Denver, CO Facts, Population, Income, Demographics, Economy

Population (male): 352,865

Population (female): 351,756

Poverty (overall): Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2017: 12.2%

Elevation: 5277 feet

Land Area: 153.4 square miles.

Population Density:

Races:
      White alone - 382,735 - 54.3%
      Hispanic - 210,821 - 29.9%
      Black alone - 63,110 - 9.0%
      Asian alone - 26,595 - 3.8%
      Two or more races - 16,728 - 2.4%
      American Indian alone - 3,470 - 0.5%
      Native Hawaiian and Other
>Pacific Islander alone - 746 - 0.1%
      Other race alone - 416 - 0.06%

In the summer of 1858, during the Pike's Peak Gold Rush, a group of gold prospectors from Lawrence, Kansas established Montana City as a mining town on the banks of the South Platte River in what was then western Kansas Territory. This was the first historical settlement in what was later to become the city of Denver. The site faded quickly, however, and by the summer of 1859 it was abandoned in favor of Auraria (named after the gold-mining town of Auraria, Georgia) and St. Charles City.

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Important Links

National Drug and Alcohol Screening Association (https://ndasa.com/)

National Drug Free Workplace Alliance (https://www.ndwa.org/)

Substance Abuse Program Administrators Association (https://www.sapaa.com/)

Substance Abuse Mental Health Safety Administration (https://www.samhsa.gov/)

US Drug Enforcement Administration (https://www.dea.gov/)

Office of Drug alcohol Policy Control (https://www.transportation.gov/odapc)

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1670 BROADWAY 28TH FL 0.7 miles

