Greenwood Village

The City of Greenwood Village is a Home Rule Municipality located in Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States. The city is a part of the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010, the city has a total population of 13,925.HistoryThe town was named for the Greenwood Ranch.It was developed during the 1860s when settlers came from the east and mid-west looking for gold. By the early 1900s it had become a farming community.GeographyGreenwood Village is located at.According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.1sqmi, all of it land.DemographicsAs of the census of 2000, there were 11,035 people, 3,997 households, and 3,097 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,361.0 people per square mile (525.4/km²). There were 4,206 housing units at an average density of 518.7 per square mile (200.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 93.90% White, 1.14% African American, 0.19% Native American, 2.55% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.61% from other races, and 1.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.12% of the population.