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Englewood, Colorado



 
 
The City of Englewood is a Home Rule Municipality
Colorado municipalities

The 271 municipal corporation of the State of Colorado operate under one of five types of municipal governing authority granted by the state....
 located in Arapahoe County
Arapahoe County, Colorado

Arapahoe County is the third most populous of the Colorado counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The United States Census Bureau estimates that the county population was 537,197 in 2006, a 10.09% increase since U.S....
, Colorado
Colorado

The State of Colorado is a U.S. state located in the Mountain States of the United States of America. Colorado may also be considered to be a part of the Western United States and Southwestern United States regions of the United States....
, United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. As of 2005, the city is estimated to have a total population of 32,350. Englewood is part of the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area
Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area

The Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Statistical Area is a United States Census Bureau defined United States metropolitan area in the Colorado that includes the Denver, Colorado and nine suburban counties....
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The place name "Englewood" is assigned to three ZIP codes which cover areas adjacent to the city on the west and east, and an area southeast of the city that is much larger than the city itself. Thus, many addresses written as "Englewood, Colorado" are actually in the Arapahoe County cities of Sheridan
Sheridan, Colorado

Sheridan is a Colorado municipalities#Home_Rule_Municipality in Arapahoe County, Colorado, Colorado, United States. The population was 5,600 at the United States Census, 2000....
, Cherry Hills Village
Cherry Hills Village, Colorado

The City of Cherry Hills Village is a Colorado municipalities#Home_Rule_Municipality located in Arapahoe County, Colorado, Colorado, United States....
, Greenwood Village
Greenwood Village, Colorado

The City of Greenwood Village is a prominent suburb of the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area and a Colorado municipalities#Home_Rule_Municipality located in Arapahoe County, Colorado, Colorado, United States....
, or Centennial
Centennial, Colorado

The City of Centennial is a Colorado municipalities#Home_Rule_City located in Arapahoe County, Colorado, Colorado, United States. The city was estimated to have a total population of 98,243 in 2005....
; or in Meridian
Meridian, Colorado

Meridian is a census-designated place in Douglas County, Colorado, Colorado, United States. The population was 184 at the United States Census, 2000....
 in unincorporated Douglas County
Douglas County, Colorado

Douglas County is the eighth most populous of the Colorado counties of the Colorado of the United States. The county, sometimes nicknamed Dougco, is located midway between Colorado's two largest cities: Denver, Colorado and Colorado Springs, Colorado....
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The City of Englewood is a Home Rule Municipality
Colorado municipalities

The 271 municipal corporation of the State of Colorado operate under one of five types of municipal governing authority granted by the state....
 located in Arapahoe County
Arapahoe County, Colorado

Arapahoe County is the third most populous of the Colorado counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The United States Census Bureau estimates that the county population was 537,197 in 2006, a 10.09% increase since U.S....
, Colorado
Colorado

The State of Colorado is a U.S. state located in the Mountain States of the United States of America. Colorado may also be considered to be a part of the Western United States and Southwestern United States regions of the United States....
, United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. As of 2005, the city is estimated to have a total population of 32,350. Englewood is part of the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area
Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area

The Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Statistical Area is a United States Census Bureau defined United States metropolitan area in the Colorado that includes the Denver, Colorado and nine suburban counties....
.

The place name "Englewood" is assigned to three ZIP codes which cover areas adjacent to the city on the west and east, and an area southeast of the city that is much larger than the city itself. Thus, many addresses written as "Englewood, Colorado" are actually in the Arapahoe County cities of Sheridan
Sheridan, Colorado

Sheridan is a Colorado municipalities#Home_Rule_Municipality in Arapahoe County, Colorado, Colorado, United States. The population was 5,600 at the United States Census, 2000....
, Cherry Hills Village
Cherry Hills Village, Colorado

The City of Cherry Hills Village is a Colorado municipalities#Home_Rule_Municipality located in Arapahoe County, Colorado, Colorado, United States....
, Greenwood Village
Greenwood Village, Colorado