1670 BROADWAY 28TH FL
DENVER, CO 80202
Categories: DENVER CO

777 BANNOCK ST 0.9 miles

777 BANNOCK ST
DENVER, CO 80204
Categories: DENVER CO

1835 FRANKLIN ST 1.0 miles

1835 FRANKLIN ST
DENVER, CO 80218
Categories: DENVER CO

1730 BLAKE ST STE 100 1.1 miles

1730 BLAKE ST STE 100
DENVER, CO 80202
Categories: DENVER CO

1920 HIGH ST 1.2 miles

1920 HIGH ST
DENVER, CO 80218
Categories: DENVER CO

1515 Wazee Ste D 1.2 miles

1515 Wazee Ste D
Denver, CO 80202
Categories: Denver CO

2419 E 5TH AVE 1.7 miles

2419 E 5TH AVE
DENVER, CO 80206
Categories: DENVER CO

2490 W 26TH AVE STE 200A 2.0 miles

2490 W 26TH AVE STE 200A
DENVER, CO 80211
Categories: DENVER CO

120 BRYANT ST 2.3 miles

120 BRYANT ST
DENVER, CO 80219
Categories: DENVER CO

3801 BRIGHTON BLVD 2.4 miles

3801 BRIGHTON BLVD
DENVER, CO 80216
Categories: DENVER CO

695 S Broadway, 2.4 miles

695 S Broadway,
Denver, CO 80209
Categories: Denver CO

2420 W 26TH AVE STE200D 2.7 miles

2420 W 26TH AVE STE200D
DENVER, CO 80211
Categories: DENVER CO

1212 S BROADWAY STE 150 3.1 miles

1212 S BROADWAY STE 150
DENVER, CO 80210
Categories: DENVER CO

469 S CHERRY ST STE 101 3.5 miles

469 S CHERRY ST STE 101
DENVER, CO 80246
Categories: DENVER CO

875 S COLORADO BLVD 3.5 miles

875 S COLORADO BLVD
DENVER, CO 80246
Categories: DENVER CO

4101 E LOUISIANA AVE STE 100 4.0 miles

4101 E LOUISIANA AVE STE 100
DENVER, CO 80246
Categories: DENVER CO

ONSITE TESTING ONLY 3924 Wolff St 4.0 miles

ONSITE TESTING ONLY 3924 Wolff St
Denver, CO 80212
Categories: Denver CO

420 E 58TH AVE STE 111 4.3 miles

420 E 58TH AVE STE 111
DENVER, CO 80216
Categories: DENVER CO

5855 E STAPLETON DR N Ste A130 4.4 miles

5855 E STAPLETON DR N Ste A130
DENVER, CO 80216
Categories: DENVER CO

1780 S Bellaire St Ste 302 4.5 miles

1780 S Bellaire St Ste 302
DENVER, CO 80222
Categories: DENVER CO

6750 E STAPLETON DR S 4.8 miles

6750 E STAPLETON DR S
DENVER, CO 80216
Categories: DENVER CO

6900 E 47TH AVENUE DR STE 100 5.0 miles

6900 E 47TH AVENUE DR STE 100
DENVER, CO 80216
Categories: DENVER CO

5720 HOLLY ST 5.4 miles

5720 HOLLY ST
COMMERCE CITY, CO 80022
Categories: COMMERCE CITY CO

5101 QUEBEC ST 5.6 miles

5101 QUEBEC ST
COMMERCE CITY, CO 80022
Categories: COMMERCE CITY CO

5275 MARSHALL ST STE 201 5.8 miles

5275 MARSHALL ST STE 201
ARVADA, CO 80002
Categories: ARVADA CO

499 E HAMPDEN AVE STE 290 5.9 miles

499 E HAMPDEN AVE STE 290
ENGLEWOOD, CO 80113
Categories: ENGLEWOOD CO

125 E Hampden Ave 5.9 miles

125 E Hampden Ave
Englewood, CO 80113
Categories: Englewood CO

7500 W MISSISSIPPI AVE STE A 230 6.0 miles

7500 W MISSISSIPPI AVE STE A 230
LAKEWOOD, CO 80226
Categories: LAKEWOOD CO

730 W HAMPDEN AVE STE 200 6.0 miles

730 W HAMPDEN AVE STE 200
ENGLEWOOD, CO 80110
Categories: ENGLEWOOD CO

901 W HAMPDEN AVE UNIT 103 6.0 miles

901 W HAMPDEN AVE UNIT 103
ENGLEWOOD, CO 80110
Categories: ENGLEWOOD CO

7585 W ARKANSAS AVE STE B 6.1 miles

7585 W ARKANSAS AVE STE B
LAKEWOOD, CO 80232
Categories: LAKEWOOD CO

3601 S CLARKSON ST 6.1 miles

3601 S CLARKSON ST
ENGLEWOOD, CO 80113
Categories: ENGLEWOOD CO

P O Box 179 Mail Stop 1398 6.3 miles

P O Box 179 Mail Stop 1398
Littleton, CO 80201
Categories: Littleton CO

6750 W 52ND AVE STE F 6.3 miles

6750 W 52ND AVE STE F
ARVADA, CO 80002
Categories: ARVADA CO

7450 W 52ND AVE UNIT H 6.3 miles

7450 W 52ND AVE UNIT H
ARVADA, CO 80002
Categories: ARVADA CO

7290 SAMUEL DR STE 114 6.3 miles

7290 SAMUEL DR STE 114
DENVER, CO 80221
Categories: DENVER CO

8995 W 44TH AVE 6.5 miles

8995 W 44TH AVE
WHEAT RIDGE, CO 80033
Categories: WHEAT RIDGE CO

10515 E 40TH AVE STE 105 6.7 miles

