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Lakewood, CO

Lakewood, Colorado
Home Rule Municipality
City of Lakewood
Location in Jefferson County and the State of Colorado
Location in Jefferson County and the State of Colorado
Location of Colorado in the United States
Location of Colorado in the United States
Coordinates: 39°42′17″N 105°04′53″W / 39.70472°N 105.08139°W / 39.70472; -105.08139Coordinates: 39°42′17″N 105°04′53″W / 39.70472°N 105.08139°W / 39.70472; -105.08139
Country United States
State Colorado
County Jefferson County
Founded 1889
Incorporated 1969
Government
 • Type Home Rule Municipality
 • Mayor Adam Paul
Area
 • Total 44.06 sq mi (114.1 km2)
 • Land 42.88 sq mi (111.1 km2)
 • Water 1.18 sq mi (3.1 km2)
Elevation 5,518 ft (1,682 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 142,980
 • Estimate (2014) 149,643
 • Rank US: 169th
 • Density 3,334.4/sq mi (1,287.4/km2)
Time zone MST (UTC-7)
 • Summer (DST) MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP codes Denver 80214-80215, 80227, 80226-80228, 80232, 80235-80236
Golden 80401
Littleton 80123
Area code(s) Both 303 and 720
FIPS code 08-43000
GNIS feature ID 0181620
Highways I-70, US 6, US 40, US 285, SH 8, SH 95, SH 121, SH 391, SH 470
Website City of Lakewood
Fifth most populous Colorado city

The City of Lakewood is a Home Rule Municipality which is the most populous municipality in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. Lakewood is the fifth most populous city in the State of Colorado and the 172nd most populous city in the United States. The city population was 142,980 at the 2010 United States Census. Lakewood is west of Denver and is part of the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The urban/suburban development of the community known as Lakewood was begun in 1889 by Charles Welch and W.A.H. Loveland, who platted a 13-block area along Colfax Avenue west of Denver in eastern Jefferson County. Loveland, the former president of the Colorado Central Railroad, retired to the new community of Lakewood after many years of living in Golden.

Until 1969, the area known as Lakewood had no municipal government, relying instead on several water districts, several fire districts, and the government of Jefferson County. Lakewood was a community with policing provided by the Jefferson County Sheriff, several volunteer staffed fire districts, and some neighborhoods without street lights and sidewalks. However, the community had already existed for about 80 years.


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