City of Longmont, Colorado
Location in Boulder County and the state of Colorado
Coordinates: 40°10′18″N 105°6′33″W / 40.17167, -105.10917
Country	United States
State	State of Colorado
Counties[1]	Boulder County Weld County
Founded	1871
Incorporated	November 15, 1885[2]
Named for	Stephen Harriman Long and Longs Peak
Government
- Type	Home Rule Municipality[1]
- Mayor	Roger Lange (List)
Area
- Total	21. Boulder County is the sixth most populous of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. See also Geography of Colorado State of Colorado|History of Colorado This is a list of the 64 counties of the U Boulder County is the sixth most populous of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. Weld County is the third most extensive and the ninth most populous of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. A municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to cities, counties, Towns Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Stephen Harriman Long (December 30 1784 &ndash September 4 1864 was a U Longs Peak (originally Long's Peak, see below) is one of the 58 " Fourteeners quot in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. See also State of Colorado The 271 incorporated municipalities of the State of Colorado operate under one of five types of municipal governing A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government This is a list of Mayors of Longmont. MayorTerm L H Dickson 1881 – Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 8 sq mi (56. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 4 km²)
- Land	21. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 8 sq mi (56. 4 km²)
- Water	0 sq mi (0 km²)
Elevation [3]	4,984 ft (1,519 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	71,093
- Density	3,261. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 1/sq mi (1,260. 5/km²)
Time zone	MST (UTC-7)
- Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP codes[4]	80501-80504
Area code(s)	Both 303 and 720
FIPS code	08-45970
GNIS feature ID	0202560
Highways	US 287, SH 66, SH 119
Thirteenth most populous Colorado city
Website: City of Longmont

The City of Longmont is a Home Rule Municipality located in Boulder County and Weld County, Colorado, United States. The Mountain Time Zone of North America keeps time by subtracting seven hours from Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC-7) during the shortest days of autumn UTC−7 can be observed in Mountain Standard Time Zone Pacific Daylight Time Zone Canada Daylight saving time ( DST The Mountain Time Zone of North America keeps time by subtracting seven hours from Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC-7) during the shortest days of autumn Areas using UTC−6 Single zone countries Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks The map to the right is clickable click on an area code to go to the page for that code The map to the right is clickable click on an area code to go to the page for that code Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout The State highway system in the US State of Colorado is comprised of State Highways (typically abbreviated SH) U US Route 287 is a north-south United States highway. It serves as the major truck route between the Texas cities of Fort Worth and Amarillo See also State of Colorado The 271 incorporated municipalities of the State of Colorado operate under one of five types of municipal governing Boulder County is the sixth most populous of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. Weld County is the third most extensive and the ninth most populous of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Longmont is the 13th most populous city in the State of Colorado. See also State of Colorado The 271 incorporated municipalities of the State of Colorado operate under one of five types of municipal governing The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. The word "Longmont" comes from Longs Peak, a prominent mountain named for explorer Stephen H. Long that is clearly visible from Longmont, and "mont" from the French word for mountain. Longs Peak (originally Long's Peak, see below) is one of the 58 " Fourteeners quot in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. Stephen Harriman Long (December 30 1784 &ndash September 4 1864 was a U The city is located northeast of the county seat of Boulder and 31 miles (50 km) north-northwest of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver. Boulder is a Home Rule Municipality that is the County seat and most populous city of Boulder County, Colorado, in the United States The Colorado State Capitol Building, located at 200 East Colfax Avenue in Denver Colorado, is the home of the Colorado legislature and the offices of the The City and County of Denver (pronounced /ˈdɛnvɚ/ is the Capital and the most populous city of Colorado, in the United States In contrast to its better-known neighbor, Longmont has a much more quiet and residential feel, although the city has begun to grow rapidly in recent years, in part as a bedroom community to the more-expensive Boulder and to nearby Denver. The City and County of Denver (pronounced /ˈdɛnvɚ/ is the Capital and the most populous city of Colorado, in the United States

Also notable, Longmont was declared an "All-America City" by the National Civic League in June 2006. The All-America City Award is given by the National Civic League annually to ten cities in the United States. The National Civic League is an Organization founded in 1894 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania at a meeting of politicians policy-makers journalists and The city was also named number 61 on the 2006 list of the top 100 places to live in the United States by Money Magazine^[5]. Money is a Time Inc Personal finance magazine Its first issue was published in October 1972

Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Demographics 4 Economy 5 Notable residents 6 Sister cities 7 See also 8 References 9 External links

History

Longmont was founded in 1871 by a group of Chicagoans who had decided to found a new town in Colorado. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Originally called the Chicago-Colorado Colony, the men sold memberships in the town and with the proceeds purchased the land necessary for the town. As the first planned community in Boulder County, the city streets were laid out in a grid plan in a square mile. The grid plan or gridiron plan is a type of City plan in which Streets run at right angles to each other forming a grid. The city began to flourish as an agricultural community after the building of the Colorado Central Railroad line arrived northward from Boulder in 1877. Agriculture refers to the production of goods through the growing of plants and fungi and the raising of domesticated Animals The study of agriculture The Colorado Central Railroad was a US Railroad company that operated in Colorado and southeastern Wyoming in the late 19th century In the 1940s the city began to grow beyond these original limits. In the 1960s the federal government located an air-traffic control center in town and IBM built a large plant near the city. International Business Machines Corporation abbreviated IBM and nicknamed "Big Blue", is a multinational Computer Technology As agriculture waned, more high technology has come to the city especially in the computer hard drive industry including companies like Seagate and Maxtor. A hard disk drive ( HDD) commonly referred to as a hard drive, hard disk, or fixed disk drive, is a Non-volatile storage device Maxtor Corporation was an American manufacturer of computer Hard disk drives founded in 1982 and acquired by Seagate in 2006 The downtown along Main Street, once nearly dead during the 1980s, has seen a vibrant revival in the last decade. In the mid 1990s, the south edge of the city became the location of the first New Urbanist project in Colorado, called Prospect New Town, designed by renowned architect Andres Duany. New Urbanism is an American Urban design movement that arose in the early 1980s Prospect New Town is a New Urbanist housing development located on the southern edge of the city of Longmont in Boulder County, Colorado An architect is a licensed individual who leads a design team in the Planning and Design of buildings and participates in oversight of Building Construction Andrés Duany (born September 7 1949) is an American Architect and Urban planner.

