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The City of Glendale is a Home Rule Municipality
located in an exclave of Arapahoe County, Colorado,
United States. The population was 4,547 at the 2000
census. The entire city is surrounded on all sides by
the City and County of Denver. Its fire services have
been provided by contract by the City and County of
Denver since 2005.
Geography
Glendale, Colorado is located at [show location on an
interactive map] 39°42′9″N, 104°56′2″W (39.702546,
-104.933866).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city
has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.4 kmē), all of
it land. (other than a short length of Cherry Creek
which bisects the City from East to West). Much of the
City's limited space is devoted to commercial
development. It has both office and residential high
rises.
Both its intense development and reputation as a
center for the region's strip clubs, largely flow from
the fact that it is within the outer boundaries of
Denver, but not subject to Denver's jurisdiction.
 Demographics
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 4,547 people,
2,630 households, and 715 families residing in the
city. Almost all of the housing in the city is
multi-family. The population density was 8,241.3
people per square mile (3,192.0/kmē). There were 2,787
housing units at an average density of 5,051.4/sq mi
(1,956.5/kmē). The racial makeup of the city was
68.15% White, 9.70% African American, 0.86% Native
American, 6.20% Asian, 0.15% Pacific Islander, 9.10%
from other races, and 5.83% from two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino of any race were 27.38% of the
population.
There were 2,630 households out of which 12.9% had
children under the age of 18 living with them, 17.2%
were married couples living together, 5.7% had a
female householder with no husband present, and 72.8%
were non-families. 57.8% of all households were made
up of individuals and 2.4% had someone living alone
who was 65 years of age or older. The average
household size was 1.73 and the average family size
was 2.86.
In the city the population was spread out with 13.3%
under the age of 18, 21.2% from 18 to 24, 50.4% from
25 to 44, 12.5% from 45 to 64, and 2.6% who were 65
years of age or older. The median age was 28 years.
For every 100 females there were 117.9 males. For
every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 115.5
males.
The median income for a household in the city was
$29,043, and the median income for a family was
$29,521. Males had a median income of $27,674 versus
$28,050 for females. The per capita income for the
city was $20,838. About 20.1% of families and 17.2% of
the population were below the poverty line, including
29.6% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65
or over.
Politics and character
 Glendale is remarkable for having its own political
party, the Glendale Tea Party (libertarian). The
Glendale Tea Party is associated with the city's
several strip clubs, and was co-founded by Debbie
Matthews, owner of well-known Shotgun Willie's strip
club. Local politics tend to revolve around those who
support and those who oppose the Tea Party, and around
homeowners' association politics which often overlap
with City issues.[6]
In December of 2003, Glendale suffered one of its most
tragic events when an apartment fire at Spanish Gate
apartments took the life of one resident, Nancy
Weaver, and the homes 84 other residents. The Spanish
Gate Fire brought 70 firefighters from five
departments.[7] Although Glendale's fire department
was eventually subsumed by that of Denver through an
agreement between the two municipalities, talks
surrounding the merger began a year before the deadly
fire. The Denver-Glendale fire services
agreement will cost Glendale $1.8 million a year, an
annual savings of $1 million.
Denver's NOAA Weather Radio transmitter KEC-76 is
stated as being located in Glendale, however the
Transmitter site is considered to be a part of Denver
County.
Points of Interest
 In 2007, Glendale completed construction of the first
municipal U.S. Rugby Stadium. The rugby stadium
has a seating capacity of 5000 people, which is more
than the population of Glendale. The rugby stadium is
part of a 2-block complex called Infinity Park. The
complex will eventually contain a 35,000 square-foot
recreation and sports center to be operated by YMCA.
Infinity Park is adjacent to the Glendale municipal
buildings and courthouse.
Another interesting site in Glendale is the Four Mile
Historic Park. This 12 acre rural site is home to
metropolitan Denver's oldest house, Four Mile House.
The Four Mile House is listed on the National Register
of Historic Places. Built in 1859, Four Mile House
once served as a stage stop, wayside inn, and tavern
for travelers on the Cherokee Trail on their way to
Denver City. Today the Four Mile Historic Park houses
a museum, summer camp, and events center. It also
rests partially outside the city limits of Glendale,
in Denver.
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