The City of Greenwood Village is a prominent suburb of the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area and a Colorado municipalities#Home_Rule_Municipality located in Arapahoe County, Colorado, Colorado, United States....
, or Centennial
Centennial, Colorado

The City of Centennial is a Colorado municipalities#Home_Rule_City located in Arapahoe County, Colorado, Colorado, United States. The city was estimated to have a total population of 98,243 in 2005....
; or in Meridian
Meridian, Colorado

Meridian is a census-designated place in Douglas County, Colorado, Colorado, United States. The population was 184 at the United States Census, 2000....
 in unincorporated Douglas County
Douglas County, Colorado

Douglas County is the eighth most populous of the Colorado counties of the Colorado of the United States. The county, sometimes nicknamed Dougco, is located midway between Colorado's two largest cities: Denver, Colorado and Colorado Springs, Colorado....
. This area includes part of the Denver Tech Center
Denver Technological Center

The Denver Technological Center, better known as "The Denver Tech Center" , is a business and economic trading center located in Colorado in the southeastern portion of the Denver Metropolitan Area, including portions of the cities of Denver, Colorado, Centennial, Colorado and Greenwood Village, Colorado....
 and the surrounding commercial development along the I-25
Interstate 25 in Colorado

In the U.S. state of Colorado, Interstate 25 follows the north-south corridor through Colorado Springs, Colorado and Denver, Colorado. It replaced U.S....
 corridor, which is often erroneously attributed to Englewood; the city actually lies several miles west.

Geography

Englewood is located at (39.646837, -104.991986).

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data....
, the city has a total area of 6.6 square miles (17.1 kmē), of which, 6.6 square miles (17.0 kmē) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.1 kmē) of it (0.76%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census
Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population....
 of 2000, there were 41,727 people, 14,392 households, and 7,469 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans....
 was 4,842.0 people per square mile (1,870.2/kmē). There were 14,916 housing units at an average density of 2,276.4/sq mi (879.3/kmē). The racial makeup of the city was 63.77% White, 4.46% African American, 1.31% Native American, 1.86% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 4.99% from other races
Race (United States Census)

Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are Self-concept data items in which residents choose the Race in the United States or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are of Hispanic or Latino origin ....
, and 2.52% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 28.05% of the population.

There were 14,392 households out of which 23.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.7% were married couples
Marriage

Marriage is a social, spirituality, or law union of individuals. This union may also be called matrimony, while the ceremony that marks its beginning is usually called a wedding and the married status created is sometimes called wedlock....
 living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 48.1% were non-families. 37.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the city the population was spread out with 20.3% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 35.9% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $38,943, and the median income for a family was $47,290. Males had a median income of $32,636 versus $28,480 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income

Per capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in the country. This is what each citizen is to receive if the yearly national income is divided equally among everyone....
 for the city was $20,904. About 4.9% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.0% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over.

Points of interest

  • Merrill Wheel-Balancing System
    Merrill Wheel-Balancing System

    The Merrill Wheel-Balancing System was the world's first electronic dynamic wheel-balancing system. It was invented in 1945 by Marcellus Merrill at the Merrill Engineering Laboratories, 2390 South Tejon Street, Englewood, Colorado, and is now recorded on the list of IEEE Milestones in electronic engineering and as an American Society of Mecha...


See also

  • Colorado municipalities
    Colorado municipalities

    The 271 municipal corporation of the State of Colorado operate under one of five types of municipal governing authority granted by the state....
  • Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Statistical Area
  • Denver-Aurora-Boulder Combined Statistical Area
    Denver-Aurora-Boulder Combined Statistical Area

    The Denver-Aurora-Boulder Combined Statistical Area is a United States Census Bureau defined Combined Statistical Area located in the Denver, Colorado region of the Colorado....
  • Front Range Urban Corridor
    Front Range Urban Corridor

    The Front Range Urban Corridor is an oblong region of urban population located along the eastern face of the Rocky Mountains in the U.S. states of Colorado and Wyoming....


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