| City of Loveland, Colorado | |
| Nickname: The Sweetheart City | |
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| County[1] | Larimer County |
| Founded | 1877 |
| Incorporated | April 30, 1881[2] |
| Named for | William A.H. Loveland |
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| - Type | Home Rule Municipality[1] |
| - Mayor | Larry Walsh |
| - Mayor pro tem | Gene Pielin |
| - City Manager | Don Williams |
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| - Total | 25. A nickname is a Name of an entity or thing that is not its Proper name. 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 Larimer County is the seventh most populous and the ninth most extensive 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 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common William Austin Hamilton Loveland ( May 30, 1826 &ndash1894 was a U See also State of Colorado The 271 incorporated municipalities of the State of Colorado operate under one of five types of municipal governing Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 5 sq mi (66. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 1 km²) |
| - Land | 24. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 6 sq mi (63. 6 km²) |
| - Water | 0. 9 sq mi (2. 4 km²) 3. 68% |
| Elevation [3] | 4,982 ft (1,519 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 50,608 |
| - Density | 2,059. 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 7/sq mi (795. 3/km²) |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
| - Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP codes[4] | 80534, 80537-80539 |
| Area code(s) | 970 |
| FIPS code | 08-46465 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0177720 |
| Highways | I-25, US 34, US 287, SH 60, SH 402 |
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The City of Loveland is a Home Rule Municipality that is the second most populous city in Larimer 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 ImageArea_codes_COsvg|right|thumbs|Map of Colorado area codes in blue (with border states poly 67 8 381 26 380 108 356 107 352 131 343 130 340 107 326 102 320 104 301 104 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 In the US state of Colorado, Interstate 25 follows the north-south corridor through Colorado Springs and Denver. US Route 34 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 1122 miles (1806 km from the western suburbs of Chicago to north-central Colorado. 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 State Highway 402 is a long State highway in northern central Colorado. See also State of Colorado The 271 incorporated municipalities of the State of Colorado operate under one of five types of municipal governing Larimer County is the seventh most populous and the ninth most extensive 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 Loveland is situated 46 miles (74 km) north of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver. This is about the direction for other uses see North (disambiguation. 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 Loveland is the 14th 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 United States Census Bureau estimates that in 2005 the population of the City of Loveland was 59,563,[5] the population of the Fort Collins-Loveland Metropolitan Statistical Area was 271,927 (163rd most populous MSA),[6] the population of the Denver-Aurora-Boulder Combined Statistical Area was 2,869,377 (15th most populous CSA),[7] and the population of the Front Range Urban Corridor was 4,013,055. 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 The Fort Collins-Loveland Metropolitan Statistical Area is a United States Census Bureau defined Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA located in the Fort Collins Table of United States Metropolitan Statistical Areas|Table of United States Core Based Statistical AreasIn the United States, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB has produced The Denver-Aurora-Boulder Combined Statistical Area is a United States Census Bureau defined Combined Statistical Area (CSA located in the Denver region Table of United States Combined Statistical AreasThe United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB defines micropolitan and metropolitan statistical areas. The Front Range Urban Corridor is an oblong region of urban population located along the eastern face of the Southern Rocky Mountains in the U [8] The city's public schools are part of the Thompson R2-J School District. The Thompson R2-J School District is located in Loveland Colorado and covers schools in Loveland Berthoud, Masonville, Drake, and the southern
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The city was founded in 1877 along the newly-constructed line of the Colorado Central Railroad, near its crossing of the Big Thompson River. The Colorado Central Railroad was a US Railroad company that operated in Colorado and southeastern Wyoming in the late 19th century The Big Thompson River is a Tributary of the South Platte River, approximately 78 miles (123 km long in the U It was named in honor of William A.H. Loveland, the president of the Colorado Central Railroad. William Austin Hamilton Loveland ( May 30, 1826 &ndash1894 was a U The city was founded one mile (1. 6 km) upstream from the existing small settlement of St. Louis, the buildings of which were moved to the site of Loveland. For the first half of the 20th century the town was dependent on agriculture. The primary crops in the area were sugar beets and sour cherries. Sugar beet ( Beta vulgaris L a member of the Chenopodiaceae family is a plant whose root contains a high concentration of Sucrose. In 1901, the Great Western Sugar Company built a factory in Loveland, which remained as a source of employment until its closure in 1985. The Western Sugar Cooperative was originally founded around 1903 by Charles Boettcher as the Great Western Sugar Company and opened its first Sugar beet During the late 1920s the Spring Glade orchard was the largest cherry orchard west of the Mississippi River. The Mississippi River is the second longest River in the United States, with a length of from its source in Lake Itasca in Minnesota to At that time the cherry orchards produced more than $1 million worth of cherries per year. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been This article is about the Cherry berry also classified as fruit for the ornamental tree See Cherry Blossom. A series of droughts, attacks of blight and finally a killer freeze destroyed the industry. By 1960 cherries were no longer farmed. In the late 20th century, the economy diversified with the arrival of manufacturing facilities by Hewlett-Packard, Teledyne, and Hach, a water quality analysis equipment manufacturer. Water quality is the physical chemical and biological characteristics of Water in relationship to a set of standards A new medical center currently under construction is expected to add a substantial amount of employment in that sector as well.