10515 E 40TH AVE STE 105
DENVER, CO 80239
Categories: DENVER CO

605 PARFET ST STE 103 7.2 miles

605 PARFET ST STE 103
LAKEWOOD, CO 80215
Categories: LAKEWOOD CO

10600 W ALAMEDA AVE STE L8 7.3 miles

10600 W ALAMEDA AVE STE L8
LAKEWOOD, CO 80226
Categories: LAKEWOOD CO

11185 W 6TH AVE 7.4 miles

11185 W 6TH AVE
LAKEWOOD, CO 80215
Categories: LAKEWOOD CO

3350 Peoria Street Ste 190 7.5 miles

3350 Peoria Street Ste 190
Aurora, CO 80011
Categories: Aurora CO

3738 W PRINCETON CIR 7.5 miles

3738 W PRINCETON CIR
DENVER, CO 80236
Categories: DENVER CO

8333 GREENWOOD BLVD ste 215 7.5 miles

8333 GREENWOOD BLVD ste 215
DENVER, CO 80221
Categories: DENVER CO

3545 S TAMARAC DR STE 130 7.5 miles

3545 S TAMARAC DR STE 130
DENVER, CO 80237
Categories: DENVER CO

5590 HAVANA ST STE A 7.5 miles

5590 HAVANA ST STE A
DENVER, CO 80239
Categories: DENVER CO

500 E 84TH AVE STE B-14 7.6 miles

500 E 84TH AVE STE B-14
THORNTON, CO 80229
Categories: THORNTON CO

10355 E ILIFF AVE 7.6 miles

10355 E ILIFF AVE
DENVER, CO 80247
Categories: DENVER CO

8515 PEARL ST STE 300 7.7 miles

8515 PEARL ST STE 300
THORNTON, CO 80229
Categories: THORNTON CO

2551 W 84TH AVE 7.8 miles

2551 W 84TH AVE
WESTMINSTER, CO 80031
Categories: WESTMINSTER CO

12445 E 39TH AVE UNIT 311 7.9 miles

12445 E 39TH AVE UNIT 311
DENVER, CO 80239
Categories: DENVER CO

200 UNION BLVD STE 318 7.9 miles

200 UNION BLVD STE 318
LAKEWOOD, CO 80228
Categories: LAKEWOOD CO

8510 BRYANT ST STE 360 8.0 miles

8510 BRYANT ST STE 360
WESTMINSTER, CO 80031
Categories: WESTMINSTER CO

8120 SHERIDAN BLVD STE 302A 8.1 miles

8120 SHERIDAN BLVD STE 302A
WESTMINSTER, CO 80003
Categories: WESTMINSTER CO

11600 W 2ND PL 8.1 miles

11600 W 2ND PL
LAKEWOOD, CO 80228
Categories: LAKEWOOD CO

3900 S WADSWORTH BLVD STE 325 8.4 miles

3900 S WADSWORTH BLVD STE 325
LAKEWOOD, CO 80235
Categories: LAKEWOOD CO

9195 GRANT ST STE 100 8.6 miles

9195 GRANT ST STE 100
THORNTON, CO 80229
Categories: THORNTON CO

3033 S PARKER RD STE 800 8.6 miles

3033 S PARKER RD STE 800
AURORA, CO 80014
Categories: AURORA CO

13650 E MISSISSIPPI AVE STE 100 8.7 miles

13650 E MISSISSIPPI AVE STE 100
AURORA, CO 80012
Categories: AURORA CO

1411 S Potomac St, Suite 290 8.7 miles

1411 S Potomac St, Suite 290
Aurora, CO 80012
Categories: Aurora CO

1444 S Potomac St Ste 200 8.9 miles

1444 S Potomac St Ste 200
Aurora, CO 80012
Categories: Aurora CO

1550 S POTOMAC, STE 325 8.9 miles

1550 S POTOMAC, STE 325
AURORA, CO 80012
Categories: AURORA CO

2323 S TROY ST STE 01-301 8.9 miles

2323 S TROY ST STE 01-301
AURORA, CO 80014
Categories: AURORA CO

550 THORNTON PKWY STE 110 9.1 miles

550 THORNTON PKWY STE 110
THORNTON, CO 80229
Categories: THORNTON CO

9669 HURON ST STE 201 9.2 miles

9669 HURON ST STE 201
THORNTON, CO 80260
Categories: THORNTON CO

8842 W 79TH AVE 9.2 miles

8842 W 79TH AVE
ARVADA, CO 80005
Categories: ARVADA CO

1701 CHAMBERS RD STE E 9.3 miles

1701 CHAMBERS RD STE E
AURORA, CO 80011
Categories: AURORA CO

8200 E BELLEVIEW AVE 9.4 miles

8200 E BELLEVIEW AVE
GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO 80111
Categories: GREENWOOD VILLAGE CO

3449 CHAMBERS RD STE B 9.5 miles

3449 CHAMBERS RD STE B
AURORA, CO 80011
Categories: AURORA CO

15235 E 38th Ave 9.5 miles

15235 E 38th Ave
AURORA, CO 80011
Categories: AURORA CO

6080 W 92ND AVE 9.6 miles

6080 W 92ND AVE
WESTMINSTER, CO 80031
Categories: WESTMINSTER CO

5650 GREENWOOD PLAZA BLVD STE 103 9.8 miles

5650 GREENWOOD PLAZA BLVD STE 103
GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO 80111
Categories: GREENWOOD VILLAGE CO

