Glendale

History

In 1859, the Cherokee Trail (and the Smoky Hill Trail -south branch) came down Cherry Creek Valley past the Four Mile House and through what is now called Glendale. The Four Mile House was one of the stage stops along the road, becoming a way station for freight wagons and a stock ranch. The first documented use of the name Glendale was the Glendale Grange, which was organized in December 1896. J.M. and Agnes Riddle helped to found and donated land for a new Grange Hall that was completed in 1897. In 1902, William Harold Baumert named his dairy the Glendale Farm Dairy which solidified the term Glendale which is now used to describe the community. A fossil was found in 1937 in the sands of the bed of Cherry Creek—the first evidence of prehistoric animals. Later that year, an upper molar of a mammoth was found and donated to Denver's Museum of Natural History. The original filing for incorporation of the Town of Glendale was incorporated January 8, 1952. The first Organizational Meeting of the Trustees of the Town of Glendale was held May 20, 1952. The citizens of the Glendale community wanted their voices to be heard fearing annexation from their large neighbor Denver and the loss of independence. * Playa del Carmen, Mexico

Geography

At the 2020 United States census, the city had a total area of including of water. Much of the city's limited space is devoted to commercial development, including both office and residential high rises.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• House Finch

  Haemorhous mexicanus (P.L.Statius Müller, 1776) · Aves
  119,831
• Black-capped Chickadee

  Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  102,759
• Northern Flicker

  Colaptes auratus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  102,709
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  93,364
• Black-billed Magpie

  Pica hudsonia (Sabine, 1823) · Aves
  84,678
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  83,353
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  80,645
• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  74,037

Largest nearby schools

• Cherry Creek High School
  High · GREENWOOD VILLAGE · 3,797 students · 20.1:1 ratio
• Smoky Hill High School
  High · AURORA · 2,252 students · 19.1:1 ratio
• Overland High School
  High · AURORA · 2,109 students · 17.4:1 ratio
• Aurora Central Campus
  Other · AURORA · 2,084 students · 17.2:1 ratio
• Rangeview High School
  High · AURORA · 2,051 students · 21.4:1 ratio
• Arapahoe High School
  High · CENTENNIAL · 1,820 students · 21.9:1 ratio
• Heritage High School
  High · LITTLETON · 1,754 students · 20.9:1 ratio
• Hinkley High School
  High · AURORA · 1,687 students · 19:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 3 — 2025-10-17
  11 km NNE of Black Forest, Colorado
• M 2.7 — 2025-06-13
  7 km SE of Erie, Colorado
• M 2.5 — 2020-10-24
  2 km ESE of Georgetown, Colorado
• M 2.9 — 2019-03-30
  7 km NE of Greeley, Colorado
• M 3 — 2016-11-06
  8 km ENE of Greeley, Colorado
• M 2.7 — 2016-11-06
  8 km ENE of Greeley, Colorado