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The first documented gold discovery in Arvada CO occurred on June 22, 1850. A prospector headed for California, Lewis Ralston, dipped his gold pan into a stream. His return was a $5 gold nugget. In 1858, Ralston brought a group of prospectors back to the site of his first discovery. Farmers soon arrived in order to sell supplies to miners. The railroad was built through the area in 1870. The settlers, needing to establish a town so that the railroad stop could have a name, filed a town plat. The town was named Arvada after the brother-in-law of one of the settlers.

As of the census of 2000, there were 102,153 people, 39,019 households, and 27,742 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,207.6/km˛ (3,128.1/mi˛). There were 39,733 housing units at an average density of 469.7/km˛ (1,216.7/mi˛). The racial makeup of the city was 91.04% White, 0.66% African American, 0.65% Native American, 2.17% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 3.08% from other races, and 2.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.82% of the population.

There were 39,019 households out of which 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.5% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.9% were non-families. 23.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.07.