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

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Denver is in the center of the Front Range Urban Corridor, between the Rocky Mountains to the west and the High Plains to the east. Denver's topography consists of plains in the city center with hilly areas to the north, west, and south. At the 2020 United States Census,

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As of the 2020 census, the population of the City and County of Denver was 715,522, making it the 19th most populous U.S. city.

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Apollo Hall opened soon after the city's founding in 1859 and staged many plays for eager settlers. In the 1880s Horace Tabor built Denver's first opera house. After the start of the 20th century, city leaders embarked on a city beautification program that created many of the

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Denver is home to a variety of sports teams and is one of 13 U.S. cities with teams from four major sports(the Denver metro area is the smallest metropolitan area to have a team in all

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As of 2006 , Denver had over 200 parks, from small mini-parks all over the city to the giant 314-acre (1.27 km ) City Park. Denver also has 29 recreation centers providing places and

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The Denver MSAhas a gross metropolitan product of $157.6 billion in 2010, making it the 18th largest metro economy in the United States. Denver's economy is based partially on its geographic

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