![]() There are also significant Asian and African-American minority groups in the city. A quarter of the city is Hispanic and around a fifth speaks Spanish at home. ![]() Denver is also a very 'blue' city, almost always being represented by a Democrat, which is partly due to being more diverse than most other places in Colorado. Residents naturally love heading up to the mountains on weekends for activities like skiing, camping, hiking, and kayaking. Climatically Denver is on the edge of a climate more typical of mountains and a climate more typical of the high plains, both being semi-arid.ĭue to its location, the city has a very outdoorsy culture. Throughout the year Denver is mostly dry, and due to the lack of a large body of water nearby, the temperature can fluctuate as much as 45° F in a day. Though the city is typically shown with the nearby Rocky Mountains in the background, Denver lies on the high plains note (In pictures facing west, Denver has mountains in pictures facing east, it has far flatter terrain.) and late spring through early fall can be hot, while fall through early spring can be significantly colder. The South Platte River flows through the city.ĭespite having a high level of local government corruption (police corruption was once ranked as highest in the US) and ranking fourteen in the US for ozone pollution, Denver is generally portrayed as clean. The Molly Brown House, the residence of one of the most famous Titanic survivors, is there. It is home to several universities, among them Metropolitan State University of Denver ("Metro State"), University of Colorado Denver, University of Denver, and Regis University. The team with the biggest following is the NFL's Denver Broncos. ![]() It has sports teams in all four American major leagues, (NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL) as well as having teams in other sports (Soccer, Lacrosse, Arena Football, Rugby, a few minor league teams, and even served until 2018 as the home base of Furniture Row Racing, one of the few NASCAR teams based outside Charlotte, North Carolina let's just say it's a sports obsessed town). It is nicknamed the "Mile High City", due to its elevation of 5,280 feet (1 mile) above sea level. With a population of about 735,538 in the city proper (as of 2020) and nearly 3,000,000 in the metro area, and in one of the more sparsely populated regions of the country, it is also the largest city for nearly 600 miles in every direction note (The nearest larger city is Phoenix, Arizona). Denver is the largest city and the capital of the State of Colorado. ![]()
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