2275 E ARAPAHOE RD STE 205 10.0 miles

2275 E ARAPAHOE RD STE 205
CENTENNIAL, CO 80122
Categories: CENTENNIAL CO

1050 W 104TH AVE 10.1 miles

1050 W 104TH AVE
NORTHGLENN, CO 80234
Categories: NORTHGLENN CO

6093 S QUEBEC ST STE 103 10.1 miles

6093 S QUEBEC ST STE 103
CENTENNIAL, CO 80111
Categories: CENTENNIAL CO

PO BOX 1769 10.7 miles

PO BOX 1769
COMM CITY, CO 80037
Categories: COMM CITY CO

20 W DRY CREEK CIR STE 100 10.9 miles

20 W DRY CREEK CIR STE 100
LITTLETON, CO 80120
Categories: LITTLETON CO

20 W DRY CREEK CIR STE 300 10.9 miles

20 W DRY CREEK CIR STE 300
LITTLETON, CO 80120
Categories: LITTLETON CO

6179 S Balsam Way, Suite 240 10.9 miles

6179 S Balsam Way, Suite 240
Littleton, CO 80123
Categories: Littleton CO

8006 E ARAPAHOE RD UNIT 100 11.0 miles

8006 E ARAPAHOE RD UNIT 100
CENTENNIAL, CO 80112
Categories: CENTENNIAL CO

11172 HURON ST STE 19 11.1 miles

11172 HURON ST STE 19
NORTHGLENN, CO 80234
Categories: NORTHGLENN CO

7700 S BROADWAY 11.2 miles

7700 S BROADWAY
LITTLETON, CO 80122
Categories: LITTLETON CO

11310 Huron St, Suite 220 11.2 miles

11310 Huron St, Suite 220
Northglenn, CO 80234
Categories: Northglenn CO

150 TESON ST 11.3 miles

150 TESON ST
DENVER, CO 80233
Categories: DENVER CO

11877 E Arapahoe Rd STE 200C 11.3 miles

11877 E Arapahoe Rd STE 200C
Centennial, CO 80111
Categories: Centennial CO

9620 E ARAPAHOE RD 11.5 miles

9620 E ARAPAHOE RD
GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO 80112
Categories: GREENWOOD VILLAGE CO

1030 Johnson Rd Ste 290 11.5 miles

1030 Johnson Rd Ste 290
Golden, CO 80401
Categories: Golden CO

10909 E ARAPAHOE RD STE A3 11.9 miles

10909 E ARAPAHOE RD STE A3
CENTENNIAL, CO 80112
Categories: CENTENNIAL CO

206 W COUNTY LINE RD STE 150 12.1 miles

206 W COUNTY LINE RD STE 150
HIGHLANDS RANCH, CO 80129
Categories: HIGHLANDS RANCH CO

12213 PECOS ST #600 12.5 miles

12213 PECOS ST #600
WESTMINSTER, CO 80234
Categories: WESTMINSTER CO

16728 E Smoky Hill Rd 12.5 miles

16728 E Smoky Hill Rd
Centennial, CO 80015
Categories: Centennial CO

8200 S QUEBEC ST # A3-103 12.5 miles

8200 S QUEBEC ST # A3-103
CENTENNIAL, CO 80112
Categories: CENTENNIAL CO

4590 W 121ST AVE 12.6 miles

4590 W 121ST AVE
BROOMFIELD, CO 80020
Categories: BROOMFIELD CO

7000 W 117th Ave Unit B 12.7 miles

7000 W 117th Ave Unit B
BROOMFIELD, CO 80020
Categories: BROOMFIELD CO

18890 E HAMPDEN AVE 12.9 miles

18890 E HAMPDEN AVE
AURORA, CO 80013
Categories: AURORA CO

14000 E Arapahoe Rd Ste 160 13.0 miles

14000 E Arapahoe Rd Ste 160
Centennial, CO 80112
Categories: Centennial CO

8671 S Quebec St, Suite 240 13.0 miles

8671 S Quebec St, Suite 240
Highlands Ranch, CO 80130
Categories: Highlands Ranch CO

9330 S UNIVERSITY BLVD STE 100 13.5 miles

9330 S UNIVERSITY BLVD STE 100
HIGHLANDS RANCH, CO 80126
Categories: HIGHLANDS RANCH CO

9330 S UNIVERSITY BLVD 13.5 miles

9330 S UNIVERSITY BLVD
LITTLETON, CO 80126
Categories: LITTLETON CO

290 NICKEL ST STE 200 13.7 miles

290 NICKEL ST STE 200
BROOMFIELD, CO 80020
Categories: BROOMFIELD CO

Via croce di piperno N. 44 Naples 13.8 miles

Via croce di piperno N. 44 Naples
Italy, KS 80126
Categories: Italy KS

7120 E 49TH AVE Sapp Brothers Truck Stop 13.8 miles

7120 E 49TH AVE Sapp Brothers Truck Stop
COMMERCE CITY, CO 80022
Categories: COMMERCE CITY CO

799 Highway 287, Suite F 14.1 miles

799 Highway 287, Suite F
