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26-698: The City of Greenwood Village is a home rule municipality located in Arapahoe County , Colorado , United States. The city population was 15,691 at the 2020 United States Census . Greenwood Village is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor . The city is named for the Greenwood Ranch. The area was developed during the 1860s when settlers came from

52-579: A city council with two members elected from each ward and one member elected at large. The mayor may be the city council member elected at large or the city council may appoint a mayor. Colorado has 157 statutory towns that operate under Title 31, Article 1, Section 203 and Article 4, Part 3 of the Colorado Revised Statutes. The statutory town of Creede uses the official title "City of Creede". Garden City , Lake City , Orchard City , and Sugar City are statutory towns but use city at

78-471: A city or a town), statutory city , statutory town , and territorial charter municipality . State law makes relatively few distinctions between a city and a town. The charter of a home rule municipality may designate either a city or town municipal title. In general, cities are more populous than towns, although long-term population changes may skew this considerably, as illustrated by the City of Black Hawk and

104-873: A household in the city was $ 116,147, and the median income for a family was $ 145,802. Males had a median income of $ 99,088 versus $ 41,991 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 69,189. About 1.5% of families and 1.9% of the population were below the poverty line , including 1.1% of those under age 18 and 4.1% of those age 65 or over. To compare, the average US income for 2000 was $ 48,476. Educational background for population 25 years and over in Greenwood Village: For population 15 years and over in Greenwood Village city 8.3% Foreign born (2.8% Europe, 2.5% Latin America, 1.6% Asia, 1.1% North America). Greenwood Village includes part of

130-632: Is a business and economic trading center located in Colorado in the southeastern portion of the Denver Metropolitan Area , within portions of the cities of Denver and Greenwood Village . It is home to several major businesses and corporations. The DTC roughly corresponds to the area surrounding the I-25 corridor between I-225 and SH 88 (Arapahoe Road) and has a similar business community reputation to Irvine, California . The DTC

156-638: Is the site of the Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre , an 18,000-seat outdoor venue. Notable individuals who were born in or have lived in Greenwood Village include: List of municipalities in Colorado#Home rule municipality Colorado municipalities range in population from the City and County of Denver with a 2020 population of 715,522, to the Town of Carbonate , which has had no year-round population since

182-412: The 1890 Census due to its severe winter weather and difficult access. The City of Black Hawk with a 2020 population of 127 is the least populous Colorado city, while the Town of Castle Rock with a 2020 population of 73,158 is the most populous Colorado town. At the 2020 United States Census , 4,299,942 of the 5,773,714 Colorado residents (74.47%) lived in one of the 271 municipalities active at

208-687: The Denver Technological Center (DTC). Companies currently based in Greenwood Village: Companies that were based in Greenwood Village, CO: According to the city's 2016 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the city were: Cherry Creek School District , which covers most of the municipality,. is based in Greenwood Village. A portion is in the Littleton School District 6 . Higher education: Greenwood Village

234-624: The East and Midwest looking for gold. By the early 1900s, it had become a farming community but did not incorporate until 1950. Starting in the 1970s, Greenwood Village grew rapidly with the development of the Denver Technological Center . Mayor Freda Poundstone resisted efforts by neighboring Denver to annex more land for the Tech Center, which resulted in the 1974 Poundstone Amendment . This effectively froze Denver's boundaries in place and allowed Greenwood Village to annex prime properties along

260-494: The I-25 corridor. This in turn raised objections from residents of unincorporated Arapahoe County, who were losing their tax base as a result, and led to the incorporation of Centennial in 2001. Now Greenwood Village is itself hemmed in by Centennial's boundaries, and has had three rare cases of deannexation – in 1985, 2011, and 2024. At the 2020 United States Census , the town had a total area of 5,299 acres (21.444 km) including 7.9 acres (0.032 km) of water. As of

286-500: The OpenStreetMap link at the right to view the location of these 273 municipalities. Twenty-one active municipalities currently extend into more than one county . 38°59′50″N 105°32′52″W  /  38.9972°N 105.5478°W  / 38.9972; -105.5478  ( State of Colorado ) Denver Technological Center Denver Technological Center , better known as The Denver Tech Center or DTC ,

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312-574: The Town of Castle Rock . Neither village nor civil township is a type of civil division in the State of Colorado. The cities of Cherry Hills Village and Greenwood Village and the towns of Log Lane Village , Mountain Village , and Snowmass Village have the word "village" at the end of their names. Nineteen Colorado municipalities extend into two counties, while two cities – Aurora and Littleton – extend into three counties. In

