Greenwood Village, Colorado
| City of Greenwood Village, Colorado | |
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| Home Rule Municipality | |
 Location in Arapahoe County and the State of Colorado |
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| Coordinates: 39°36′57″N 104°54′41″W / 39.61583°N 104.91139°WCoordinates: 39°36′57″N 104°54′41″W / 39.61583°N 104.91139°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 State of Colorado
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| County | Arapahoe County |
| Incorporated | September 19, 1950 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Home Rule Municipality |
| • Mayor | Ron Rakowsky |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.1 sq mi (21.0 km2) |
| • Land | 8.1 sq mi (21.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 5,422 ft (1,666 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 13,925 |
| • Density | 1,719.1/sq mi (663.1/km2) |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP codes | 80110-80112 & 80121 & 80155 (PO Box) |
| Area code(s) | Both 303 and 720 |
| FIPS code | 08-33035 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0185037 |
| Website | City of Greenwood Village |
The City of Greenwood Village is a Home Rule Municipality located in Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States. The city is a part of the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010, the city has a total population of 13,925.
The town was named for the Greenwood Ranch.
It was developed during the 1860s when settlers came from the east and mid-west looking for gold. By the early 1900s it had become a farming community.
Greenwood Village is located at 39°36′57″N 104°54′41″W / 39.615888°N 104.911447°W.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.1 square miles (21 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 11,035 people, 3,997 households, and 3,097 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,361.0 people per square mile (525.4/km²). There were 4,206 housing units at an average density of 518.7 per square mile (200.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 93.90% White, 1.14% African American, 0.19% Native American, 2.55% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.61% from other races, and 1.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.12% of the population.
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