Get to Know the Mile-High City!

GET TO KNOW THE MILE-HIGH CITY! THE PEOPLE OF DENVER 634,265 14.4% increase in population since 2000 2012 population in Denver County 1 317,143 male residents in Denver County female residents in 317,122 Denver County MEDIAN AGE OF 33.7 17% OF RESIDENTS were born someplace besides the U.S. EDUCATION AND WORK IN DENVER 85.9% 43% 17% of residents 25 and of residents 25 and of residents 25 and older have at least a older have at least a older have a graduate high school diploma bachelor's degree or professional degree of residents live and 59.7% workin the cty Average commute time is 22./ MINUTES LIFE IN DENVER DENVER GETS MORE BEER 205 PARKS 300 days of sunshine brewed in Denver than within the city limits, per year any other city in the U.S. plus 20,000 acres of parks in the mountains НОМЕ ТO the Denver Performing professional football, НОМЕ ТО Arts Complex, the 2nd baseball, basketball, biggest in the country and hockey teams FUN FACTS ABOUT DENVER THE 15TH DENVER'S NAMED STEP FIRST AFTER of the state capitol is permanent structure Kansas Territorial exactly 1 mile high in elevation was a saloon Governor James Denver UNTIL 1859, 3 separate towns with different names existed where Denver now stands THE OTHER NAMES were dropped in exchange for a barrel of whiskey Ata INFOGRAPHIC PROVIDED BY ALAMEDA STATION www.altaalamedastation.com/alta-alameda Sources: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/fun-facts-about-denver/ http://www.hometodenver.com/Stats_Denver.htm http://www.city-data.com/city/Denver-Colorado.html http://www.denver.org/metro/facts