Arvada, Colorado, USA

“Celery Capital of the World”

Arvada Parade 1910
Arvada Parade 1910

Current Arvada Weather

City of Arvada
Jefferson County
State of Colorado
United States of America
United Nations

Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities
Arvada Chamber of Commerce
Arvada Economic Development Association
Arvada Festival Commission
Arvada Fire Protection District
Arvada Historical Society
Jefferson County Public Library
Jefferson County School District R-1
North Jeffco Park and Recreation District
Regional Transportation District
Urban Drainage and Flood Control District
Adams County
Adams County School District 50

Arvada Press
Denver Post
Rocky Mountain News
Westword

Arvada Bus Routes
Interstate Highway I-70
Interstate Highway I-76
Jefferson County Airport
Denver International Airport

Indian Peaks Wilderness Area
Longs Peak
Mount Evans
Rocky Flats Environmental Site
Rocky Mountain National Park
Roosevelt National Forest
Two Ponds National Wildlife Refuge

Colorado Scenic Webcams

Arvada 1901
Looking north across Clear Creek to Arvada, Colorado, in 1901.
The area in the foreground is now the site of the interchange of Interstate Highways I-70 and I-76.

Paleo-Americans enter area about 13,000 BC
Lewis Ralston discovers gold on June 22, 1850
Arvada area settled 1859 through 1870
Jefferson Territory formed on October 24, 1859
Colorado Territory formed on February 28, 1861
Arvada organized on December 1, 1870
Colorado admitted to Union on August 1, 1876
Town of Arvada incorporated on August 24, 1904
Town of Arvada becomes City of Arvada on April 8, 1951
Estimated 2004 population: 102,562