Arvada (Colorado)
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Arvada statistic
| Coordinates | 39°50′01″N 105°09′01″W |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| Counties | Jefferson County Adams County |
| Settled | 1859 |
| Platted | December 1, 1870 |
| Incorporated | August 24, 1904 |
| Named for | Hiram Arvada Haskin |
| Elevation | 5,344 ft (1,662 m) |
| Demonym(s) | Arvadan |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| ZIP codes | 80001-80007 and 80403 |
| Area codes | 303/720/983 |
| FIPS code | 08-03455 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0204709 |
| Interstate highways | |
| State highways | |
| Commuter rail | G |
| Website | arvada.org |
| Government (Type) | Home rule municipality |
| Government (Mayor) | Marc Williams (2011- ) |
| Government (City Manager) | Mark Deven (2011- ) |
| Government (Total) | 39.570 sq mi (102.485 km2) |
| Government (Land) | 38.910 sq mi (100.776 km2) |
| Government (Water) | 0.660 sq mi (1.709 km2) |
| Area (Total) | 39.570 sq mi (102.485 km2) |
| Area (Land) | 38.910 sq mi (100.776 km2) |
| Area (Water) | 0.660 sq mi (1.709 km2) |
| Population (2020) (Total) | 124,402 |
| Population (2020) (Rank) | 7th in Colorado 229th in the United States |
| Population (2020) (Density) | 3,197/sq mi (1,234/km2) |
| Population (2020) (Metro) | 2,963,821 (19th) |
| Population (2020) (CSA) | 3,623,560 (17th) |
| Population (2020) (Front Range) | 5,055,344 |
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Arvada (/ɑːrˈvædə/) is a home rule municipality located in Jefferson and Adamscounties, Colorado, United States. The city population was 124,402 at the 2020 United States Census, with 121,510 residing in Jefferson County and 2,892 residing in Adams County. Arvada is the seventh most populous city in Colorado. The city is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor. The Olde Town Arvada historic district is 7 miles (11 km) northwest of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver. The first documented discovery of gold in the Rocky Mountain region occurred on June 22, 1850, when Lewis Ralston, a Georgia prospector headed for the California gold fields, dipped his sluice pan into a small stream near its mouth at Clear Creek. Ralston found about 1/4 ounce (6 g) of gold, then worth about five dollars. Ralston's companions named the stream Ralston's Creek in his honor, but they all left the next morning, drawn by the lure of California gold.