Denver was founded in the mid nineteenth century. The cities name came about as an honour for the then Kansas territorial governor James W. Denver. Denver was established as a city in 1861. The residents of Colorado usually retort, "If you don't like the weather, wait a minute," about Denver's climate. Here are a few demographics for the city of Denver; Living in the city are 119,378 families. 65.30% of the population are White, 11.12% are African American, 2.81% are Asian American, 1.31% are Native American and 0.12% Pacific Islander. Denver, the capital and largest city in the state of Colorado, had five hundred and fifty four thousand, six hundred and thirty six residents as of 2000. Denver is located at the bottom of the Rockie Mountains. Accommodation in Denver is available in the various Lodges, inns and hotels the city has. here are a few of them that will make your stay as comfortable as ever; Days Inn Home Stay Suites, Quality Inn, Renaissance Denver Hotel, Four Points by Sheraton Denver Cherry Creek, Four Points by Sheraton Southeast, Homestead Tech Center, Hyatt Regency Tech Center, Marriott Tech Center, Wyndham Hotel Denver Tech Center and Doubletree Hotel Denver. Denver is one of a few cities in the United States to have all four major sports franchises based in the city; Denver Broncos (National Football League), Colorado Avalanche (National Hockey League), Denver Nuggets (National Basketball Association) and the Colorado Rockies (Major League Baseball). The other sports teams nbaed in the city are; Colorado Rapids (Major League Soccer), Colorado Crush (Arena Football League) and the Colorado Mammoth (National Lacrosse League).