| City of Arvada, Colorado | |
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| Nickname: Celery Capital of the World Home of the lowest ZIP Codes in Colorado |
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| Counties[1] | Jefferson County Adams County |
| Settled | 1859[2] |
| Platted | 1870-12-01[2] |
| Incorporated | 1904-08-24[2][3] |
| Named for | Hiram Arvada Haskin |
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| - Type | Home Rule Municipality[1] |
| - Mayor | Bob Frie[4] |
| - City Manager | Craig Kocian[5] |
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| - Total | 32. A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status A nickname is a Name of an entity or thing that is not its Proper name. Jefferson County (ˈdʒɛfərsən ˈkaʊnti is the fourth most populous of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. See also Geography of Colorado State of Colorado|History of Colorado This is a list of the 64 counties of the U Jefferson County (ˈdʒɛfərsən ˈkaʊnti is the fourth most populous of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. Adams County is the fifth most populous of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. A settler is a person who has migrated to an area and established permanent residence there often to colonize the area A plat consists of a Map, drawn to scale showing the divisions of a piece of land Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican A municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to cities, counties, Towns Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River See also State of Colorado The 271 incorporated municipalities of the State of Colorado operate under one of five types of municipal governing A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 9 sq mi (85. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 1 km²) |
| - Land | 32. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 7 sq mi (84. 6 km²) |
| - Water | 0. 2 sq mi (0. 5 km²) |
| Elevation | 5,344 ft (1,662 m) |
| Population (2006-07-01) | |
| - Total | 104,830 |
| - Density | 3,128. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 1/sq mi (1,239/km²) |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
| - Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP codes | 80001-80007 and 80403[6] |
| Area code(s) | Both 303 and 720 |
| FIPS code | 08-03455 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0204709 |
| Highways | I-70, I-76, SH 72, SH 93, SH 95, SH 121 |
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The City of Arvada (IPA: /arˈvædə/) is a Home Rule Municipality in Jefferson County and Adams County, Colorado, United States. See also State of Colorado The 271 incorporated municipalities of the State of Colorado operate under one of five types of municipal governing Jefferson County (ˈdʒɛfərsən ˈkaʊnti is the fourth most populous of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. Adams County is the fifth most populous of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Olde Town Arvada is located 7 miles (11 km) northwest of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver. The Colorado State Capitol Building, located at 200 East Colfax Avenue in Denver Colorado, is the home of the Colorado legislature and the offices of the The City and County of Denver (pronounced /ˈdɛnvɚ/ is the Capital and the most populous city of Colorado, in the United States The United States Census Bureau estimates that the population of Arvada was 104,830 on 2006-07-01. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. [7] Arvada is the eighth most populous city in the state of Colorado and the 241st most populous city in the United States. See also State of Colorado The 271 incorporated municipalities of the State of Colorado operate under one of five types of municipal governing The
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The first documented discovery of gold in the Rocky Mountain region occurred on 1850-06-22, when Lewis Ralston, a Georgia prospector headed for the California gold fields, dipped his sluice pan into a small stream near its mouth at Clear Creek. Gold (ˈɡoʊld is a Chemical element with the symbol Au (from its Latin name aurum) and Atomic number 79 Mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains The Rocky Mountains, often called the Rockies, are a Mountain range in western North America. For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Clear Creek is a tributary of the South Platte River, approximately 40 mi (64 km long in north central Colorado in the United States. [2] Ralston found about 1/4 ounce (6 g) of gold worth about five dollars. Ralston's companions named the stream Ralston's Creek in his honor, but they all left the next morning, drawn by the lure of the California gold fields. Ralston Creek is a tributary of Clear Creek, approximately 15 miles (24 km long in central Colorado in the United States.
