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Golden, Colorado
Golden
is the Home Rule Municipality that is the
county seat
of
Jefferson County
,
Colorado
,
United States
. Golden lies along
Clear Creek
at the base of the
Front Range
of the
Rocky Mountains
. Founded during the
Pike's Peak Gold Rush
on 16 June 1859, the mining camp was originally named Golden City in honor of
Thomas L. Golden
. Golden City served as the capital of the provisional
Territory of Jefferson
from 1860 to 1861, and capital of the official
Territory of Colorado
from 1862 to 1867. In 1867, the territorial capital was moved about east to
Denver City
. The
United States Census Bureau
estimates that the city population was 18,867 in 2010.
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