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.
City in Colorado, United States
Home rule municipality in Colorado, United States
Arvada, Colorado | |
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Aerial image of Arvada | |
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  Arvada Location in the United States | |
| 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 | |
| • 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 | |
| • 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 |
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| Commuter rail | G |
| Website | arvada |
Site of the first documented discovery of gold in the Rocky Mountain Region Seventh most populous Colorado city | |