Broomfield, CO 80020
Categories: Broomfield CO

899 US HIGHWAY 287 STE 500 14.2 miles

899 US HIGHWAY 287 STE 500
BROOMFIELD, CO 80020
Categories: BROOMFIELD CO

18240 E 104TH AVE UNIT 205 15.1 miles

18240 E 104TH AVE UNIT 205
COMMERCE CITY, CO 80022
Categories: COMMERCE CITY CO

12060 SABLE BLVD 15.1 miles

12060 SABLE BLVD
BRIGHTON, CO 80601
Categories: BRIGHTON CO

20270 E SMOKY HILL RD 15.2 miles

20270 E SMOKY HILL RD
CENTENNIAL, CO 80015
Categories: CENTENNIAL CO

500 SUMMIT BLVD 15.5 miles

500 SUMMIT BLVD
BROOMFIELD, CO 80021
Categories: BROOMFIELD CO

20971 E SMOKY HILL RD STE 105B 15.7 miles

20971 E SMOKY HILL RD STE 105B
CENTENNIAL, CO 80015
Categories: CENTENNIAL CO

6140 S GUN CLUB RD STE 202 16.8 miles

6140 S GUN CLUB RD STE 202
AURORA, CO 80016
Categories: AURORA CO

9395 CROWN CREST BLVD 17.6 miles

9395 CROWN CREST BLVD
PARKER, CO 80138
Categories: PARKER CO

380 EMPIRE RD STE 120 17.7 miles

380 EMPIRE RD STE 120
LAFAYETTE, CO 80026
Categories: LAFAYETTE CO

1600 PRAIRIE CENTER PKWY 18.1 miles

1600 PRAIRIE CENTER PKWY
BRIGHTON, CO 80601
Categories: BRIGHTON CO

8400 PENA BLVD 18.1 miles

8400 PENA BLVD
DENVER, CO 80249
Categories: DENVER CO

1200 W South Boulder Rd Ste 103 18.3 miles

1200 W South Boulder Rd Ste 103
Lafayette, CO 80026
Categories: Lafayette CO

8700 PENA BLVD RM 3284 18.4 miles

8700 PENA BLVD RM 3284
DENVER, CO 80249
Categories: DENVER CO

24300 E SMOKY HILL RD UNIT 120 18.5 miles

24300 E SMOKY HILL RD UNIT 120
AURORA, CO 80016
Categories: AURORA CO

2000 W SOUTH BOULDER RD 18.5 miles

2000 W SOUTH BOULDER RD
LAFAYETTE, CO 80026
Categories: LAFAYETTE CO

2801 PURCELL ST 19.5 miles

2801 PURCELL ST
BRIGHTON, CO 80601
Categories: BRIGHTON CO

254 N 4TH AVE 19.5 miles

254 N 4TH AVE
BRIGHTON, CO 80601
Categories: BRIGHTON CO

5377 MANHATTAN CIRCLE #100 21.3 miles

5377 MANHATTAN CIRCLE #100
BOULDER, CO 80303
Categories: BOULDER CO

5387 Manhattan Cir, Suite 102 21.4 miles

5387 Manhattan Cir, Suite 102
Boulder, CO 80303
Categories: Boulder CO

4800 BASELINE RD Ste D-106 22.4 miles

4800 BASELINE RD Ste D-106
BOULDER, CO 80303
Categories: BOULDER CO

4747 ARAPAHOE AVE 23.2 miles

4747 ARAPAHOE AVE
BOULDER, CO 80303
Categories: BOULDER CO

1500 28TH ST 23.9 miles

1500 28TH ST
BOULDER, CO 80303
Categories: BOULDER CO

209 4TH ST STE A-2 24.0 miles

209 4TH ST STE A-2
DACONO, CO 80514
Categories: DACONO CO

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We offer a 5-panel drug test, which screens for the following:

  • Amphetamines
  • Cocaine
  • Marijuana
  • Opiates
  • PCP

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  • Amphetamines
  • Barbituates
  • Benzodiazepines
  • cocaine
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  • MDA
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Our on-site drug testing services in Denver, CO include urine drug testing, which has a detection period of 1-5 days and hair drug testing which has a detection period of up to 90 days. Negative test results are generally available in 24-48 hours, when analyzed by our SAMHSA Certified Laboratories. Negative instant test results are available immediately, non-negative test results require laboratory confirmation.

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Local Area Info: Denver

