City of Cherry Hills Village, Colorado | |
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Home Rule Municipality | |
Location in Arapahoe County and the state of Colorado |
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Coordinates: 39°38′15″N 104°56′51″W / 39.637418°N 104.947470°WCoordinates: 39°38′15″N 104°56′51″W / 39.637418°N 104.947470°W | |
Country | United States |
State | State of Colorado |
County | Arapahoe County |
Incorporated | July 19, 1945 |
Government | |
• Type | Home Rule Municipality |
Area | |
• Total | 6.3 sq mi (16.3 km2) |
• Land | 6.2 sq mi (16.1 km2) |
• Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
Elevation | 5,426 ft (1,654 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 5,987 |
• Density | 950/sq mi (370/km2) |
Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
• Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
ZIP Codes | 80110-80111 & 80113 & 80121 |
Area code(s) | Both 303 and 720 |
INCITS place code | 0813845 |
GNIS feature ID | 0203036 |
Website | www |
The City of Cherry Hills Village is a Home Rule Municipality located in Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 5987 at the 2010 United States Census. Cherry Hills Village is a part of the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is one of the most affluent places in Colorado and the United States.
The city hosted two PGA Championships (1941 & 1985) and the 2005 U.S. Women's Open at the Cherry Hills Country Club.
The community was named for a grove of cherry trees near the original town site.
Cherry Hills Village is located at 39°38′14″N 104°56′50″W / 39.63722°N 104.94722°W (39.637437, -104.947452).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 16.3 square kilometres (6.3 sq mi), of which 6.2 square miles (16.1 km2) is land and 0.077 square miles (0.2 km2), or 1.14%, is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,958 people, 1,980 households, and 1,766 families residing in the city. The population density was 958.6 people per square mile (369.8/km²). There were 2,023 housing units at an average density of 325.5 per square mile (125.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.06% White, 0.64% African American, 0.15% Native American, 1.51% Asian, 0.57% from other races, and 1.07% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.88% of the population.