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Denver
is the capital of and largest city in
Colorado, and the seat of Denver County. As of
2010 the city had a population of 600,158, and an
area of 154.9 square miles. Denver is known as
the "Mile-High City" because the 15th
step to the western entrance of the State Capitol
is exactly 5,280 feet above sea level. |
Official
Symbols of Colorado The
state flag was adopted by an act of the General
Assembly on June 5, 1911. It consists of three
alternate stripes of equal width -- the two outer
being blue of the same color as in the field of
the national flag and the middle being white --
and a circular red C of the same color as the red
stripes of the national flag enclosing a golden
disk. |
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