Arvada, Colorado

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Arvada, Colorado
Home rule municipality[1]
Aerial image of Arvada
Aerial image of Arvada
Flag of 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 Colorado
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Location of Arvada in the United States
Arvada is located in the United States
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Arvada (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°49′55″N 105°09′04″W / 39.83194°N 105.15111°W / 39.83194; -105.15111[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]
 • MayorLauren Simpson[5] (2023-)
 • City ManagerLorie Gillis[6] (2022-)
Area
[7]
 • Total
39.570 sq mi (102.485 km2)
 • Land38.910 sq mi (100.776 km2)
 • Water0.660 sq mi (1.709 km2)
Elevation
[8]
5,525 ft (1,684 m)
Population
 (2020)[7]
 • Total
124,402
 • 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[9]
Area codes303/720/983
FIPS code08-03455
GNIS feature ID2409737[8]
Websitearvadaco.gov

Arvada (/ɑːrˈvædə/) is a home rule municipality on the border between 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 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.

  1. ^ a b c d "Active Colorado Municipalities". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  2. ^ "2014 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Places". United States Census Bureau. July 1, 2014. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference history was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved August 18, 2007.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference mayor was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference city_manager was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ a b c "Decennial Census P.L. 94-171 Redistricting Data". United States Census Bureau, United States Department of Commerce. August 12, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  8. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Arvada, Colorado
  9. ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. August 18, 2007. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on August 18, 2007. Retrieved August 18, 2007.