Arvada, Colorado

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
Home rule municipality[1]
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Location of the City of Arvada in Jefferson and Adams counties, Colorado
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Coordinates: 39°50′01″N 105°09′01″W[2]
Country	United States
State	Colorado
Counties	Jefferson County[1] Adams County
Settled	1859[3]
Platted	December 1, 1870[3]
Incorporated	August 24, 1904[3][4]
Named for	Hiram Arvada Haskin
Government
• Type	Home rule municipality[1]
• Mayor	Marc Williams[5](2011- )
• City Manager	Mark Deven[6] (2011- )
Area [7]
• Total	39.570 sq mi (102.485 km2)
• Land	38.910 sq mi (100.776 km2)
• Water	0.660 sq mi (1.709 km2)
Elevation	5,344 ft (1,662 m)
Population  (2020)[7]
• Total	124,402
• Rank	7th in Colorado 229th in the United States
• Density	3,197/sq mi (1,234/km2)
• Metro	2,963,821 (19th)
• CSA	3,623,560 (17th)
• Front Range	5,055,344
Demonym	Arvadan
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP codes	80001-80007 and 80403[8]
Area codes	303/720/983
FIPS code	08-03455
GNIS feature ID	0204709
Website	arvada.org