City of Glendale, Colorado | ||
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Home Rule Municipality | ||
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Motto: The Heartbeat of Metro Denver | ||
Location in Arapahoe County and the state of Colorado |
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Location of Colorado in the United States |
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Coordinates: 39°42′9″N 104°56′2″W / 39.70250°N 104.93389°WCoordinates: 39°42′9″N 104°56′2″W / 39.70250°N 104.93389°W | ||
Country | United States | |
State | State of Colorado | |
County | exclave of Arapahoe County | |
Settled | 1859 | |
Incorporated | May 19, 1952 | |
Government | ||
• Type | Home Rule Municipality | |
• Mayor | Mike Dunafon | |
• City Manager | Jerry Peters | |
Area | ||
• Total | 0.6 sq mi (1.4 km2) | |
• Land | 0.6 sq mi (1.4 km2) | |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) | |
Elevation | 5,280 ft (1,632 m) | |
Population (2010) | ||
• Total | 4,184 | |
Time zone | MST (UTC-7) | |
• Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) | |
Zip code | 80246 | |
Area code(s) | Both 303 and 720 | |
FIPS code | 08-30340 | |
GNIS feature ID | 0184853 | |
Website | City of Glendale |
The City of Glendale is a Home Rule Municipality located in an exclave of Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States. The population was 4,184 at the 2010 census. The city is an enclave of (i.e., surrounded by) the City and County of Denver.
Glendale's fire and medical services have been provided by the Denver Fire Department and Denver Paramedics through a contract by the City and County of Denver since 2005. Glendale is policed by the Glendale Police Department.
The town was incorporated in 1952.
Glendale, Colorado, is located at 39°42′9″N 104°56′2″W / 39.70250°N 104.93389°W (39.702546, -104.933866).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2), all of it land (other than a short length of Cherry Creek which bisects the City from East to West). Much of the city's limited space is devoted to commercial development, including both office and residential high rises.
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,547 people, 2,630 households, and 715 families residing in the city. Almost all of the housing in the city is multi-family. The population density was 8,241.3 people per square mile (3,192.0/km²). There were 2,787 housing units at an average density of 5,051.4 per square mile (1,956.5/km²).