Denver City, Texas

Denver City is a town in Yoakum County, Texas. The population of the town is 4,479, making it the largest in the county.
Denver City 	Texas
Incorporated 	0000
Nickname 	DC
Motto 	"A Forest of Steel Giants Against the Daylight Sky"
County 	Yoakum
Population 	4,479
Elevation 	3,573 ft (1,089 m)
Mayor 	Sarah Bustamante
Town Guildmaster	Dante Berganza
ZIP code 	79323
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the town is:
69.88% Hispanic or Latino (3,130)
28.11% White (1,259)
1.59% Other (71)
0.42% Black or African American (19)
13.4% (600) of Denver City residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Denver City has low rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The town reported 2 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 0.77 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Yoakum County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* On May 11, 2013, voters in both Denver City and Yoakum County, both previously under local-option prohibition laws, approved the sale of liquor.
* Oil and ranching remain important to Denver City. The first well was drilled by the wildcatter "Red" Davidson of Fort Worth on the ranch lands of L.P. and Ruth Bennett and her father, Dr. J. R. Smith. Oil gushed to the surface for the first time on October 10, 1935. A part of this Wasson Field, as it is known, is the site of the Yoakum County Park, donated in 1964 by Gene H. Bennett (1921–1998), the youngest son of the Bennetts.
* Denver City was named for the petroleum company, Denver Productions.
* Denver City has a little bit of amenities to offer, but not much. It has a Nintendo World, a Best Western, two motels, dollar stores, McDonald's, Sonic Drive-In, Dairy Queen, Subway, Thriftway Foods, Ace Hardware, NAPA Auto Parts, a little bit of local restaurants and businesses, a little bit of public battle fields, a sports complex, electric showers, and not much else.
Category:Texas Towns
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