Denver is a spacious city of parks, tree-lined streets, old, rambling mansions, broad avenues, and modern skyscrapers. The South Platte River flows north through the city and meets Cherry Creek in downtown Denver. The city of Denver and the county of Denver share the same boundaries and cover a land area of 397.0 sq km (153.3 sq mi).
The Denver metropolitan region comprises the counties of Denver, Jefferson, Arapahoe, Adams, and Douglas. Its land area of 9740.1 sq km (3760.9 sq mi) includes prairies to the east and the mountains and foothills to the west. The population of the metropolitan area has increased steadily throughout the second half of the 20th century. By 1995 nearly one-half of the state's population resided in the Denver metropolitan region. Steady growth and housing development are eliminating the farmlands that once covered much of the area. New suburban and industrial areas spread out westward toward the Rockies, northward toward Boulder, and southward toward Colorado Springs. Principal suburban communities in the metropolitan area are Lakewood, Aurora, Arvada, Westminster, Thornton, Littleton, Englewood, and Wheat Ridge.
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