Further information on Longmont's history, see The Official City of Longmont History and the Longmont Museum and Culture Center.

Geography

Longmont is located at 40°10′18″N, 105°6′33″W (40. 171583, -105. 109085)^[6]. Elevation is about 1525 meters (approx. 5000 feet) above sea level.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 21. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 8 square miles (56. 5 km²), of which, 21. 8 square miles (56. 4 km²) of it is land and 0. 05% is water.

Longmont is an exurb of Denver, on U.S. Highway 287. A commuter town is an urban community that is primarily residential from which most of the Workforce commute out to earn their livelihood The City and County of Denver (pronounced /ˈdɛnvɚ/ is the Capital and the most populous city of Colorado, in the United States US Route 287 is a north-south United States highway. It serves as the major truck route between the Texas cities of Fort Worth and Amarillo By 2016, it will be the Route 36 Corridor endpoint for the FasTracks commuter rail network. US Route 36 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 1414 miles (2276 km from Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado to Uhrichsville FasTracks is a twelve-year $79 billion (originally $47 billion Public transportation expansion plan for the Denver-Aurora and Boulder metropolitan Commuter rail, regional rail or suburban rail is a Passenger rail transport service between a city center and outer suburbs and Commuter towns

Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1970	23,209		—
1980	42,942		85%
1990	51,555		20. 1%
2000	71,093		37. 9%

As of the census^[7] of 2000, there were 71,093 people, 26,667 households, and 18,453 families residing in the city. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 3,262. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 3 people per square mile (1,259. 7/km²). There were 27,394 housing units at an average density of 1,257. 0/sq mi (485. 4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was:

• 84. 76% White
• 0. 54% African American
• 0. African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa 97% Native American
• 1. 76% Asian
• 0. 06% Pacific Islander
• 9. 76% from other races
• 2. 2% from two or more races.
• Hispanic or Latino of any race were 19. 07% of the population.

There were 26,667 households out of which 36. 9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54. 6% were married couples living together, 10. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30. 8% were non-families. 23. 7% of all households were made up of individuals and 7. 3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 64 and the average family size was 3. 15.

In the city the population was spread out with 27. 9% under the age of 18, 8. 5% from 18 to 24, 33. 1% from 25 to 44, 21. 3% from 45 to 64, and 9. 2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 97. 9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95. 6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $51,174, and the median income for a family was $58,037. Males had a median income of $40,978 versus $29,582 for females. The per capita income for the city was $23,409. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 5. 9% of families and 7. 8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 6% of those under age 18 and 6. 2% of those age 65 or over.

Economy

According to the Longmont Area Economic Council^[8], the top eleven employers in Longmont are:

• St. Vrain Valley Schools (regional school district) with 3392 employees
• Seagate Technology with 1605
• Longmont United Hospital with 1285 employees
• Amgen with 1183 employees
• Butterball, LLC formerly ConAgra (which operates a turkey processing plant) with 920 employees
• City of Longmont with 860 employees
• Intrado with 697 employees
• Federal Aviation Administration with 547 employees
• McLane Western with 545 employees
• Xilinx with 400 employees
• Crocs with 400 employees

Notable residents

• Vance D. Brand, former astronaut
• Greg Biekert, professional football player (born in Longmont)
• John R. Kelso, U.S. Representative and author (lived and died in Longmont)
• David Pauley, pitcher for the Red Sox
• Kristen Schaal, comedian and actress, grew up in Longmont^[9]
• Dan Schmatz, former professional cyclist
• Dan Simmons, author (1990 Hugo Award winner) ^{(See Ref Note) [10]}

Sister cities

Longmont is a sister city of these municipalities:

• Chino, Japan
• Guzman, Mexico

See also

• Boulder County, Colorado
• Boulder Metropolitan Statistical Area
• Colorado municipalities
• Denver-Aurora-Boulder Combined Statistical Area
• Front Range Urban Corridor
• Greeley Metropolitan Statistical Area
• List of mayors of Longmont, Colorado
• State of Colorado
• Weld County, Colorado

References

Note: For Dan Simmons, ref http://www.dansimmons.com/about/bio.htm is for Front Range Colo, not for Longmont.

External links

• City of Longmont website
  • CDOT map of the City of Longmont
  • History of Longmont
• Bestof-Longmont (Directory of locally owned businesses in Longmont)
• InfoLongmont (local community website)
• Longmont Times-Call (local newspaper)
• Think Local First Longmont (Link to locally-owned independent businesses in Longmont)

• Longmont, Colorado is at coordinates 40°10′18″N 105°06′33″W / 40.171583, -105.109085 (Longmont, Colorado)Coordinates: 40°10′18″N 105°06′33″W / 40.171583, -105.109085 (Longmont, Colorado)

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