Commerce City
| City of Commerce City, Colorado | |
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| Home Rule Municipality | |
| Nickname(s): Bee Capital of America | |
 Location in Adams County and the state of Colorado |
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 City of Commerce City, Colorado
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| Coordinates: 39°52′59″N 104°47′44″W / 39.882968°N 104.795452°WCoordinates: 39°52′59″N 104°47′44″W / 39.882968°N 104.795452°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Adams |
| Incorporated (town) | 1952-12-18, as the Town of Commerce Town |
| Incorporated (city) | 1962 as the City of Commerce City |
| Government | |
| • Type | Home Rule Municipality |
| • Mayor | Sean Ford |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25.8 sq mi (66.9 km2) |
| • Land | 25.8 sq mi (66.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 5,164 ft (1,574 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 45,913 |
| • Density | 1,800/sq mi (690/km2) |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP Codes | 80022 & 80037 (PO Box) |
| Area code(s) | Both 303 and 720 |
| INCITS place code | 0816495 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0184666 |
| Highways | I-76, I-270, US 6, US 85, SH 2, SH 35, SH 44, SH 224, SH 265 |
| Website | www |
The City of Commerce City is a Home Rule Municipality located in Adams County, Colorado, United States. Commerce City is a northern suburb of Denver and as of 2013[update] is the 18th most populous municipality in Colorado. The city population was 45,913 at the 2010 United States Census, a population increase of 118.7% in the ten years since the 2000 census.
Commerce City is a mixed residential and industrial community that is known for an oil refinery with a capacity of 90,000 barrels per day (14,000 m3/d), operated by Suncor.Dick's Sporting Goods Park, a soccer stadium in Commerce City, hosts the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer.
In 1859, John D. "Colonel Jack" Henderson built a ranch, trading post, and hotel on Henderson Island in the South Platte River in Arapahoe County, Kansas Territory. Henderson sold meat and provisions to gold seekers on their way up the South Platte River Trail to the gold fields during the Pike's Peak Gold Rush. Henderson Island was the first permanent settlement in the South Platte River Valley between Fort Saint Vrain in the Nebraska Territory and the Cherry Creek Diggings in the Kansas Territory. Henderson Island is today the site of the Adams County Regional Park and Fairgrounds.
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