338-525: The census of 2000, there were 11,035 people, 3,997 households, and 3,097 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,361.0 inhabitants per square mile (525.5/km). There were 4,206 housing units at an average density of 518.7 per square mile (200.3/km). The racial makeup of the city was 93.90% White , 1.14% African American , 0.19% Native American , 2.55% Asian , 0.05% Pacific Islander , 0.61% from other races , and 1.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.12% of

364-412: The Colorado Revised Statutes. A statutory city must have a population of at least 2,000 at the time of incorporation or reorganization, although three have lost population since. Statutory cities have an elected mayor and a city council composed of the mayor and two members elected from each ward. A statutory city may petition to reorganize as a Section 200 statutory city with an appointed city manager and

390-483: The Colorado Revised Statutes; and the home rule charter of each municipality. The state-authorized home rule charter determines the form of government. Home rule gives local municipalities the power to make legislation relevant to their areas, exercising control over issues of local concern while minimizing state intervention in municipal affairs. Colorado has 11 statutory cities that operate under Title 31, Article 1, Section 203 and Article 4, Section 100 or Section 200 of

416-490: The Constitution of the State of Colorado. Broomfield has an appointed city and county manager , an elected mayor, and a city council of 11 members composed of the mayor and two members elected from each of five wards. As of 2024, Colorado has 102 cities and towns that are home rule municipalities, which are self-governing under Article 20 of the Constitution of the State of Colorado; Title 31, Article 1, Section 202 of

442-549: The Denver Tech Center, which built new light rail lines connecting the Denver Tech Center to downtown Denver. Other business parks in the same vicinity are Inverness Business Park and Meridian Business Park , located farther south along I-25. The Denver Tech Center is symbolized by the DTC Identity Monument, which sits immediately between I-25 and DTC Parkway in Greenwood Village. The monument

468-650: The State of Colorado, only Denver and Broomfield have consolidated city and county governments. The City and County of Denver operates under Article XX, Section 4 of the Constitution of the State of Colorado ; and Title 30, Article 11, Section 101 of the Colorado Revised Statutes . Denver has an elected mayor and a city council of 13 members with 11 members elected from council districts and two members elected at large. The City and County of Broomfield operates under Article XX, Sections 10–13 of

494-605: The State of New York . The Town of Georgetown is the only municipality that still operates under a charter granted by the Territory of Colorado . The town operates under Article 14, Section 13 of the Charter & Constitution of the Colorado Territory enacted on January 28, 1868. The town mayor is called the police judge and the town council is called the board of selectmen . Download coordinates as: Select

520-614: The average family size was 3.15. Greenwood Village resides within the Cherry Creek School District . West Middle School and Campus Middle School feed Cherry Creek High School . In the city, the population was spread out, with 29.7% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 32.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.5 males. The median income for

546-439: The early 1970s, investors asked Worthington to complete a conceptual master plan along a new fiber optic line south of downtown Denver . The master plan started with forty acres, with potential for an additional 800 acres. The plan has since grown to 850 acres, and over 25 million square feet of buildings have been completed. The area's progress was a major reason for Denver Regional Council of Governments ' T-REX expansion into

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572-401: The end of their names. Statutory towns have an elected mayor and a board of trustees composed of the mayor and four or six additional members elected at large. Colorado statutory cities and towns are limited to exercising powers that are granted by the state and are subject to provisions and limitations imposed by the state and are similar to villages in other states such as the villages of

598-408: The population. There were 3,997 households, out of which 41.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.8% were married couples living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.5% were non-families. 17.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and

624-466: The time. Another 714,417 residents (12.37%) lived in one of the 210 census-designated places , while the remaining 759,355 residents (13.15%) lived in the many rural and mountainous areas of the state. In 2020, only 1,968 square miles (5,097 km ) of Colorado's 103,642 square miles (268,431 km ) of land area (1.90%) were incorporated in the 271 active municipalities. The City of Colorado Springs with 195 square miles (506 km ) of land area

650-507: Was established in the early 1970s. Cable companies United Cablevision, United Artists Cable, and later AT&T Broadband , all had their start in - and still have major infrastructure around - the Denver Tech Center. In the Colorado area, Bill Daniels and John C. Malone were early adopters who shepherded many standards in cable technology still used today. The Denver Tech Center was designed by architect/planner Carl A. Worthington. In

676-618: Was the most extensive municipality, while the Town of Sawpit with 19 acres (0.078 km ) of land area was the least extensive. The City of Glendale with a 2020 population density of 8,117 residents per square mile (3,134/km ) was the most densely populated municipality, while the Town of Bonanza with a 2020 population density of 38 residents per square mile (15/km ) was the least densely populated municipality after Carbonate. Colorado municipalities operate under one of five types of municipal governing authority — consolidated city and county , home rule municipality (which may be either

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