General
Form of Government: Mayor-Council
Year of Incorporation: 1861
Area, square miles: 154.63
Population: 579,744
Unemployment Rate: 5.5%
Education
Number of Public Schools: 151
Number of Teachers: 4,300
Number of Students: 73,018
Parks and Recreation
Park Area, acres (includes mountain parks): 19,000
Number of Parks (includes mountain parks): 368
Golf Courses: 7
Recreation Centers: 29
Denver Public Library
Locations: 23
Books Loaned: 8,428,033
Card Holders: 483,996
Attendance at Cultural Facilities
Denver Art Museum: 234,736
Museum of Nature and Science: 1,252,300
Zoological Gardens: 1,711,593
Source: City and County of Denver, Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, Year Ended December 31, 2005, Denver, Colorado.
Note: The Denver Art Museum usually has higher attendance, but the facility closed many of its exhibits in 2005 to prepare for the opening of the Hamilton Building in 2006.