During the Pike's Peak Gold Rush in 1858, Ralston brought another group of prospectors back to the site of his first discovery. The Pike's Peak Gold Rush (later known as the Colorado Gold Rush) was the boom in Gold prospecting and mining in the Pike's Peak Country of western Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The placer gold in the area soon played out, but hard rock deposits of gold were found in the mountains to the west. Some of the miners abandoned their search for gold and returned to farm the rich bottom land along Ralston Creek and Clear Creek. They found an eager market for their crops among other gold seekers. The Territory of Colorado was formed on 1861-02-28, and the farms in the valley expanded to feed the growing population of the region. For the western film see Colorado Territory (film. The Territory of Colorado was an Organized territory of the United States of Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule
In 1870, the Colorado Central Railroad laid tracks through the area on its route from Golden to link up with the Kansas Pacific Railroad and the Denver Pacific Railroad at Jersey Junction, 3 miles (5 km) north of Denver. The Colorado Central Railroad was a US Railroad company that operated in Colorado and southeastern Wyoming in the late 19th century The historic City of Golden is a Home Rule Municipality that is the County seat of Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. The Kansas Pacific Railway ( KP) was a historic railroad company that operated in the western United States in the late 19th century The Denver Pacific Railway was a historic railroad that operated in the western United States during the late 19th century The History of Denver details the history of the City and County of Denver, Colorado, United States. The City and County of Denver (pronounced /ˈdɛnvɚ/ is the Capital and the most populous city of Colorado, in the United States On 1870-12-01, Benjamin F. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Wadsworth and Louis A. Reno platted the Ralston Point townsite along the railroad. A plat consists of a Map, drawn to scale showing the divisions of a piece of land To avoid confusion with other communities along Ralston Creek, Ralston Point was soon renamed Arvada at the suggestion of Wadsworth's wife, Mary, in honor of her brother-in-law, Hiram Arvada Haskin. Ralston Creek is a tributary of Clear Creek, approximately 15 miles (24 km long in central Colorado in the United States. Benjamin Wadsworth became the first postmaster of Arvada. Colorado was granted statehood on 1876-08-01, and the Town of Arvada was formally incorporated on 1904-08-24. A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman See also State of Colorado The 271 incorporated municipalities of the State of Colorado operate under one of five types of municipal governing Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River A vibrant agricultural community, Arvada claimed the title "Celery Capital of the World. "
Arvada grew rapidly during the latter half of the 20th Century. The twentieth century of the Common Era began on Arvada became a Statutory City on 1951-10-31, and a Home Rule Municipality on 1963-07-23. See also State of Colorado The 271 incorporated municipalities of the State of Colorado operate under one of five types of municipal governing Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse See also State of Colorado The 271 incorporated municipalities of the State of Colorado operate under one of five types of municipal governing Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. By the end of the millennium, the population of Arvada exceeded 100,000.
On December 9, 2007, Matthew J. The 2007 Colorado YWAM and New Life shootings occurred on December 9 2007, when Matthew J Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Murray walked into the Youth With a Mission Center in Arvada and, after he was refused his request to stay overnight, opened fire and killed two people, injuring two more. However, services were held as usual that morning at Faith Bible Chapel, because as Pastor Gary said, "Evil can't win. " A memorial was held the following Wednesday, December 12, in which Youth With a Mission leaders forgave Murray's family for what happened. [8]
The City of Arvada is a Home Rule Municipality with a council-manager form of government. The Arvada City Council has seven members: a mayor and two councilmembers elected at large, and four councilmembers elected from council districts.
| office | incumbent |
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| Mayor | Bob Frie |
| Councilmember At-large | Aaron Azari |
| Councilmember At-large | Marc Williams |
| Councilmember, District One | Don Allard |
| Councilmember, District Two | Mark McGoff |
| Councilmember, District Three and Mayor Pro Tem | Lorraine Anderson |
| Councilmember, District Four | Bob Dyer |
The City Council selects the city manager. The Arvada City Manager is Craig Kocian. [5]
The Arvada Teen Court Program was created in the late 1990s. The program currently consists of 15-20 teens that serve as baillifs, defense attorneys, prosecuting attorneys, and/or jury members. The teens work together to help local youth who have been ticketed for offenses such as: Disorderly Conduct, Petty Theft, Assault, Harassment, Throwing Missiles, and Graffiti Prohibited. Some prominent Teen Court members are Cherica Staggal (Prosecuting Attorney), Jelena Subotic (Defense Attorney), and Amanda Wellons (Prosecuting Attorney).
Arvada is located at (39. 819962, -105. 110975)[9].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 32. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 8 square miles (85. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 1 km²). Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 84. 6 km²; (32. 7 sq mi) of it is land and 0. 2 square miles (0. 5 km²) of it (0. 58%) is water.
