Arvada, Colorado
| City of Arvada, Colorado | |
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| Home Rule Municipality | |
 Location in Jefferson County and the state of Colorado |
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 City of Arvada, Colorado
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| Coordinates: 39°50′01″N 105°09′01″W / 39.833728°N 105.150306°WCoordinates: 39°50′01″N 105°09′01″W / 39.833728°N 105.150306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
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Jefferson County Adams County |
| Settled | 1859 |
| Platted | December 1, 1870 |
| Incorporated | August 24, 1904 |
| Named for | Hiram Arvada Haskin |
| Government | |
| • Type | Home Rule Municipality |
| • Mayor | Marc Williams (2011- ) |
| • City Manager | Mark Deven (2011- ) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.759 sq mi (92.616 km2) |
| • Land | 35.142 sq mi (91.018 km2) |
| • Water | 0.617 sq mi (1.598 km2) |
| Elevation | 5,344 ft (1,662 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 106,433 |
| • Estimate (2014) | 113,574 |
| • Rank | US: 242nd |
| • Density | 3,000/sq mi (1,100/km2) |
| Demonym(s) | Arvadan |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP codes | 80001-80007 and 80403 |
| Area code(s) | Both 303 and 720 |
| INCITS place code | 0803455 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0204709 |
| Highways | I-70, I-76, SH 72, SH 93, SH 95, SH 121 |
| Website | City of Arvada |
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Seventh most populous city in Colorado |
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The City of Arvada /ɑːrˈvædə/ is a Home Rule Municipality located in Jefferson and Adams counties, a part of the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area of the U.S. State of Colorado. The United States Census Bureau estimated the city population at 111,707 residents as of July 1, 2013, ranking Arvada as the seventh most populous municipality in Colorado. The Olde Town Arvada historic district is located 7 miles (11 km) northwest of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver.
The first documented discovery of gold in the Rocky Mountain region occurred on June 22, 1850, 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. Ralston found about 1/4 ounce (6 g) of gold, then 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 California gold.
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