The city is south of Fort Collins, its larger neighbor and the county seat. The City of Fort Collins, a Home Rule Municipality situated on the Cache la Poudre River along the Colorado Front Range, is the County seat The two cities have been steadily growing towards each other over the last several decades and are considered to be a single metropolitan area by the U. S. government. The establishment of county-owned open space between the two communities in the 1990s was intended to create a permanent buffer to contiguous growth. Loveland has aggressively expanded its incorporated limits eastward to embrace the interchange of Interstate 25 and U.S. Highway 34, and is currently developing the area. In the US state of Colorado, Interstate 25 follows the north-south corridor through Colorado Springs and Denver. US Route 34 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 1122 miles (1806 km from the western suburbs of Chicago to north-central Colorado. In the last decade, the intersection has become a primary commercial hub of northern Colorado, with the construction of shopping centers and the Budweiser Events Center. The Budweiser Events Center is a 7200-seat multi-purpose Arena in Loveland, Colorado ( USA) A new medical center and mall have also been built on the Interstate 25 and U.S. Highway 34 interchange. In the US state of Colorado, Interstate 25 follows the north-south corridor through Colorado Springs and Denver. US Route 34 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 1122 miles (1806 km from the western suburbs of Chicago to north-central Colorado.
Loveland is located at (40. 404789, -105. 085868). [9]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 25. 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 5 square miles (66. 1 km²), of which, 24. 6 square miles (63. 6 km²) of it is land and 0. 9 square miles (2. 4 km²) of it (3. 68%) is water.
The city is south of Fort Collins, its larger neighbor and the county seat. The City of Fort Collins, a Home Rule Municipality situated on the Cache la Poudre River along the Colorado Front Range, is the County seat The northward city limits are now contiguous with those of Windsor, which has expanded westward from Weld County across Interstate 25. The City of Windsor is a Home Rule Municipality located in Weld County and Larimer County, Colorado, 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. In the US state of Colorado, Interstate 25 follows the north-south corridor through Colorado Springs and Denver.
Loveland Pass, also named after William A. Loveland Pass, elevation 11990 ft (3655 m is a high Mountain pass in the Rocky Mountains of central Colorado in the United States. H. Loveland, is not located near the town of Loveland.
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1880 | 236 |
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| 1890 | 698 | 195. 8% | |
| 1900 | 1,091 | 56. 3% | |
| 1910 | 3,651 | 234. 6% | |
| 1920 | 5,065 | 38. 7% | |
| 1930 | 5,506 | 8. 7% | |
| 1940 | 6,145 | 11. 6% | |
| 1950 | 6,773 | 10. 2% | |
| 1960 | 9,734 | 43. 7% | |
| 1970 | 16,220 | 66. 6% | |
| 1980 | 30,244 | 86. 5% | |
| 1990 | 37,352 | 23. 5% | |
| 2000 | 50,608 | 35. 5% | |
As of the census[10] of 2000, there were 50,608 people, 19,741 households, and 14,035 families residing in the city. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 2,059. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 7 people per square mile (795. 3/km²). There were 20,299 housing units at an average density of 826. 2/sq mi (319. 0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 92. 85% White, 0. 37% African American, 0. 69% Native American, 0. 83% Asian, 0. 03% Pacific Islander, 3. 21% from other races, and 2. 02% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8. 57% of the population.
There were 19,741 households out of which 35. 3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57. 5% were married couples living together, 9. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28. 9% were non-families. 23. 4% of all households were made up of individuals and 8. 8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 55 and the average family size was 3. 01.
In the city the population was spread out with 26. 9% under the age of 18, 7. 8% from 18 to 24, 30. 6% from 25 to 44, 22. 1% from 45 to 64, and 12. 5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 96. 1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92. 4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $47,119, and the median income for a family was $54,337. Males had a median income of $38,971 versus $26,714 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,889. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 4. 0% of families and 5. 7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6. 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 7% of those under age 18 and 5. 0% of those age 65 or over.
Allegiant Air.com[11] offers regular passenger airplane service into the nearby Fort Collins / Loveland Airport. Allegiant Air ( is an American low-cost Airline, owned by Allegiant Travel Co Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport is a public Airport located nine miles (14 km) southeast of Fort Collins and northeast of Loveland Denver International Airport, which is 70 miles to the south, is served by nearly twenty airlines. Denver International Airport, often called DIA, is by land size at, the largest international Airport in the United States, and the second largest Loveland can be approached from Denver by car via Interstate 25. In the US state of Colorado, Interstate 25 follows the north-south corridor through Colorado Springs and Denver.