Denver , officially the City and County of Denver, is the capital and most populous municipality of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. The Denver downtown district is immediately east of the confluence of Cherry Creek with the South Platte River, approximately 12 mi (19 km) east of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Denver is named after James W. Denver, a governor of the Kansas Territory, and it is nicknamed the Mile High City because its official elevation is exactly one mile (5280 feet or 1609.3 meters) above sea level. The 105th meridian west of Greenwich, the longitudinal reference for the Mountain Time Zone, passes directly through Denver Union Station.

Denver is ranked as a Beta world city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network. With an estimated population of 704,621 in 2017, Denver is the 19th-most populous U.S. city, and with a 17.41% increase since the 2010 United States Census, it has been one of the fastest-growing major cities in the United States. The 10-county Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area had an estimated 2017 population of 2,888,227 and is the 19th most populous U.S. metropolitan statistical area. The 12-city Denver-Aurora, CO Combined Statistical Area had an estimated 2017 population of 3,515,374 and is the 15th most populous U.S. metropolitan area. Denver is the most populous city of the 18-county Front Range Urban Corridor, an oblong urban region stretching across two states with an estimated 2017 population of 4,895,589. Denver is the most populous city within a 500-mile (800 km) radius and the second-most populous city in the Mountain West after Phoenix, Arizona. In 2016, Denver was named the best place to live in the United States by U.S. News & World Report.

In the summer of 1858, during the Pike's Peak Gold Rush, a group of gold prospectors from Lawrence, Kansas established Montana City as a mining town on the banks of the South Platte River in what was then western Kansas Territory. This was the first historical settlement in what was later to become the city of Denver. The site faded quickly, however, and by the summer of 1859 it was abandoned in favor of Auraria (named after the gold-mining town of Auraria, Georgia) and St. Charles City.

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Population (male): 352,865

Population (female): 351,756

Poverty (overall): Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2017: 12.2%

Elevation: 5277 feet

Land Area: 153.4 square miles.

Population Density:

Races:
      White alone - 382,735 - 54.3%
      Hispanic - 210,821 - 29.9%
      Black alone - 63,110 - 9.0%
      Asian alone - 26,595 - 3.8%
      Two or more races - 16,728 - 2.4%
      American Indian alone - 3,470 - 0.5%
      Native Hawaiian and Other
>Pacific Islander alone - 746 - 0.1%
      Other race alone - 416 - 0.06%

In the summer of 1858, during the Pike's Peak Gold Rush, a group of gold prospectors from Lawrence, Kansas established Montana City as a mining town on the banks of the South Platte River in what was then western Kansas Territory. This was the first historical settlement in what was later to become the city of Denver. The site faded quickly, however, and by the summer of 1859 it was abandoned in favor of Auraria (named after the gold-mining town of Auraria, Georgia) and St. Charles City.

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