| About Denver
- The City and County of Denver is the capital and largest city of the state of Colorado,
USA. It is located on the plains just east of the Rocky Mountains and forms the heart of the Denver-Aurora metropolitan area. The
central downtown district is on the east side of the South Platte River, near its confluence with Cherry Creek, approximately fifteen miles
from the foothills.
Denver is the county seat of, and shares the same borders with, Denver County one of the few consolidated city-counties. According
to 2004 census estimates, the city is the 25th-largest in the
United States. The Denver Regional Council of Governments estimates the 2005 population of the ciy is 579,744. The population of
the Denver-Aurora metropolitan area was about 2,830,000, making it the 23rd-largest metropolitan area in the U.S.
Denver is nicknamed "The Mile-High City" because its official elevation, measured on the fifteenth step of the state capitol
building's west side, is one statute mile (5,280 feet , or 1,609 meters) above sea level. The elevation, as surveyed at the Denver
International Airport, is 5,431 ft (1,655 m). Also, a row of seats in the upper deck of Coors Field, home of Major League Baseball's
Colorado Rockies (NL), is marked in purple (one of the team's colors) to indicate that the row is one mile above sea level.
Denver has also been known historically as the Queen City of the Plains because of its important role in the agricultural industry of the
plains regions along the foothills of the Front Range. Several US Navy ships have been named USS Denver in honor of the city.
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People of Denver - As of the census of 2005, there are an estimated 579,774 people, 239,235 households, and
119,378 families residing in the city. The population density is 1,396.5/km˛ (3,616.8/mi˛). There are 251,435 housing units at an average
density of 633.1/km˛ (1,639.6/mi˛). The racial makeup of the city is 51.9% White, 11.1% Black or African American, about 2.2% Native
American, 2.81% Asian American, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 15.59% from other races, and 3.75% from two or more races. 31.68% of the
population is Hispanic or Latino of any race. The Denver Metropolitan Area also has one of the largest Jewish communities in the U.S., with
a population of roughly 100,000. In the city of Denver, the largest populations of jews are found in the West Colfax and Hilltop
neighborhoods.
There are 239,235 households out of which 23.2% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.7% are married couples living
together, 10.8% have a female householder with no husband present, and 50.1% are non-families. 39.3% of all households are made up of
individuals and 9.4% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.27 and the average family
size is 3.14.
In the city the population is spread out with 22.0% under 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% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 33 years. For every 100 females there are 102.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $39,500, and the median income for a family is $48,195. Males have a median income of
$34,232 versus $30,768 for females. The per capita income for the city is $24,101. 14.3% of the population and 10.6% of families are
below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 20.3% of those under the age of 18 and 9.7% of those 65 and older are living below
the poverty line.
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