Arvada is the western terminus of Interstate 76, which begins at the intersection of Interstate 70 and State Highway 121. Interstate 76 (I-76 is an Interstate highway that runs from Interstate 70 in Arvada Colorado (near Denver) to an intersection with Interstate In the US state of Colorado, Interstate 70 is an Interstate Highway traversing an east-west route across the center of the state State Highway 121 is a 30425 mile (4896 km long State highway in the U Other state highways in Arvada include State Highway 72, State Highway 93, and State Highway 95. State Highway 95 is a 1433 mile (2306 km long north-south State highway in the U Major highways near Arvada include Interstate 25, Interstate 270, U.S. Highway 36, and U.S. Highway 287. In the US state of Colorado, Interstate 25 follows the north-south corridor through Colorado Springs and Denver. Interstate 270 (I-270 is a 53-mile highway in the northeastern part of the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area. US Route 36 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 1414 miles (2276 km from Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado to Uhrichsville US Route 287 is a north-south United States highway. It serves as the major truck route between the Texas cities of Fort Worth and Amarillo
The Amtrak California Zephyr passes through the City of Arvada each morning and each evening. The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Doing business as Amtrak, is a Government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971 The California Zephyr is a 2438-mile (3924-km long Passenger train route operated by Amtrak in the Midwestern and Western United The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Doing business as Amtrak, is a Government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971 The California Zephyr is a 2438-mile (3924-km long Passenger train route operated by Amtrak in the Midwestern and Western United Full Amtrak passenger and parcel service is available at the nearby Denver Union Station. Union Station is Denver Colorado, USA 's historic train station at 17th and Wynkoop in the LoDo
The Denver Regional Transportation District (RTD) currently serves Arvada with seven local bus routes (31, 51, 52, 72, 76, 80, 100), seven express bus routes (58X, 68X, 72X, 76X, 80X, 82X, 108X), the CC regional bus route, and the Arvada Call-and-Ride service. The Regional Transportation District, or RTD was organized in 1969 and is the regional authority operating public transit services in eight of the twelve counties in the Denver-Aurora-Boulder RTD plans to provide Arvada with a commuter rail Gold Line along the old Colorado Central Railroad route (now operated by the Union Pacific Railroad) by 2015. Commuter rail, regional rail or suburban rail is a Passenger rail transport service between a city center and outer suburbs and Commuter towns The Colorado Central Railroad was a US Railroad company that operated in Colorado and southeastern Wyoming in the late 19th century
Arvada is served by Denver International Airport and nearby Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport. Denver International Airport, often called DIA, is by land size at, the largest international Airport in the United States, and the second largest Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport is a public-use Airport located near Broomfield, Colorado, United States.
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| 1910 | 840 |
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| 1920 | 915 | 8. 9% | |
| 1930 | 1,276 | 39. 5% | |
| 1940 | 1,482 | 16. 1% | |
| 1950 | 2,359 | 59. 2% | |
| 1960 | 19,342 | 719. 9% | |
| 1970 | 49,844 | 157. 7% | |
| 1980 | 84,578 | 69. 7% | |
| 1990 | 89,235 | 5. 5% | |
| 2000 | 102,153 | 14. 5% | |
As of the census[10] of 2000, there were 102,153 people, 39,019 households, and 27,742 families residing in the city. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 3,128. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 1 people per square mile (1,207. 6/km²). There were 39,733 housing units at an average density of 1,216. 7/sq mi (469. 7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 91. 04% White, 0. 66% African American, 0. 65% Native American, 2. 17% Asian, 0. 07% Pacific Islander, 3. 08% from other races, and 2. 34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9. 82% of the population.
There were 39,019 households out of which 34. 2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57. 5% were married couples living together, 9. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28. 9% were non-families. 23. 1% of all households were made up of individuals and 7. 7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 60 and the average family size was 3. 07.
In the city the population was spread out with 26. 2% under the age of 18, 7. 8% from 18 to 24, 30. 4% from 25 to 44, 24. 9% from 45 to 64, and 10. 7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 96. 0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92. 9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $55,541, and the median income for a family was $63,273. Males had a median income of $42,126 versus $30,802 for females. The per capita income for the city was $24,679. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 3. 5% of families and 5. 2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 4% of those under age 18 and 6. 1% of those age 65 or older.
Arvada has two sister cities, as designated by Sister Cities International, Inc. (SCI):