Central City, Colorado
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Central City, Colorado is a historic former gold mining town in the Rocky Mountains now known for its preserved 19th-century architecture and casino gaming.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
home rule municipality ⓘ |
| areaCode |
303
ⓘ
720 ⓘ |
| casinosBegan | early 1990s ⓘ |
| climate | continental subalpine climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countySeatOf | Gilpin County, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceFrom | about 35 miles west of Denver, Colorado ⓘ |
| elevation |
approximately 2,594 meters
ⓘ
approximately 8,510 feet ⓘ |
| FIPSCode | 08-12835 ⓘ |
| forms | Central City/Black Hawk National Historic District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded | 1859 ⓘ |
| foundedAs | gold mining camp ⓘ |
| GNISFeatureID | 0204650 ⓘ |
| governedBy | home rule charter ⓘ |
| governmentType | mayor–council government ⓘ |
| hasEvent | Central City Opera summer festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | National Historic Landmark District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricEra | Colorado Gold Rush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Central City Opera House
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gilpin County Courthouse NERFINISHED ⓘ historic Main Street commercial district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicIndustry | hard-rock gold mining ⓘ |
| incorporated | 1864 ⓘ |
| inStateRegion | Front Range Urban Corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
casino gaming
ⓘ
historic gold mining ⓘ preserved 19th-century architecture ⓘ |
| legalizedActivity | limited-stakes casino gambling ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Colorado
ⓘ
Gilpin County, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ Rocky Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | its central location in the local mining district ⓘ |
| near | Black Hawk, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| population | approximately 700 (around 2020) ⓘ |
| postalCode | 80427 ⓘ |
| timeZone | Mountain Standard Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | Mountain Daylight Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| togetherWith | Black Hawk, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportAccess | Central City Parkway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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