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Arvada, Colorado

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Arvada (/ɑːrˈvædə/) is a home rule municipality located in Jefferson and Adams counties, Colorado, United States.[1] The city population was 124,402 at the 2020 United States Census, with 121,510 residing in Jefferson County and 2,892 residing in Adams County.[7] Arvada is the seventh most populous city in Colorado. The city is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor. The Olde Town Arvada historic district is 7 miles (11 km) northwest of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver.

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Arvada, Colorado
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Location of the City of Arvada in Jefferson and Adams counties, Colorado
Location of the City of Arvada in Jefferson and Adams counties, Colorado
Arvada is located in the United States
Arvada
Arvada
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 39°50′01″N 105°09′01″W[2]
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountiesJefferson County[1]
Adams County
Settled1859[3]
PlattedDecember 1, 1870[3]
IncorporatedAugust 24, 1904[3][4]
Named forHiram Arvada Haskin
Government
  TypeHome rule municipality[1]
  MayorMarc Williams[5](2011- )
  City ManagerMark Deven[6] (2011- )
Area
  Total39.570 sq mi (102.485 km2)
  Land38.910 sq mi (100.776 km2)
  Water0.660 sq mi (1.709 km2)
Elevation
5,344 ft (1,662 m)
Population
  Total124,402
  Rank7th in Colorado
229th in the United States
  Density3,197/sq mi (1,234/km2)
  Metro
2,963,821 (19th)
  CSA
3,623,560 (17th)
  Front Range
5,055,344
DemonymArvadan
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP codes
80001-80007 and 80403[8]
Area codes303/720/983
FIPS code08-03455
GNIS feature ID0204709
Interstate highwaysI-70_%28CO%29.svg I-76_%28CO%29.svg
State highwaysColorado_72.svg Colorado_93.svg Colorado_95.svg Colorado_121.svg
Commuter rail G 
Websitearvada.org
Site of the first documented discovery of gold in the Rocky Mountain Region
Seventh most populous Colorado city
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