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The city was born in 1858, when gold was discovered in the sands of the Cherry Creek River. It was incorporated as a city in 1861 and became the territorial capital in 1867. The city was named after James W. Denver, governor of the Kansas Territory.
Ever wonder why Denver is called the "Mile-High City"? It's due to the fact that the State Capital Building is at 5,280 feet above sea level. Actually, most of metropolitan Denver is above 5,280 feet. The front range of the Rocky Mountains are an easy 20 minute drive from downtown via I-70. The metropolitan Denver area has a total population of approximately two million people, and consists of 40 towns and municipalities. Downtown Denver is the center of the metropolitan area.
Denver has a dry, mild climate with an average of 260 sunny days per year, with an annual average temperature range of mid-to-upper 90's (Fahrenheit) during the summer and 20 - 30 degrees above zero for the winter lows. Summer temperatures above 95 degrees are unusual. The average relative humidity ranges from 30-70%, while precipitation averages less than 16.0 inches per year.
According to the Colorado Census, there are 175,000 African Americans in the Denver Metro Area. That represents 3.8% of the state's population.
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Soulful Radio Stations
95.7FM - The PARTY
4695 S. Monaco Street
Request Line (303) 631-2957
Business Line (303) 713-8000
KS107.5FM
1095 S. Monaco Parkway
Request Line (303) 631-2448
Business Line (303) 321-0950
SMOOTH JAZZ 104.3 FM
7800 E. Orchard Road, Ste. 400
Studio Line (303) 228-1043
Comment Line (303) 270-9755
1220 AM KLDC- Gospel
2150 W. 29th Avenue, Suite 300
Denver, CO 80211
Contact: Leon Owens, Jr., Station Manager
(303) 433-5500 to buy air time for your church, ministry, business or non-profit organization.
lowens@crawfordbroadcasting.com
Denver Broncos - NFL
Mile High Stadium
1900 Elliot Street
Tickets (303) 433-7466
Colorado Rockies - MLB
Coors Field
2001 Blake Street
Tickets (3053) 292-0200
Denver Nuggets - NBA
Pepsi Center
100 Chopper Circle
Tickets (303) 405-1212
Colorado Avalanche - NHL
Pepsi Center
1000 Chopper Circle
Tickets (303) 405-1111
Colorado Rapids - Soccer
555 17th Street, Suite 3350
Tickets (303)-299-1599
Water
Aurora
303-739-7388
Denver
303-893-2444
Electricity
Intermountain Rural
Electric Assoc.
303-688-3100
Xcel Energy
Residential 800-895-4999
Business 800-481-4700
Public Service Company of Colorado
303-615-5000
Telephone Service
Qwest
Residential 800-244-1111
Business 800-603-6000
AT&T
Residential 800-222-0300
Business 800-222-0400
Colorado Black Elected Officials:
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Peter C. Groff
President Pro Tem
Colorado State Senator
District 33
Rosemary Marshall
Colorado State Rep
District 8
Michael Hancock
City Council President
District 11
Stephanie Y. O'Malley
Clerk and Recorder