Denver City
Sign in to saveAlso known as Denver City, Texas, Denver City, TX
city in Yoakum County, Texas, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Texas
- Counties
- Yoakum , Gaines
- Total
- 2.53 sq mi (6.56 km )
- Land
- 2.53 sq mi (6.56 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
- Elevation
- 3,573 ft (1,089 m)
- Density
- 1,760/sq mi (681/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 (CDT)
- Fips code
- 48-19984
- Website
- https://denvercitytexas.org/
via Wikipedia infobox
~3 min read
Encyclopedic overview
Denver City is a city located in Yoakum County, with a tiny sliver within Gaines County, in the far western portion of the U.S. state of Texas, near the New Mexico boundary. It is named for the petroleum company Denver Productions. Its population was 4,470 at the 2020 census, down from 4,479 at the 2010 census. The city is located at the intersection of Texas State Highways 214 and 83.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Denver City” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.