholic and Jewish institutions, as well as health science schools. In addition to inner-city schools, there are a number of schools throughout the surrounding metro area.
Media
The Metropolitan area of ​​Denver is served by a variety of print, radio, television and Internet media.
Television station
Denver is the country's 16th largest market for television, ranked 2009-2010 from Nielsen Media Research.
- KWGN-TV, channel 2, is a CW affiliate owned by Tribune Broadcasting. The Tribune also has KDVR, Fox affiliates on channel 31, and KWGN is controlled by KDVR management. KWGN was the first television station in Colorado, which aired in July 1952.
- KCNC-TV, channel 4, is a station owned and operated by CBS.
- KRMA-TV, channel 6, is Rocky Mountain PBS's main outlet, a state-wide Broadcasting station network. Programming at KRMA is re-broadcast to four other stations throughout Colorado.
- KMGH-TV, channel 7, is an ABC affiliate owned by EWA Scripps Company, formerly owned by McGraw-Hill company from 1972 to January 2012.
- KUSA-TV, channel 9, is an affiliate of NBC, owned by Tegna, Inc. TEGNA also has KTVD, MyNetworkTV affiliate on channel 20.
- KBDI-TV, channel 12, is a secondary PBS affiliate of Denver.
- KDEN-TV, channel 25, is Telemundo's station.
- KPJR-TV, channel 38, is a Trinity Broadcasting Network-owned station.
- KCEC, channel 50, is a Univision affiliate.
- KETD, channel 53, is a Christian station owned by the LeseA Broadcasting group.
Radio station
Denver is also served by more than 40 AM and FM radio stations, covering a variety of formats and styles. Denver-Boulder Radio is the No. 1 market. 19 in the United States, according to Arbitron Spring 2011 rankings (up from No. 20 in Autumn 2009). For a list of radio stations, see Radio Stations in Colorado.
After continued competition between two major Denver newspapers, Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News, the paper incorporated operations in 2001 under the Joint Operations Agreement that formed the Denver Newspaper Agency until February 2009 when EW Scripps Company, owner of Rocky Mountain News , closed the newspaper. There are also some alternate or local newspapers published in Denver, including Westword , Law Week Colorado , Outside Colorado and Intermountain News Jews . Denver is home to some regional magazines such as 5280 , which takes its name from a height of mile-height of the city (5,280 feet or 1,609 meters).
Transportation
City Street
Most of Denver has a straight road network oriented to the four directions of the wind. Blocks are usually identified in hundreds of median streets, identified as "00", the Broadway (median east-west, north-south run) and Ellsworth Avenue (median north-south, east-west run). Colfax Avenue, the main east-west artery through Denver, is 15 blocks (1500) north of the median. The road north of Ellsworth is numbered (with the exception of Colfax Avenue and several others, such as Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd and Montview Blvd.), while the south road of Ellsworth is named.
There is also an older city network system designed to align with the meetings of the South Platte River and Cherry Creek. Most of the roads are in the center of the city and in LoDo run northeast-southwest and northwest-southeast. This system has unplanned benefits for snow removal; if the streets are in normal N-S/E-W networks, only N-S streets will receive sunlight. With a grid oriented toward the diagonal, the NW-SE road receives sunlight to melt the snow in the morning and NE-SW streets receive it in the afternoon. This idea is from Henry Brown, founder of Brown Palace Hotel. Now there is a plaque across the street from the Brown Palace Hotel that respects this idea. NW-SE streets are numbered, while NE-SW streets are named. Named streets start at the intersection of Colfax Avenue and Broadway with the long-block Cheyenne Place. Numbered streets start under Colfax and I-25 viaducts. There are 27 names and 44 numbered streets on this grid. There are also some remnants of the old network system in normal networks, such as Park Avenue, Morrison Road, and Speer Boulevard. Larimer Street, named after William Larimer, Jr., founder of Denver, located in the heart of LoDo, is the oldest street in Denver.
All roads in the downtown network system are the streets (eg 16th Street, Stout Street). The road outside the east/westward travel system is endowed with a "path" and the people heading north and south are given "paths" endings (eg Colfax Avenue, Lincoln Street). Highways are roads with higher capacity and trips to anywhere (more often north and south). The smaller roads are sometimes referred to as places, drives (though not all drives have smaller road capacity, some are major roads) or courts. Most of the roads outside the area between Broadway and Colorado Boulevard are arranged alphabetically from downtown.
Some roads in Denver have bike trails, leaving patchwork of routes cut off across the city. There are over 850 miles of paved, off-road paths, bicycles in Denver parks and along water bodies, such as Cherry Creek and South Platte. This allowed most Denver residents to become bike riders and has led Denver to be known as a bike-friendly city. Some residents strongly oppose the bike lane, which has led to several plans to be watered or nixed. The review process for one bike path on Broadway will last more than a year before city council members will make a decision. In addition to many bike paths, Denver launched the B-Cycle - a bicycle-sharing program across the city - by the end of April 2010. The B-Cycle network was the largest in the United States at its launch, which has 400 bikes.
The Denver Boot, a tool that crippled the car, was first used in Denver.
Bicycling
The League of American Bicyclists has rated Colorado as the sixth most friendly country in the country for the year 2014. This is because most of the Front Range cities like Boulder, Fort Collins and Denver place an emphasis on legislation, programs and infrastructure. developments that promote cycling as a mode of transportation. The walking score has rated Denver the third-most bike-friendly city in the United States. According to data from the 2011 American Community Survey, Denver ranks sixth among US cities with a population of more than 400,000 in terms of percentage of workers returning by bike on 2.2% of commuters. B-Cycle - A bicycle-sharing program across the city of Denver - was the largest in the United States at its launch, which has 400 bikes. Through the acquisition of new grants, the program has been expanded annually, adding dozens of new stations, hundreds of bikes, and by starting services during the winter months. Walkability
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