U.S. Highway 34 runs East to West into the mountains through Loveland. US Route 34 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 1122 miles (1806 km from the western suburbs of Chicago to north-central Colorado. It becomes Eisenhower Blvd. in the city, dividing it in half. Loveland's two main zip codes (80538 and 80537) are separated by this highway. The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS
The city bus system in Loveland is called COLT -- City of Loveland Transit.
The Loveland-Ft Collins metropolitan area has received numerous awards as a great place to live, by Money Magazine, USA Today, AARP the Magazine, and others. Money is a Time Inc Personal finance magazine Its first issue was published in October 1972 USA TODAY is a national American daily Newspaper published by the Gannett Company. AARP The Magazine is a Bi-monthly Magazine published by AARP, which focuses on aging issues There is a large population of artists in Loveland, which has drawn three foundries, an art museum, and the annual sculpture show in August. A foundry is a Factory which produces Metal Castings from either Ferrous or non-ferrous alloys An art gallery or art museum is a space for the exhibition of art, usually Visual art. Loveland has a reputation as being somewhat conservative in its politics, with a large and active population of Evangelical Christians. Evangelicalism is a theological movement tradition and system of beliefs most closely associated with Protestant Christianity, which identifies with the Gospel
The city is located in the Colorado Front Range region at the base of the foothills just east of the mouth of Big Thompson River Canyon at the intersection of U.S. Highway 34 and U.S. Highway 287. See also Geography of Colorado The Colorado Front Range is a colloquial geographic term for the most populous region of the State of Colorado in the United The Big Thompson River is a Tributary of the South Platte River, approximately 78 miles (123 km long in the U US Route 34 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 1122 miles (1806 km from the western suburbs of Chicago to north-central Colorado. 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 Longs Peak and other mountains of the Front Range are visible from much of the city. Longs Peak (originally Long's Peak, see below) is one of the 58 " Fourteeners quot in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. The Front Range is a Mountain range of the Rocky Mountains of North America that is located in the north-central portion of the U Lake Loveland, an early agricultural reservoir in the irrigation system of the region, is located in the city limits and provides a recreational facility for the city residents. Irrigation is an artificial application of water to the soil usually for assisting in growing crops
Because of its location along U. S. 34, at one of the principal access routes to Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park, Loveland receives a significant amount of pass-through tourist traffic, especially in the summer months. The Town of Estes Park is a Statutory Town located in Larimer County, Colorado ( USA) on the Tourism is Travel for Recreational or Leisure purposes The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people who "travel In addition, the city serves as a "bedroom" community to commuters in many directions: to employment locations in Boulder, Westminster and other parts of the Denver Metropolitan area; and also to the college towns of Fort Collins (CSU) Greeley (UNC) and Boulder, (CU). Boulder is a Home Rule Municipality that is the County seat and most populous city of Boulder County, Colorado, in the United States The City of Westminster is a Home Rule Municipality located in Adams County and Jefferson County of the State of Colorado The Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Statistical Area is a United States Census Bureau defined Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA in the State of Colorado The City of Fort Collins, a Home Rule Municipality situated on the Cache la Poudre River along the Colorado Front Range, is the County seat Colorado State University is a public institution of higher learning located in Fort Collins, Colorado in the United States. The City of Greeley is a Home Rule Municipality that is the County seat and the most populous city of Weld County, Colorado, United The University of Northern Colorado, often called UNC or Northern Colorado is a coeducational public institution of higher education and research located in Greeley Boulder is a Home Rule Municipality that is the County seat and most populous city of Boulder County, Colorado, in the United States The University of Colorado at Boulder ( CU-Boulder, UCB officially Colorado and CU colloquially is the Flagship University
Loveland is perhaps best known nationwide as the home of the Valentine Re-Mailing Program. Valentine's Day or Saint Valentine's Day is a Holiday celebrated on February 14 Every year, hundreds of thousands of Valentines are packaged inside larger envelopes and sent to Loveland, where volunteers hand-stamp them with a Valentine's verse and send them on to the intended recipients. Each year a contest is held through the local newspaper, the Reporter Herald, for residents to submit their verses.
Leading up to Valentine's Day, the city authorizes the placement of red hearts with sponsored personal messages on light poles and other fixtures of the city streets.
Loveland has just under 300 pieces of art in its public arts collection. The arts collection consists primarily of sculpture; however, the collection also includes murals and other flat work. Over 100 pieces of the city's sculpture can be found in Loveland's Benson Sculpture Garden, widely considered one of the nation's best outdoor exhibitions of artwork. The Sculpture in the Parkshow, hosted by the Loveland High Plains Arts Council, takes place annually in August and exhibits artwork from artists from the United States and the world. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the This year, the Sculpture in the Park show will be held August 9th and 10th, 2008 in the Benson Sculpture Garden.