The North East Side (Denver), is a region/area located in both

Denver County Denver () is a List of municipalities in Colorado#Consolidated city and county, consolidated city and county, the List of capitals in the United States#State capital, capital, and List of municipalities in Colorado#, most populous city of th ...

and Adams County. The neighborhoods located within Denver's north east side are Elyria-Swansea,

Commerce City The City of Commerce City is a home rule municipality located in Adams County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 62,418 at the 2020 United States Census, a 35.95% increase since the 2010 United States Census. Commerce City is the ...

, and

Derby Derby ( ) is a city and unitary authority area in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the banks of the River Derwent in the south of Derbyshire, which is in the East Midlands Region. It was traditionally the county town of Derbyshire. Derby gai ...

. As of the 2007 Denver Piton Foundation and the

United States Census Bureau The United States Census Bureau (USCB), officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, responsible for producing data about the American people and economy. The Census Bureau is part of the ...

, the region/area had a total population of 53,541 people.

Geography

The North East Side of Denver is bordered by North Denver, ( Globeville), North Washington, Welby to the west, East Denver (

Cole Cole may refer to: Plants * Cole crops of the genus ''Brassica'', especially cabbage, kale, or rape (rapeseed). People * Cole (given name), people with the given name Cole * Cole (surname), people with the surname Cole Companies *Cole Motor C ...

, Clayton, Northeast Park Hill) to the south, East Denver (Stapleton) to the east, and Adams County to the north.

Demographics

As of the 2007 Denver Piton Foundation and the

, there were 53,541 people, 16,764 households, and 12,496 families within the north east side communities. There were a total of 18,633 housing units. The racial makeup of the community was 14.52% non-Hispanic

White White is the lightest color and is achromatic (having no hue). It is the color of objects such as snow, chalk, and milk, and is the opposite of black. White objects fully reflect and scatter all the visible wavelengths of light. White on ...

, 3.43%

Black Black is a color which results from the absence or complete absorption of visible light. It is an achromatic color, without hue, like white and grey. It is often used symbolically or figuratively to represent darkness. Black and white have o ...

African American African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of ens ...

, 0.96% Native American, 0.43%

Asian Asian may refer to: * Items from or related to the continent of Asia: ** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia ** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia ** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...

, 41.31% from

other races Other often refers to: * Other (philosophy), a concept in psychology and philosophy Other or The Other may also refer to: Film and television * ''The Other'' (1913 film), a German silent film directed by Max Mack * ''The Other'' (1930 film), a ...

, and 3.81% from two or more races. 80.62% of the population were

Hispanic The term ''Hispanic'' ( es, hispano) refers to people, Spanish culture, cultures, or countries related to Spain, the Spanish language, or Hispanidad. The term commonly applies to countries with a cultural and historical link to Spain and to Vic ...

Latino Latino or Latinos most often refers to: * Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America * Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States * The people or cultures of Latin America; ** Latin A ...

. The median income for a household in the community was $39,072. About 17.08% of the families and 19.46% of the population were below the

poverty line The poverty threshold, poverty limit, poverty line or breadline is the minimum level of income deemed adequate in a particular country. The poverty line is usually calculated by estimating the total cost of one year's worth of necessities for t ...

, including 23.37% of those under age 18. The North East Side has a large population of Latinos/Hispanics (mostly Mexican), but there is also a large number of Central Americans and South Americans.

Education

The people that live in the Elyria-Swansea neighborhood in north east denver attend high school at either Manual High School or East High School. The main elementary schools in the Elyria-Swansea neighborhood is Swansea Elementary School. The main middle schools attended are either Bruce Randolph Middle School or Smiley Middle School. The main two high schools available for the kids of

and

are Lester Arnold High School, and Adams City High School. Their main elementary schools are Dupont Elementary, Monaco Elementary, Hanson Elementary (PK-8), Kemp Elementary, Alsup Elementary, Central Elementary, and Rose Hill Elementary. The two main middle schools are Adams City Middle School and Kearney Middle School.http://adams14.publishpath.com/kearney-middle-school

List of North East Side (Denver) Neighborhoods

* Elyria-Swansea *

References

{{coord missing, Colorado Denver metropolitan area Regions of Colorado

Geography

Demographics

Education

List of North East Side (Denver) Neighborhoods

See also

References